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Sunday 26 April 2015

Veggie Patch: Wattle Grove, Perth 2014


Koorka
                                                                     Koorkka kilirthu
 Koorkka padarnnu
Koorkka poothu 

Beans

Green beans, also known as string beans, or snap beans in the northeastern and western United States, are the unripe fruit and protective pods of various cultivars of the common bean.Read more...


Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant,also known in North America as the table beet, garden beet, red or golden beet, or informally simply as the beet. It is several of the cultivated varieties of beet (Beta vulgaris) grown for their edible taproots and their greens. These varieties have been classified as B. vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group.  Read more


Carrot
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.
It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia. The domestic carrot has been selectively bred for its greatly enlarged and more palatable, less woody-textured edible taproot. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips (these plants are combined by the FAO for reporting purposes) for calendar year 2011 was almost 35.658 million tonnes. Almost half were grown in China. Carrots are widely used in many cuisines, especially in the preparation of salads, and carrot salads are a tradition in many regional cuisines.Read more...
Carrot was a flop :(

Strawberry

The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries).
It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a botanical berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit) is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as preserves, fruit juice, pies,ice creams, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry flavorings and aromas are also widely used in many products like lip gloss, candy, hand sanitizer, perfume, and many others.Read more...
Strawberry


Tomato

Vendakka


Sunflower
 Rose
Beetroot again



 Green Chilli
 Cheera, Chilli, Vendakka, Curry Leaf
Capsicum, Pani koorkka, Mango tree

Capsicum

Capsicum /ˈkæpsɨkəm/ (also known as peppers) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years. In modern times, it is cultivated worldwide, and has become a key element in many regional cuisines. In addition to use as spices and food vegetables, Capsicum species have also found use in medicines.  Read more....


Okra (Vendakka)

Okra or Okro (US /ˈoʊkrə/ or UK /ˈɒkrə/; Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers, bhindi, bamiaochro or gumbo, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.  Read more...


Curry Leaves

The curry tree (Murraya koenigii or Bergera koenigii) is a tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae (the rue family, which includes rue, citrus, and satinwood), which is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Its leaves are used in many dishes in India and neighbouring countries. Often used in curries, the leaves are generally called by the name 'curry leaves,' although they are also literally 'sweet neem leaves' in most Indian languages (as opposed to ordinary neem leaves which are very bitter and in the familyMeliaceae, not Rutaceae). Read More....



Saturday 25 April 2015

Veggie Patch: Morley, Perth 2010

An attempt to make some veggie patch when staying with Joby Joseph at his house in Morley.
                                                                       Potato
 Onion
 Banana Tree

Friday 24 April 2015

Veggie Patch : St James, Perth August 2012

This is an attempt to make some veggie patch in my rental house in St James, Perth.
                                               Don't remember what was this :)
Tomato
Cabbage
Beetroot
Dwarf Beans
Spinach
Lettuce
Curry Leaves
Veggie Patch
Spinach
Dwarf Beans

Tomato and Onion on Terrace : Bangalore 2010

Good Old Days....

This is the result of an attempt to make some veggie patch on the terrace of a flat in Bangalore.



Potato



Onion :)