9 vegetables like okra, chillies, milkweed, bitter gourd and spinach can be easily grown in pots on the balcony or roof during the monsoon season. Learn the right way to grow fresh and organic vegetables at home.
Monsoon Gardening Tips: As soon as the monsoon season starts, the prices of vegetables in the market go sky high. Also, sometimes it becomes difficult to go out and bring fresh vegetables in the rain. At such a time, if you grow vegetables in your home’s balcony, terrace or kitchen garden, then the worry of waiting for a lorry or paying expensive prices will disappear. The humid monsoon weather is considered a boon for the rapid growth of plants. Let’s find out which vegetables you can easily grow in pots or grow bags this season.
Karela: If the vegetable of bitter gourd is rarely grown at home, instead of bringing it from the market, its vine can be planted in a pot at home. It grows well in humid climates, it just needs proper support to climb up.
Dhudhi and Turiya: Both of these vegetables are nutritious and low maintenance to grow. By making a small trellis on the roof or in the courtyard and climbing its vines, you will soon get plenty of vegetables.
Green Chillies: Culinary chili plants do not need direct sunlight, but they grow well if they get a few hours of sunlight a day.
Okra: Okra plant blooms very well in this season. It starts bearing fruit in about 50 to 60 days after sowing.
Spinach and Fenugreek: Bhaji is the best option to get more produce in less space. Sowing spinach and fenugreek in pots in monsoons makes them edible within a month or two and you can enjoy fresh spinach-fenugreek parathas in early winter.
Green Coriander: Coriander prices go up a lot in monsoons. If coriander is planted in a small pot at home, fresh and fragrant coriander is freely available for daily cooking.
Eggplant: Aubergine plants grow very well in rain. However, it is prone to pests during this season, so it needs a bit more monitoring and timely spraying of organic insecticides.
Special tips for plant care
- The pot should not be waterlogged, otherwise the roots of the plant will rot. Keeping proper holes in the bottom of the trough.
- Plants need at least 3 to 4 hours of sunlight a day. Apply organic fertilizers at regular intervals for better production.
With a little effort this monsoon, you too can enjoy getting chemical-free, fresh and healthy vegetables right at your home.
