Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sowing the Seeds of ...

Finally we got going after all the preparations over the weekend. We sowed the seeds of tomatoes, ladies finger, carrot, chillies and capsicum in a propagation tray only to realize later that carrot and ladies finger needs to be planted directly. That was in the last chapter of the book :( We had tough time not letting Nishka(our daughter of 1y4m) not meddling with the ready-mix of coco peat and vermiculite that looked so exciting for her. The tray looked a bit big and we may have to cut into two so that we can place it in a container with water so that we don't have to water it regularly. I am also looking around for ways to avoid plastic - one possibility is using the coconut shells that we usually throw away.

Still some questions remain,
  • How often do we need to water the nursery ? Do we need to keep it in the sun ? Cover it ?
  • Which other plants need to be directly planted instead of transplanting from a nursery ?
  • How many types of plants at a time ?
The terrace looks very inviting with the terracotta color with the latest water-proofing done. We enjoyed the skies(we have a clear view of the skies even after the mega multi-storeyed flats around) and laid out plans for the garden. We will anyway go slow on covering the whole terrace till Nishka can cycle around the pots, but we have plenty of room to get going for now!
Posted by Jayadeep(JDP) at 9:26 AM
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1 comments:

  1. Hey Jayadeep,

    Congratulations on getting started!!
    Just an attempt to answer your questions:

    1. Light watering can be done twice a day (morning and evening). Watering heavily once a day has the risk of rotting the seeds. Keeping in sun is not required until the sprouts come up. no need to cover either.
    2. I have done transplanting of carrot plants, and they are doing well. Guess there is no hard and fast rule. Some plants are very sensitive and cannot take shocks like transplanting but if done neatly can withstand it.
    3. Didn't understand the question. Right now I have around 8-9 types of veggie plants growing all at same time in different containers. Doesn't matter as long as you have space(containers) to support them.
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