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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 15 May

In bengali we call basil plant as tulsi. I have tulsi plant in pots in balcony. The leaves are useful if eaten with honey which can reduce cold and cough. Also there are other medicinal properties of basil. It is offered in Vishnu...

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The moneyplant as creeper created a natural shade for the birds

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 30 Apr

The sparrows and doves come to my balcony for having bird feed. After the rains the moneyplant creates a natural shade for the birds. They dont face the sunlight and are happy to eat the bird feed in the...

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When red hibiscus grow in a cluster it really looks nice

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 22 Apr

I have hibiscus of different colours planted in pots in my balcony. There is a red hibiscus plant. When the flowers grow in groups or clusters they look lovely. The only pity is that they stay only for 2 days after...

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White colour in flowers really enhances mood

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 13 Apr

I have both forms of jasmine the juhi and mogra in pots in my balcony. I find that the white colour has a special effect on eyes. The eyes are directly related to white colour. When we see many blossomed jasmine flowers together...

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I find moneyplant as the plant requiring minimum care

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 17 Mar

My moneyplants are planted on south east corner of balcony in 3 pots. But except watering I neither have added fertilizer or any spray. It has grown in its one way and climbed on the terrace of balcony. It requires least...

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The violet hibiscus grows well in spring

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 16 Mar

The violet hibiscus flower plant is planted in pots in my balcony. I regularly water the plant. During spring and summer it grows well. The colour of the flower is showy. there has been some rain in this week which is...

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I love violet and lavender flowers

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 22 Feb

I love and violet lavender flowers in the balcony. The colours are very soft. They really enhance the mood. They look even better on a breezy evening. Even on a cloudy day they look...

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the basil or tulsi plant is very useful

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 21 Dec

I planted the tulsi or basil plant in pots in my balcony. They are very useful plants. In puja the leaves are given. The leaves can be crushed and mixed with honey and eaten. That is good to prevent common...

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Today my day

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 18 Dec

Recently, I planted two colors of roses red and yellow.You may laugh if I say this, Roses will never bloom In my hands..these are the first time after many years.surprisingly flowers are too healthy. Which color of rose do you...

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The orange hibiscus grow in numbers

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 3 Dec

The orange hibiscus plants are good. In the pots in my balcony they grow in numbers. there can be 3 to 4 flowers blossoming together. The plant grows a certain height and then remain...

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In the winter the red hibiscus are looking orange red

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 3 Dec

I have the red hibiscus plants planted in the pots in my balcony. It is winter in calcutta. Although min temp is only 15 degrees still the sunlight is weak. In this weather the red hibiscus is looking orange red. May be due to...

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The external part of the moneyplants even grow around waterpipes

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 16 Nov

My moneyplant trees are like creepers. They are climbers are also. They are planted in pots in the balcony. While they spread around the balcony, the external part hangs down. They even grow around the...

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The red hibiscus grows at a height

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 12 Nov

As all my hibiscus plants are planted in pots in my balcony i can compare their growth. While the orange and pink ones grow at a smaller height, the red hibiscus grows at a bigger height. The flower droops down due to its...

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From outside I can feel that moneyplants are creepers

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 28 Oct

I have moneyplants planted in pots in my balcony. But as they are creepers, they take support of the balcony and then spread out. As climbers or creepers they can be seen from both the side. They create a lot of...

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Among the different hibiscuses the red ones are the best

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 27 Oct

In bengal hibiscus is called jaba. I have red hibiscus also planted in pots in the balcony. They give bright red flowers. I feel among the different hibiscus this colour is the best. The red hibiscus garlands are also offered to...

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The orange hibiscus started producing flowers

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 27 Oct

During the monsoon season my orange hibiscuses only gave leaves. They are planted in pots in the balcony. May be excessive rain was the cause. Now in the autumn they have started giving orange flowers. The colour is...

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In Shimla due to risk of monkeys entering balconies there is netting

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 24 Oct

Shimla is situated at around at 7100 feet above sea level. But there are a lot of monkeys in the capital town of Himachal Pradesh. In every balcony there is netting. There is fear of monkeys entering the rooms and eating out the...

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Gold plus three bedroom caravan for the week ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11351) • United Kingdom 26 Sep

So The Mister had booked us a lovely caravan for the week. A Gold plus three bedroomed caravan. Of course it was only for the two of us but we used one room for storage and this van was wider than the others, giving more room and...

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Good Morning

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 7 Sep

On saturday morning I went to nursery to get beetel And water apples plants. I planted water apples in our farm and Beetal is for our balcony.This is the 3rd plant I failed to grow in a pot.Any suggestions ?

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In addition to bird feed I feed the doves romance during eating the bird feed

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 7 Sep

In my balcony I spread the bird feed everyone. The doves pigeons and sparrows come to eat them. They harmoniously eat the food in the morning. At the sametime I find the doves have romance while they eat the bird...

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