So our balcony parapet is shaped like an oblong flowerpot, and the crater is currently full of Ashoka leaves contributed by the overhead tree, and unevaporated rainwater from the last three months’ supply (no, heath office people, no malaria threat, I’ve been spraying stuff).
The challenge now is to try and plant something there before the next bout of rain, so that I do not have to deal with overflowing leaf soup garnished with squiggly mosquito puppies.
The problem is that I am no gardener, and plants around me die from the radiation I emit or something. Also, we are out for long spells, when we cannot water plants, and then Bangalore can be rainy for days on end, so the plant will suffer alternate shocks of drought and flooding…
What CAN I put there that will thrive and continue to give me joy no matter how badly I treat it? There’s only one thing I know which can do that, and there’s no way my mother is gonna agree to stand still with her feet stuck in soil on my balcony parapet…
If you are green-fingered and can gimme an answer, what are the comments for??? Say something!
5 comments:
Something from the juniper family? I think its called thuja in India.
They require very little watering too and will do well in Bangalore's benign climate.
I left a comment, don't know if you got it. How about juniper family? Its called thuja IIRC.
Hi. I've been a long time invisible reader of your blog. I enjoy it a lot :) This is the first time I am posting a comment. I too am not a gardener...so, from first-hand experience, I know the perfect plant for the conditions you describe. Its called Brahmakamal in Marathi/Hindi. I'll find out other used names and let you know. Brahmakamal flowers once a year in August. The pristine white flowers with a mild fragrance bloom at midnight. The plant can go for months without water (I know...I've done it to them :-( )and suddenly flourishes when watered.
weeds :P
thankoo! thankoo!!! keep em coming!
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