LEMON FRUIT IS READY TO HARVEST

Hi Dears!

I am very much excited to show you that this is the first lemon fruit in my home garden. I think that it will take one more week to ripe and change to yellow colour. But the aroma of the lemon fruit is in air. 

But old leaves are dull and spotted. I have to remove the old leaves.Then only, young leaves grow fast. 

It is amazing to know about the health benefits of lemon fruits . It treats the indigestion, constipation,dental problems, throat infections,fever, internal bleeding, rheumatism, burns, obesity, respiratory disorders, cholera and high blood pressure, while also benefitting our skin and hair.

Known for its therapeutic property since generations, lemon helps to strengthern our immune system, cleans our stomachit ishighly appreciated as a blood purifier.

It is well known for treating the kidney stones, reducing strokes and lowering body temperature.

It helps to reduce weight.

Nutrional benefits:

Lemons contain vitamin C, Citiric acid, flavanoids, B complex vitamins, calcium,copper, iron, magnesium, phosperous,potassium and fiber.

Lemons are said to be have more potassium than in apples and grapes.

                                                                                                                 

ROSES OF MY GARDEN

Family Rosaceae

Botanical name: Rosa Damascena

This is the local variety of Roses. Pleasant pink coloured flowers that emanate the pleasant

fragrance. They are strung as strands or offered to God.

Rose Garden nurtures the soul. It has to be done slowly and with an immense interest. Above all, we have to give it our personal attention and affection. It includes peace of mind as the achievement of calmness by deep meditation. This is a good exercise to mind and body.

IVY GOURD VINE

Coccinia Grandis, the Ivy Gourd vine   

Ivy gourd vine is also called as Baby watermelon, little gourd, gentleman's toes and popularly termed as Tindora belonging to the Family Cucurbitaceae. Roots form everytime the branch touches the soil.

Each root is enlarged giving the ability to grow long period of the season.

The leaves are slightly broad and flat shaped as a heart and having sometimes different shapes of leaves seen. The flower is white with five petals with a tube-like base.

This vine is fast growing and aggressive in growth.It is said that the growth is 4 inches per day. There is a wonderful and true saying that is if we don't consume the ivy gourd, Ivy gourd will consume the environment. That much aggressive and dominating growth is its nature. This vine smothers the nearby trees.

In my home garden, this aggressive vine smothers the lemon tree nearby. The vine is recorded as an invasive weed in Pacific Islands.

Perennial vine up to 12 m tall which forms the dense leaves and vines that cover the entire shrubs and trees nearby. Stems are green slender and when it matured becomes succulent and thick.

Flowers are not seen in our garden because I remove certain stems whenever it covers the lemon tree.I heard from my mom that the fruits are wonderful red colour and soft the parrots love to eat this fruit.

Health benefits of this Ivy gourd is amazing.

Prevents kidney stones.

It controls blood sugar levels.

It acts as a immune system regulator.

It is rich in Beta-carotene.

It is used for culinary purpose. I rarely use these young leaves of the ivy gourd vine for green gravy. Sometimes I add two different greens with this Ivy gourd leaves in dal base and consume. It is very tasty. For that nutritional and culinary benefits, I love this vine very much.

CURRY LEAVES- MURRAYA KOENIGII

Curry leaves are richly packed with iron and folic acid. Folic acid, you know, is mainly responsible for absorption of iron. So we can conclude that the curry leaves are the rich source of both the iron and folic acid also that they are the very natural remedy for anaemia.

Curry leaves check the blood sugar levels and so it is good for diabetic people. They lower the high blood sugar levels and they are proved to be rich in fibers

Researchers prove that curry leaves help in lowering cholesterol levels. It is packed with antioxidants and prevent the oxidation of cholesterol that forms LDL cholesterol (bad ) and simultaneously it increases the good cholesterol levels protecting the body from the heart diseases and atherosclerosis.

It improves digestion and it supports the weight loss thereby treating diabetes right at the root level.

According to the researchers, curry leaves can reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It protects the chromosomes and bone marrow and prevents the production of free radicals in the body. What an astonishing ability of these wonderful leaves!

It sounds unbelievable remedies. Isn't it?
Curry leaves consist of antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal properties so that it is dealing common skin infections like the fungal infection of nails.
Moreover, it accelerates the abundant hair growth and prevents the greying hair.it fights dandruff.

These leaves are termed as Kadipatta in Hindi.

It is not only used for seasoning but also it has a lot of benefits for our health.

Scientific name: Murraya Koenigii Family Rutaceae native to India and Sri Lanka.

Curry leaf plant can be grown from seeds or cuttings.  Sow the seeds in pot soil and keep them damp.
but not too much wet. It can grow well in the exposure to sunlight after growing some inches high.
Freshwater accelerates its growth abundantly and bright green, elongated leaves. Its baby leaves and stem are red in nature. They are much aromatic and beautiful.

Pinch the tips of the branches so that the many branches will grow.

Prune the plant during the winter season to avoid pests and worms. It goes dormant and the leaves turn black and dotted and drop out the entire leaves and stand alone. But it will cherish during the months of March and April during summer seasons.

The more you harvest, the bushier the plant will grow.

LEMON FRUIT GROWTH

MANJAL KARISALANGANNI

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific Name:Eclipta Alba/Eclipta Prostrata

Bhringraj in Sanskrit is known as Kehraj in Assamese and Karisalanganni in Tamil, Bhungra/Mochkand in HindiFalse daisy in English medicinal herb that grows in moist areas. According to Ayurveda, it is a powerful liver cleanser. The greens are especially good for healthy shiny hair. It is having magic rasayana-an ingredient that rejuvenates and slows down the ageing process. This is otherwise known as Kayakalpa 

I  have this amazing herb in my home garden and I suggest that you can grow this herb in your garden too to acquire its medicinal benefits. The plant does not need much care. It is known as a sacred herb and of high value. Including this greens in our diet regularly once in a week will prevent anaemia, all liver related issue.

GREEN PEAS PLANTS

Can you guess what is the name of this plant? Here is one clue!

This is a legume plant and the kernels are very delicious and green!

Green Peas!😄

Beautiful spherical peas, you know, Green peas!!!!

Pea pods are scientifically called as fruits, since they contain seeds grown from the ovary of the flowers. They are very popular in all over the world and loved by all.

The scientific name of this plant is Pisum Sativum

They are easy to grow and have a limited growing season.

Moreover,  peas do not stay fresh so enjoy them while they are fresh.

This is a legume species so pea roots fix the nitrogen in the soil so that the nitrogen is available for other plants.

We can grow the peas in our home garden easily.  I purchased green peas from the super market for making vegetable briyani in my home. I de-shelled the peas from its pod and refrigerated the green peas in a container.  After three days, I observed the green peas starts to grow. I wondered and decided to so these seeds in the soil. At first, I choose to sow these seeds in a mud pot.

It started growing. It thrives well in the monsoon season. Green peas attach by tendrils tiny wire like structure that curls and encircles supports. I didn't apply any fertilizer.

One interesting matter is that this plant, as other legume plants, fix its own nitrogen from the air and it improves the soil by adding the nitrogen.  The nitrogen fixation happens in conjunction with Rhizobium bacteria present in the soil.

We have to water this plants gently because the plant is very tender and shallow rooted. So adequate water supply is critical to the growth of the pea plants.Due to raining season, the rain water is very nutritious to this plant so it starts its blooming at the very young stage of its life. Now the flowers withered away and its ovary starts to grow fatty.

Let us watch how they turned into fatty pea pods!

I 'm just going to cross my fingers and hope it works wonderfully!