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Chennai Gardener: New Year Mochai, Orange, Plum, Potato and Turmeric
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011. New Year Mochai, Orange, Plum, Potato and Turmeric. Pongal, especially here in the South, usually means scrumptious eats: chakarai-pongal (which, ironically enough is made with jaggery rather than sugar) and the accompanying sambar or kozhambu containing a medley of vegetables- presumably from the New Year harvest- including, my favorite, mochai paruppu. As far as I have been able to determine, the botanical name for Mochai Paruppu. I am also planning on trying to germinate t...
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Chennai Gardener: February 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012. February is just about over but the mercury is already spiking: it hit almost 33C ( 92F) here yesterday! Which means my attempt at growing poppies will probably fail miserably, yet again! Family. Keeping the proverbial fingers crossed. Since I also have a tendency to shvitz like a hyperhidrosising tri-lamb. Nerd at a ΠΔΠ. Un-potted (most of) the roses and got them into the ground. And got them into the ground. Dismantled last-year's trellis that I'd set up for the mochai. Garde...
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Chennai Gardener: April 2010
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Monday, April 26, 2010. Anybody interested in some Agati (Sesbania Grandiflora) seeds? I have a bagful of them- -probably about a 100 or so. I've been able to easily and successfully germinate about 9 (out of 10) of them: in fact, the seeds broke ground just today and are about to open their false (cotyledon) leaves! I had soaked the seeds in water for a couple of days and then planted them: it barely took them 3 days (maybe even less, since I wasn't keeping track) to come bursting out of the soil!
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Chennai Gardener: January 2011
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011. New Year Mochai, Orange, Plum, Potato and Turmeric. Pongal, especially here in the South, usually means scrumptious eats: chakarai-pongal (which, ironically enough is made with jaggery rather than sugar) and the accompanying sambar or kozhambu containing a medley of vegetables- presumably from the New Year harvest- including, my favorite, mochai paruppu. As far as I have been able to determine, the botanical name for Mochai Paruppu. I am also planning on trying to germinate t...
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Chennai Gardener: Back In the Saddle Again
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Back In the Saddle Again. So, here, finally, is a 'future' post with the promised pictures! Zea Mays 'Tiger Cub' and 'Old Gold' (seeds courtesy of Nan Ondra of Hayefield. Nan's corn seeds sprouted beautifully and the plants came up tall and straight! They also put out a couple of cobs but alas, no corn (seeds) in them. Perhaps pollination didn't take place? 2012 Pongal Panai Turmeric (with some unexpected papaya seedlings). Turmeric in bloom: about 10 months later! A very usef...
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Chennai Gardener: January 2012
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Today's blog is—perhaps fortunately? 8212;totally unrelated to gardening! The folks at Casey Research. If anyone, are to be blamed (perhaps credited) for this: if they had not sent out that deliciously quixotic, and even sublime-in-some-places, Friday Funnies. And thereby activated the 'Oh-man-I-have-to-tell-everyone-about-this' gene that all of us seem to have, my post might not be going through this Jason Bourne. Ish identity crisis and simply stuck to gardening. But, they did.
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Chennai Gardener: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Back In the Saddle Again. So, here, finally, is a 'future' post with the promised pictures! Zea Mays 'Tiger Cub' and 'Old Gold' (seeds courtesy of Nan Ondra of Hayefield. Nan's corn seeds sprouted beautifully and the plants came up tall and straight! They also put out a couple of cobs but alas, no corn (seeds) in them. Perhaps pollination didn't take place? 2012 Pongal Panai Turmeric (with some unexpected papaya seedlings). Turmeric in bloom: about 10 months later! A very usef...
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Chennai Gardener: Flat Out
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012. I didn't think I was going to be blogging this soon again- its just been about a year since my last post, really! But, lo and behold, my lackadaisical, laissez faire gardening efforts appear to have been written up about in a recent issue of the Hindu. I think got it wrong- it ain't the moon, but karma, that is a harsh mistress! Now, about the Hindu piece: the bit about me gardening in ' my apartment'. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Green and Serene - Jayne's Country Garden.
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Chennai Gardener: The Cocoanuts
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012. No, this is not about the eponymous Marx Brothers movie. But about half-a-dozen or so cocoanut plants that I'd like to give away. Be on a first-come first-served basis (yes, a FIFO queue. With, let's say, toss-of-the-coin tie-resolution! Have to be dug up and carted away by you. Any charitable, tree-loving, exnora. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Green and Serene - Jayne's Country Garden. The Home Garden: Gardening in the Home Landscape. Defining Your Home, Garden and Travel.
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Chennai Gardener
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Sunday, January 22, 2012. A big tip of the hat and thanks to Nan of Hayefield. For her free and generous contribution of a whole bunch of seeds. I just got them from my brother-in-law: a big tip of the hat to him as well for bringing them over. I shall be more than happy to share these once I try these out and if there are any left over: drop me a line if you are interested in any of Nan's seeds:. Zea mays 'Tiger Cub'. Zea mays 'Old Gold'. Persicaria orientalis 'Shiro-gane Nishiki'. In the Garden Online.
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