5 Easy DIY Holiday Gifts You Can Make From Your Balcony Plants
The festive season is here. I used to rush through crowded malls, looking for just the right thing. Now, my favourite gifts to give are living, breathing pieces of my…
Natural Pest Control for Your Eco-Friendly Garden
Ever been admiring your beautiful plants when you spot tiny green bugs or white fluff on a leaf? Pests. My first reaction used to be panic and reaching for chemical…
Ultimate Guide to Potting Mix for Container Gardens
I can still recall my initial effort at creating a balcony garden. It felt extremely enthusiastic. I took a pot, went down, and filled it with dirt from the area…
Guide to Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Garden in India
For the longest time, my balcony was just, there. A concrete slab for drying clothes and storing things I didn’t have space for inside. I had a few sad-looking plants,…
Native and Climate-Resilient Plants for Your 2025 Home Garden
Let's get real for a second. The weather of the past year has been a rollercoaster. Here in Mumbai, we went from a ridiculously heavy monsoon to a September that…
Hydroponics and Aquaponics for Your Compact Home
What are Hydroponics and Aquaponics? Let's be honest, trying to keep plants alive on a Mumbai balcony is a difficult task. Between the blistering pre-monsoon heat that fries everything and…