Home Grown Sabzi's

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:@: .. I love the idea of having home grown sabzi’s , you get this sense of achievement, happiness and what not … the only thing i ever grew was a strawberry plant which gave out about 14 strawberries :@:

do you grow anything at home?

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my bhabhi grows bhindi, tomatoes, podeena, dhania, cucumbers and green peas...just for pleasure. bhindi is the hardest to grow. these plants are grown in the backyard greenhouse and sometimes i've to turn the heater on to make it hot inside. bhindi ke naKHre aise jaise aal aulaad ke hote haiN :) hehe

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sounds fabulous ... and lots of hard work ... so how much of sabzi are you able to obtain in a year?

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we use to grow sabzi at home but not anymore.

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CB its so much fun growing your own sabzi

My parents grow.........corriander, mint, cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, courgette (zuccini), bay leaves, cherries, green beans and apples!

And all this is the UK. I love the home grown tomatoes they are are lovely and i love picking bay leaves fresh from the garden to use in desi cooking.

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since the season is so short, it lasts a couple of months...its enuf for our consumption...it's more fun than the yield. looking at the 'veggies of your labour' is so much bliss :)

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Cant believe mashallah you guys grow all that here in the UK .. how do you manage? with the mausam and all .. I tried strawberry plant , it died .. tried planting mint .. died in less then a week ... tried corriander , but the same fate ...

I live in Liverpool ... and because of the sea our environment remains salty , someone told me it could be the reason things dont do well in our garden :( .... please tell me its not the case ... I am dying to have some home grown stuff .. specially green chilli , corriander and mint :@:

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CB we lived by the sea for 15 years (east anglia) literally could see the sea from my window and in that house we grew tomatoes, mint, corriander, cucumbers, courgettes, grapes and bay leaves so if we can do it so can you!

We now live much much more inland but still have managed to keep up alll the veges. Ill get the tips of my mum and report back to you.

Mint and corrainder are easy to grow....i grow them in my uni room in a pot by the window....just keep them well watered

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Ohhhh meee gossh .. yessss please .. can you also tell me the process from the start .. like how big the pots you choose to grow this stuff .. the compost you use and where to get the mint and corriander plant to get them going … I will love you forever , please help me on this :hugz: …

and i will be waiting to hear your mom’s tips on gardening :@:

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I growed some sabzian in my backyard a couple of years ago and posted some pictures , it is too much work. :bummer:
Didn’t do it afterward. I am working on starting a sqarefoot garden , which seems to require less attention. One of my neighbors does it and I am inspired by the results she achieved.
Here you can find more details about squaefoot gardening: http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

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Ever since I can remember we have always grown our own vegetables. We grow tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, serrano peppers, cilantro, mint, eggplants, 'kudos', 'karela'-bitter gourd, corn, sugar canes, cucumbers and thar/taar? (type of cucumber)

Every year they will try to grow okra.....but that never makes it. We also have tons of fruits trees. My parents live for this kind of stuff.

Its actually sad because this year the rain won't stop coming and both of them are afraid that some of their sabzi won't make it.