Lockdown KRISHI

It's my chemistry with plants and birds urged me to study botany. In early childhood everyone love to study biology, as the subject is close to nature and concrete. But when the subject horizon widens people fed up  with the crazy Latin Greek words, some may loose interest. For me, Botany is all-time favourite.

Everybody was struggling with ups and downs of the life, then entered Corona.In a way it gave me an opportunity to sit back and think. During first phase of lockdown everyone expected it would end soon so did I,. But when extended I realised and took a long term plan to soothe body and mind. An empty site besides my home come to my rescue.

Durgappa a construction labour helped me to prepare the soil. Dreams rolled over the soil; he too dreamt of growing vegetables. No sooner had we showed seeds than Durgappa and his wife left for their native. Soon, we ended up with an experience of a Sanyasi becoming Sansaari (the story of monk who brought home the world to rear a cat). So I gathered my strength to grow green....💪

Here is a group of methi plants in 2/4 meter space

Harive soppu(red)

 must have plant.... Bananas...with ridge gaurd creeper creeping along the iron thorn fence.

Though I am from agriculture family, it is my first hand experience in growing greens.After a month,here are some greens smiling.For me it's an evening celebration to water them, carass the tendrils and to see them growing little by little every day. I never thought a barren 30/40 site of somebody can keep me so occupied, embrace me like a mother to soothe the pain and gave me immense pleasure of being with nature.

Thank you everyone who supported me in this lock-down farming journey....

Loved this phase of lock-down...

Stay blessed stay safe...

Shashi Bhaskar