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Garbage & Gardens
Dear Reader,
One of the most common hobbies that my friends turned to once the lockdown began was gardening. My Instagram feed was awash with succulents, spring blooms and healthy veggies that people were growing in their kitchen gardens, balconies and terraces. But, how was someone who had never raised a garden before to begin this hobby? In a lockdown, to boot, when nothing I needed was available?
That's when I decided to get thrifty and turned to my kitchen waste. I may not be a gardener but I never fail to compost my waste. So, I began to look at my trash with new eyes, kept aside all the little stems and stalks that could be planted and at the end of a week, my windowsill had turned into a little nursery of herbs and greens.
Gardening ticked several boxes for me: it let me feel like I was amid nature while sticking to the safety of my home, it was a welcome pause or de-stressor from the workday and it allowed me to enjoy some fresh, healthy food from my garden. Seeing a bud emerge on a flowering plant or discovering the nub of a chilli hiding on a plant gave me small joys and a sense of accomplishment to look forward to in what seemed like an endless blend of days.
Here are 4 ways in which you can start a low-cost home garden from your waste:
1. Over-ripe chillies - They may not add any flavour to your food, but once the dry seeds are removed, stored in tissue and rehydrated with a bit of water, they can be planted. Chillies are among the easiest and most fuss-free plants to begin with if you are a novice gardener.
2. Mature, sprouting potatoes - Simply plant a piece of the sprouting potato in a big pot and cover it with 3 inches of soil. In 2 weeks, you will see the shoots emerge.
3. Onion roots - Slice a small or medium onion from the root side. Make sure some part of the bulb is intact. Plant the bulb in a container. In 2 weeks, the shoots will appear and your onions will be ready for harvest in 6 weeks.
4. Spinach, coriander and mint - Greens and herbs are super easy to grow. Simply stick the coriander or spinach roots in soil and keep the pot in a sunny place. In the case of mint, once you've snipped the leaves off, poke the stems into a pot of soil and water it regularly.
Take another look at your waste. You'll find lots of gardening inspiration there.
Regards,
Priya
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