Sunny Saturday morning...hope all gets done today.
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
July 23, 2021 10:08pm CST
Good morning from this side of the planet
It's 8:30 AM here as I write this post. I woke up around 7 and was happy to see the sun. Yesterday the rain and drizzle were back in late afternoon. Others in the house are still in bed and I am enjoying the quiet time.
Finished cooking breakfast and cleaning kitchen. Now I would do my yoga after this post.
My gardener came on Thursday and Friday. A lot of work is done and the garden looks neat. It was a lot of work and needed few hours on two consecutive days. There are seven big garbage bags now full of garden waste and weeds. The garden looks neat but barren for now. Today, I asked him to come and help me sow some seeds for veggies. Hope it continues to be sunny and pleasant.
I have put one load of laundry.
You can see the harvests in the picture that I got. They were covered in weeds. 
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Now the next harvest would take couple of months.
Have a good time in your mylot corner
. Have a good weekend
It's 8:30 AM here as I write this post. I woke up around 7 and was happy to see the sun. Yesterday the rain and drizzle were back in late afternoon. Others in the house are still in bed and I am enjoying the quiet time.
Finished cooking breakfast and cleaning kitchen. Now I would do my yoga after this post.
My gardener came on Thursday and Friday. A lot of work is done and the garden looks neat. It was a lot of work and needed few hours on two consecutive days. There are seven big garbage bags now full of garden waste and weeds. The garden looks neat but barren for now. Today, I asked him to come and help me sow some seeds for veggies. Hope it continues to be sunny and pleasant.
I have put one load of laundry.
You can see the harvests in the picture that I got. They were covered in weeds. .
Now the next harvest would take couple of months.
Have a good time in your mylot corner. Have a good weekend22 people like this
22 responses
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
24 Jul 21
@arunima25 The harvest is good particularly because it is organic without any pesticides or something like that.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@msdivkar I agree there. It was a surprise..I could not see them due to so much weeds. It was a hidden surprise
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 21
It's the same here. We hardly had any sunny day in a month. I was glad to see this harvest. I had put the seeds in March before I got the virus. I could not take care of them after that. But still some harvest was there.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 21
It's cloudy today. We had very little sun in this month.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@rebelann I too enjoy rain but we all need those breaks and get some sun.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
24 Jul 21
The carrots look great! So did you had a South Indian breakfast or North Indian one?
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
29 Jul 21
@arunima25
Yes that one great aspect of Indian culture- so much to explore in cuisines!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
We mostly have south Indian breakfast. After this harvest we had carrot and bottle gourd sambhar with oats idli. Today it was roasted poha with kala chana masala. It is a favorite breakfast in Bihar called chura ghughani
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@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
28 Jul 21
@arunima25 We buy 2 Kg of carrots for $1, it is really inexpensive and good quality too.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Jul 21
@LadyDuck That's really cheap. We pay a little more than a dollar for one kg.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Good that they are cheap and here too they are cheap ones. I could have got a better harvest if they were taken good care of.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 21
I will do my best to enjoy my weekend.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jul 21
@arunima25 Thank you for your kind wishes.
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@anya12adwi (10292)
• India
24 Jul 21
Wow fresh carrots!!What you plan to plant next??
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Jul 21
@anya12adwi One of my absolute favourite
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
I am back to gardening after four months after I contracted the virus in April. Today we sowed some spinach, radish, carrots, cucumber, chillies, fenugreek, ladyfingers and tomatoes. Let's see what all come out. Some pots are ready to get more seeds. I will sow some brinjals, bitter gourd and beetroot in them.
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 21
@arunima25 they grow really well. That's really amazing.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Yes, they are from my garden. I did not attend to my garden since March-end as I got Covid. I had planted them then and some of them grew despite no care. They were hiding among weeds. Now the garden is clean.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@prinzcy It was a surprise for me too.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Jul 21
@arunima25 Oh that is quite serious, how are you feeling now - are you fully recovered? Gardening is a huge task, I can see why you could not tend to your lovely garden. I always say maybe we should just have a garden of weeds . . . the maintenance is much easier as it seems to do fine on its own 
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@much2say I am doing pretty good now. But yes some tiredness just comes at times.. I lost few kilos and now I am trying hard to gain them back
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 21
I couldn't attend to my garden in last four months. I got covid in April and had no energy for gardening. The beautiful garden soon turned into a jungle. And we had more weeds than the plants.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
25 Jul 21
@arunima25 just two days it rained then the wether became hot. 
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@sjvg1976 Oh! That would be even terrible with all humidity there. I hope it is not that bad humidity.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
I have not talked to mom in the last three days as she was busy with some seminars and webinars. But what I saw in news was pictures of Delhi's road submerged in rainwater in news. It was reported that Delhi and NCR have received good rain in the last couple of days.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
I had a weekend as I planned it to be. Now the weekend is coming to an end. It's Sunday evening.
Hope you had a good weekend too.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
And especially when we are not expecting it. I am not doing gardening since March as I got the virus. I had sown them but not taken good care of them. They grew despite no care and we did not spot them till we cleared the weeds.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jul 21
@arunima25 Glad you are better now.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
31 Jul 21
This variety does not grow much. It's tiny but very juicy, crunchy and delicious.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
31 Jul 21
@nzlz123 I used a few for salad and rest in Sambhar ( spicy lentil soup with veggies).
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@nzlz123 (6473)
• Indonesia
31 Jul 21
@arunima25 i can tell by the look of it, what do you make from those then?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Those are methi leaves, My garden was left unattended after March last week as I got covid. I was not expecting this harvest as I planted those carrots and left. Husband already harvested last of tomatoes. These were hidden under the weeds.
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@FaruMesh (3517)
• India
25 Jul 21
@arunima25 Not bad I guess.... Can say pandemic surprises
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 21
Yes, they do. I used some in the Sambhar today and it was delicious. Hope you are doing good and having a good weekend.
. Hope you are doing good and having a good weekend.1 person likes this
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
@Anqaya Sambhar is a staple food in my homeWhich book are you reading??
Which book are you reading??
@Anqaya (3031)
• United States
24 Jul 21
@arunima25 Yes. I am enjoying the weekend with my books. Glad you had sambar.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
24 Jul 21
What a pleasant surprise hiding in those weeds!!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
A true surprise! I was not expecting any harvest from carrots as I did not take any care of them after sowing the seeds. They were in fact sown in two pots and not repotted later as I would do otherwise. Seems they would have yielded more if they had more space to grow. They grew despite no manures and care.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
1 Aug 21
You have a beautiful day ahead there Arunima
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Aug 21
Thank you. How is it at your end? Did you find a place??
How is it at your end? Did you find a place??
@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
24 Jul 21
Just popped in to see what was happening. I am having a good weekend!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Thanks for dropping by, Nice to know that you are having a good weekend. I am having a good time too. The weekend is coming to an end.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Yes. Here in my city, it is the same pleasant weather throughout the year. We can grow veggies throughout. I am back to the garden after long four months. Did not do any gardening as I got covid in April.
@YuleimaVzla (1857)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
25 Jul 21
I love that people dedicate themselves to growing their own gardens. Right now I have plantains, bananas, molechos, chili peppers, tomatoes, paprika, mint, papaya, lemon, mandarin, yucca, green onion, coriander and basil planted in my yard.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
25 Jul 21
Reading your reply makes me smile and feel happy. I have a small terrace garden and I try to grow as much as possible in the available space. Your garden sounds like a heavenI enjoy gardening and find it very therapeutic.
I enjoy gardening and find it very therapeutic.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
24 Jul 21
Some of your carrots don't look good. Are they affected by too much water?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jul 21
Maybe. Also, just after putting the seeds in March, I got the virus. So they were left unattended for four months now. They would have been healthy if I put them in shade on heavy rain days and also if they got some manures on time.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
25 Jul 21
@arunima25 That's the cause of it. Next time you'll have a good harvest of carrots.
