Summer 2021 - gardening
“If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.”
Robert Brault, American author
Gardening is my passion, says, Ranjita Chakrabarty
Personally, I enjoy the physical benefits, emotional highs, and stress relief that gardening provides. When I’m in the garden, my mood improves. My speciality is Roses and Vegetables. When I plant and grow things, its a different level of satisfaction. There’s something about digging in the dirt and growing living plants that helps to settle my soul and helps me feel alive inside…
Above: Tapas Sanyal, watching the progressive growth of a pumpkin in his house garden…
Chhabi Biswas and Bimal Biswas love gardening. They had huge watermelon in their house garden this summer.
Tista Ghosh Das and Jayanta Das enjoy a beautiful backyard throughout the year and home grown vegetables in summer
Jayanta Das: Pumpkin (Kumro) from house garden – 36inches Circumference and 14inches Diameter
Uddalak Bharadwaj says: Each of these weighs between 13-17 lbs. It’s amazing how the creeper grows multiple major branch-outs from the node that holds the fruit, to support the growing Ash-gourd (Chalkumro in Bengali) on the tree it entwines.
Ash-gourd – Chalkumro hanging from tree
Neeti Agarwal
And, here are garden pics from a professional gardener, Neeti Agarwal, she is a member of 15 Garden Club Groups and manages Whatsapp discussions and Online presentations on gardening. She was adjudged “The Best Gardener” twice by Houston based gardening organization.