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Basic things to learn about gardening in Bangalore,India

Tips or beginners guide,seasonal plants,all other things one must know about gardening in Bangalore,India

Asked by Suba Lakshminarasimhan on Mar 4, 2010

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Irene Nevins   L4: Guide (Ambassador: L1)   333 answers   +200 votes
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Suba, determine your planting zone. This is used to determine which plants will grow in your area. Research the plants you want to grow as to what they need for soil, water, sun and fertilizer requirements. Also research pests and diseases that may infest these plants.

Prepare your soil thoroughly before planting. Erect any fencing and animal deterents you need to protect your garden. Plant your plants. Put down an appropriate mulch to hold in water and keep weeds to a minimum. Watch for insects and disease.

Posted on Jul 3, 2010
Sharon Fisher   L1: Member   2 answers   +1 votes
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Secret of successful indoor gardening is choosing right plant that suits your room temperature and climate. Here are some tips for you to choose right plant for your indoor gardening.

# Sunlight : While choosing plant for your indoor you need to decide where you are placing them and will they get adequate sunlight. Outdoor plants require 6 to 8 hours sunlight for better growth and indoor plants need 1 or 2 hours sunlight for its growth.

# Plants : While purchasing indoor plants, select only those plants that will be able to grow in the climate and condition of your room. Purchase plants that appear pest free and with healthy foliage.

# Time Required : Some plants needs more care and some other needs no extra care. While choosing plant for your indoor know the time required and whether you want to display them year round. 

 # Cautions : While choosing indoor plants, remember that some plants are poisonous in nature. Keep in mind if you have small children or pets. Remember to take care of same when choosing plants with throne.

 

Container garden is the best practice for indoor gardening of growing plants in containers or in pots. 

Here are some advantages of container garden in indoor gardening.

# Size and shape of container: Container is available in various shapes and size that suits your need and for growth of your plant. You can choose any shape and size for your plant considering space available in your room for indoor gardening.

# Easy movement: Container garden provides easy movement of plants. You can move plants from one place to another without disturbing the growth of your plant.

# Pest free: Container garden helps to stop pests and if your plant is infected by pests, you can treat those containers with appropriate spray without disturbing other plants.

# Saves Space : One of the advantages of container garden is it helps in saving space. Container is available in various size and shape, you can choose container that suits best for your apartment or space available.

# Proper nutrition: In outdoor gardening usually fertilizers fed for plants are either drained off or absorbed by nearby plants. In container garden plants are well fed.

 

Indoor Vegetable Gardening

Posted on May 24, 2011
Rossi Vali   L1: Member   6 answers   +1 votes
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MEDICINES:
-You'll probably need an anti-malarial. Malarone is the best these days, IMO. Lots of doctors are not up-to-date on anti-malarials and might try to proscribe doxycycline or mephloquine (larium). Doxy is bad because it's an antibiotic, so you'd be compromising your immune system by killing your good bacteria. It's also bad because it often causes throat ulcers, and it makes you sun-sensitive. (Its one plus is that people don't seem to get water&food-borne illnesses as much when they're on it. Larium is bad because it can cause pretty intense anxiety and/or hallucinations. Malarone is probably the most expensive.
-Dengue fever (reputedly getting very serious again) & other mosquito-borne illnesses are also very dangerous, so the best approach (in addition to malarone) is to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. I believe the malaria mosquitoes bite at night and the dengue mosquitoes bite during the day - whether that's useful to you or not, I don't know.

SAFETY:
-Rickshaws scare the hell out of me, after some friends have gotten into bad accidents. Your call. I'd stick with cabs. Transportation is very dangerous in India, as the rest of the third world. I found trains fairly safe....
-Of course, be aware of your surroundings and how you interact with people.

TRAVEL:
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011
Rossi Vali   L1: Member   6 answers   +1 votes
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In this busy world having a beautiful garden of our own whether in a large or a small area brings us peace of mind and happiness. Gardening is an art which needs skill and an aesthetic sense of creativity. Although anybody can make a garden it requires a deep interest and prolonged involvement. kamagra


Careful planning is essential for developing and maintaining a beautiful garden. First you have to decide on the types of plants you want to grow or the ones best suited for your garden taking into consideration the type of soil, sunlight, water, and climate of your area. We also need to have an idea of different types of plants, their growth and maintenance. Here we have given a short description of some plants with its propagation and growing details.   viagra without prescription

Posted on Sep 8, 2011
cherry red   L1: Member   15 answers   +5 votes
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you has said that you are from India,let you cultivate all the vegetable plants in your garden.So that you may be escape from the pesticides and fertilizer sprayed vegetables.Some of indians had done the same thing.Now the are in good health condition and very strong.

Posted on Jan 19, 2012

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