tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post5755676676756999420..comments2024-03-28T17:21:58.027+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: Upwardly mobile vegetablesSunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-46037818176337247742011-02-20T20:13:00.429+05:302011-02-20T20:13:00.429+05:30Hi Sunita. Thank you for visiting my blog so I can...Hi Sunita. Thank you for visiting my blog so I can follow you back. I wanted to grow bitter gourd which is similar as yours but a smaller version where I used to grow them in my home country. But unfortunately, I cannot find any seeds for this variety of bitter gourd in OZ here. I think the bitter gourd that I am currently growing now taste less bitter than the one in your picture. You have many nice collection of gourds there.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-59885196379928721852010-11-07T14:51:06.007+05:302010-11-07T14:51:06.007+05:30Oh yes, they are edible in the tender stages, Kerr...Oh yes, they are edible in the tender stages, Kerri. I don't know whether all of them are but the ones we find here are thin shelled and must be bred for eating. I'm sure the wild ones are thick-shelled.<br />Cobras are one thing that are rarely "out of sight, out of mind". Once they've been spotted, you never forget them!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-61562891535261230132010-11-07T00:45:33.922+05:302010-11-07T00:45:33.922+05:30Your tropical climate garden fascinates me, Sunita...Your tropical climate garden fascinates me, Sunita, with all the weird and wonderful vegetables and flowers you grow. <br />I didn't know gourds were edible.<br />Ugh, I don't think I'd be courageous enough to crawl under that trellis with the thought of cobras on my mind. That's one garden visitor I'd never want to meet!<br />Love that "frazzled starfish" blossom :) And the curvy yellow one too.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-35193814382215172002010-10-10T23:55:00.865+05:302010-10-10T23:55:00.865+05:30I know, Lubna, I've been terrible at posting t...I know, Lubna, I've been terrible at posting this month but so much has been happening that I'm literally gasping for breath. I've been getting a lot of requests for advice on growing vegetables and fruits in Mumbai as well as orders for plants. Plus I'm mulling over a new project. So I'm a bit behind in my blogging.<br />Lubna, you can see a photo of one of my dogs in my January, 2010 post 'Bringing in a New Year'.<br />By the way, look out for my new post today / tomorrow. Hope you like it.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-71207498901004994702010-10-10T19:22:16.110+05:302010-10-10T19:22:16.110+05:30I am being so selfish, but I do wish you would sha...I am being so selfish, but I do wish you would share your garden more often. <br />oh, and I would love to see photographs of your doggies. Big hugs to them.Lubnahttp://www.writerscyberslate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-78181397502267825102010-10-07T21:08:38.250+05:302010-10-07T21:08:38.250+05:30Did I really let such a long time pass without rep...Did I really let such a long time pass without replying?!<br />Radhika, it really is a jungle when the weeds take over. And the monsoon just encourages them!<br /><br />Autumn Belle, Thats the garden of Eden complete with resident snakes alright! ;D<br />Totally agree about the snake gourd flower!<br /><br />Maddy,get rid of the grass, grow vegetables in the lawn-space instead. At least you can eat it after all the work you put into it!<br /><br />Thanks, Natti. I'll take a look but I must warn you that if its a tag, I'm terrible at it!<br /><br />C.E.M.S, that's quite imaginative of you. Glad you liked the pics.<br /><br />Thanks, Monisha. Yes, I'll take a look :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-76105615331216570852010-10-07T10:13:43.030+05:302010-10-07T10:13:43.030+05:30hey , nice blog , like it ,
won’t be nice if i u c...hey , nice blog , like it ,<br />won’t be nice if i u can clickover to my blog page too ,<br />& post some suggestionmanisha sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029288287152423081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-48828407559619379562010-10-06T12:07:22.410+05:302010-10-06T12:07:22.410+05:30Its better name "Electronic vegetables" ...Its better name "Electronic vegetables" because all similar like gadgets..Good capture of pix.The cost of enterprise mobility solutionshttp://anb.preludesys.com/blog/the-cost-of-enterprise-mobility-solutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-9991680179602060352010-10-06T11:42:13.007+05:302010-10-06T11:42:13.007+05:30Hello Sunita,
Am a regular reader of your blog. In...Hello Sunita,<br />Am a regular reader of your blog. Invited you over for a game at my blog. Do participate.<br /><br />NattiNattihttp://nattigoesgreen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-89268364020422061472010-10-02T19:19:16.390+05:302010-10-02T19:19:16.390+05:30wow! i have to ask you for tips on my lawn i guess...wow! i have to ask you for tips on my lawn i guess - if u have read about my sad state of affairs in those quarters...Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-16182688555429067632010-09-29T17:51:24.361+05:302010-09-29T17:51:24.361+05:30Your garden looks like a dream edible garden of Ed...Your garden looks like a dream edible garden of Eden. I have never seen such a spiky bitter gourd! Bitter gourd is my fave vege. I cook omellete with it. That snake gourd flower is extraordinarily gorgeous. Cobra? They are deadly. We call them spectacled snake.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-62473585617470934322010-09-21T18:33:29.657+05:302010-09-21T18:33:29.657+05:30Whoa! Thats quite an amazing vegetable Jungle u ha...Whoa! Thats quite an amazing vegetable Jungle u have growing ard you Sunita. Impressive assortment of Veges i must say....n made even more interesting with your write up n beautiful pics.Ever Green Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875223745416470064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-88247406314033089712010-09-20T17:33:07.202+05:302010-09-20T17:33:07.202+05:30Hi Arshad. Thanks, glad you enjoyed my blog.
Hi P...Hi Arshad. Thanks, glad you enjoyed my blog.<br /><br />Hi Pree! So glad you came over to visit. And thanks for the fave :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-35337660833721375862010-09-19T21:50:14.695+05:302010-09-19T21:50:14.695+05:30This is breathtaking! I love your photos and the i...This is breathtaking! I love your photos and the information you so painstakingly write. <br /><br />Adding you on my favorite reads.PreeOccupiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976093401508848605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-21435915134065287502010-09-19T15:21:51.013+05:302010-09-19T15:21:51.013+05:30Hi Radha!
The grill is simply a convenient support...Hi Radha!<br />The grill is simply a convenient support for the climbing vines. If you don't have it then you can either provide a trellis / support with split bamboos or even a strong string tied to the vine at one end and at the other to any point where you would like the vine to climb to. Maybe you could provide a couple of hooks on the ceiling? Once they reach about 10 ft., you can pinch off the end of the vine so that side-shoots develop and you'll get more fruits that way too. <br />Try it, Radha and do let me know how it goes, okay?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-13547170691989173362010-09-19T15:07:46.145+05:302010-09-19T15:07:46.145+05:30I admire both the garden and your courage. My balc...I admire both the garden and your courage. My balcony does not have a grill, wondering how to go it, since I like both the vegetable and the bloom.radhahttp://recordingnature.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-3205107351376732262010-09-18T21:11:11.507+05:302010-09-18T21:11:11.507+05:30Hi Astrid! Great seeing you here again :)
Thanks, ...Hi Astrid! Great seeing you here again :)<br />Thanks, but all that abundance is thanks to the bountiful monsoon we were blessed with this time. Don't you just love it when the monsoons live up to their promise?<br />Your place must be so beautiful now. Please update your blog, Astrid. I miss reading it.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-14230644042310656252010-09-18T21:07:30.544+05:302010-09-18T21:07:30.544+05:30Hi Lubna! Thanks for dropping by .
Yeah I do have ...Hi Lubna! Thanks for dropping by .<br />Yeah I do have 3 dogs and, believe it or not, they do help to keep the snakes away from the house. <br />That must've been a scary experience for you but I think that all that barking and hissing at each other is just a lot of showmanship (hindi movie-style!) because both parties know when enough is enough and it's time to retreat.<br />It is sad, isn't it, when the city-scape changes so drastically? We don't usually think of all the creatures who're affected so much by our decisions to 'develop'.<br />The snake-charmer wouldn't make much of a difference in our garden, I think. There're too many snakes around but they're well-mannered enough to not actually make their presence felt often.<br />In any case, it does give a certain cachet to my garden, don't you think? How many people in Mumbai can claim they garden with cobras? Lara Croft, move over! ;DSunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-84443876734326869062010-09-18T17:06:10.962+05:302010-09-18T17:06:10.962+05:30Wow Sunita, such abundance. I enjoyed reading and ...Wow Sunita, such abundance. I enjoyed reading and seeing the pixnativeplace gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992171060565142595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-9475006055795635252010-09-18T14:24:43.902+05:302010-09-18T14:24:43.902+05:30Your vegetable patch is beautiful.Do you have dogs...Your vegetable patch is beautiful.Do you have dogs? I hope they don't encounter the cobras. I once remember my dog facing a cobra which had wandered into our compound - the entire Shirley village paddy fields were giving way to residential apartments and the poor snake was perhaps lost. Fortunately my dog backed off just in time. <br />I am glad you are one person who lets the snakes live in your territoriality. Personally I would have called some snake catcher and dispatched them to a wildlife sanctuary.Lubnahttp://www.writerscyberslate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-28050205247152758372010-09-18T10:35:08.246+05:302010-09-18T10:35:08.246+05:30lol! Most of us are, Joey. But in my case I guess ...lol! Most of us are, Joey. But in my case I guess I got used to living alongside the snakes in my garden. They do help keep the rat population down. And weird as this may sound, I do enjoy watching the cobras (provided I'm in my house and they're outside!), they're so very graceful!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-34654314614442670922010-09-18T10:32:44.571+05:302010-09-18T10:32:44.571+05:30Your friend gave you good advice, Tina.
They look...Your friend gave you good advice, Tina. <br />They look very pretty cut into thin circles (but do scoop out the seeds). All those bumpy projections on its skin make it look very pretty when cut like this. Do let me know how you liked it. Here most people like to deep-fry them with slivers of coconut.<br />Bushel gourds... wow! Have you crafted anything with them lately?<br />And thanks, I'm going to be really careful from now on!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-17759511263052949942010-09-18T06:45:50.254+05:302010-09-18T06:45:50.254+05:30I love gourds, your opening photo, amazing but clo...I love gourds, your opening photo, amazing but closed ears/eyes reading about the cobra. I am a a snake wimp, BIG TIME.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-44720597936486904212010-09-17T19:56:39.786+05:302010-09-17T19:56:39.786+05:30Sunita, This is a timely post for me. A good frien...Sunita, This is a timely post for me. A good friend of mine from Okinawa brought me some bitter gourds just yesterday! She said the secret to taking out the bitter is to cut lengthwise, remove seeds, then cross cut and soak in salt. The salt removes the bitter. Sometimes she adds a teaspoon of sugar. Then you saute the gourds. I plan to cook the two she brought for my husband tonight. They are a really pretty fruit but for some reason I kept thinking they were cucumbers but I know they are not. I am growing bushel gourds in my garden. My friend was also telling me you can eat them but before they set seeds. No thanks. Not something I'm used to as I'll just dry them. Very interesting on the cobras. You be careful! Your garden looks really good with all that moisture.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-19441416404708321952010-09-16T21:04:59.618+05:302010-09-16T21:04:59.618+05:30That's the beauty of blogs, isn't it Skeet...That's the beauty of blogs, isn't it Skeeter? Something new every time :)<br />Yes, you can definitely eat gourds when they're tender but the ones we grow here are mostly thin-skinned even when mature and dry. I think they have been bred to be this way. On the other hand, most of the gourds used for crafting are thick-skinned, aren't they? You won't believe the trouble I have when I try to craft with the thin-skinned gourds! :P <br />As for the snakes, I have no problem with them occupying part of my garden. I just get very angry with myself when I forget how lethal they are and carelessly put myself in situations which I had no need to get into.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.com