Bagkam

8th October 2020 To start using our brand new PVC poly house I started out by setting up 3 pots with Spinach (Palak), Coriander (Kothimbir) & Methi (Fenugreek).  All these seeds I soaked overnight and planted these densely in the plot.  The soaking got me fantastic results.  The Methi sprouted almost in a day or 2. The Spinach & coriander started soon after.  I setup another couple of pots. One with Radish(10) & another with cucumber seeds(4-5). These were not soaked overnight but both sprouted quickly enough.    14th October 2020 Pest Attack The poly house is open on one side and either a rat/squirrel or some bid managed to get in and wreck havoc with my seedings. So not all will survive.  The pots with Radish & Cucumber are doing well.  Will keep posting updates till I harvest (if i do manage to get to that !)  . This has only affected the pots with the leafy vegetables. 

The other day i was showing my one and half year old daughter the packet of 20+ varieties of seeds that I had recently acquired from a member of our Organic Gardening group on whatsapp. She was super excited to see them !  I've already been involving her in a lot of my gardening activities & we have a blast working together in the garden. Right now that for her translates to playing in the soil, gobbling up the cherry tomatoes on the plants & watering them.  So we got to work one evening & setup some seed trays with a range of seeds. This time we used only cocopeat as a potting mix without any seed protection agents.  11 October 2020 Basil 15 Chillies 15 Bhendi 9 Wangi 8 Bhopli Mirchi 6 All these i have planted directly without soaking them overnight in water.  13th October 2020 Today I added Cauliflower & Cabbage seeds to the mix . About 12/13 each. And some Old basil seeds (2 Years post Expiry). This time i have soaked them overnight in water....