Soil less Garden ?

Very interesting article. Loved all the greenery around his house. A very welcoming place :)

Wow, lovely house and lovely garden, literally a paradise. There are many gardeners in Pune who use soil less technique to grow gardens but they use vermiculture compost prepared by themselves, but a garden created using only cocopeat is something quite different.

Usha, lucky you are to be acquainted with the couple! By the way, what is this called?? Image attached which I took from Mr. Bhat's article.

Very interesting facts abut Dr.Bhat. I liked his saying, " A child and a plant are both  God's innocent Creations." Additionally,   I fully agree with his opinion on growing  of our own vegetable garden.I bow down before this great soul, who made seemingly impossible things made possible.

@ Kalyani, that is a vegetable , cross between ridge gourd and bitter gourd , we have a local name for it and grows wild but now it is being cultivated ..

usha manohar wrote:

@ Kalyani, that is a vegetable , cross between ridge gourd and bitter gourd , we have a local name for it and grows wild but now it is being cultivated ..

But its leaves look like leaves of beans which are different from the gourd family. Anyway, what is it called?

D. Bhat;s innovative ' Soil-less Garden', now encourages people in a big way.  Plants can be grown in terrace, Backyard or even in Bedroom windows. Another advantage is,  soil-less Gardening helps in  increasing the Greenery .. Gardening as a hobby is improves mental and physical health

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

@ Kalyani, that is a vegetable , cross between ridge gourd and bitter gourd , we have a local name for it and grows wild but now it is being cultivated ..

But its leaves look like leaves of beans which are different from the gourd family. Anyway, what is it called?

I think the leaves must have got entangled  ..The vegetable is called Kaat peere in Tulu ..

usha manohar wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

@ Kalyani, that is a vegetable , cross between ridge gourd and bitter gourd , we have a local name for it and grows wild but now it is being cultivated ..

But its leaves look like leaves of beans which are different from the gourd family. Anyway, what is it called?

I think the leaves must have got entangled  ..The vegetable is called Kaat peere in Tulu ..

Yeah, that explains the leaves. I guess, it is something that grows only in your part of the country, never seen it before. I bet it must taste quite nice. Is it propagated by seeds like other gourds?

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

@ Kalyani, that is a vegetable , cross between ridge gourd and bitter gourd , we have a local name for it and grows wild but now it is being cultivated ..

But its leaves look like leaves of beans which are different from the gourd family. Anyway, what is it called?

I think the leaves must have got entangled  ..The vegetable is called Kaat peere in Tulu ..

Yeah, that explains the leaves. I guess, it is something that grows only in your part of the country, never seen it before. I bet it must taste quite nice. Is it propagated by seeds like other gourds?

Yes Kalyani , it is propagated through seeds and normally you can see it growing wild with smaller vegetables. But when it is cultivated at home with care and better manure it grows larger ..

Wow!! Amazing garden. Usha you are really lucky to have visited them. Really inspiring gardeners. I was also amazed at the space management and beauty of the garden. A lot can be sensed about the couple's passion and love for plants

I guess with shrinking space within the cities one has to utilise all that is at your disposal and Bhats have shown that with dedication anything is possible. They all love plants and contribute regularly to the annual flower show held here. They have a great collection of cactii too which they lend to the horticulture dept during the show !

Farming without soil is possible. Farming of mashroom need not soil. Straw of wheat plant used for it. It is very common in my area.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Wow, lovely house and lovely garden, literally a paradise. There are many gardeners in Pune who use soil less technique to grow gardens but they use vermiculture compost prepared by themselves, but a garden created using only cocopeat is something quite different.

Usha, lucky you are to be acquainted with the couple! By the way, what is this called?? Image attached which I took from Mr. Bhat's article.

Its called Winged beans. The leaves are not that of other entangled plant but of itself. It is a creeper like a bean. Here it is locally known as tengnou manbi and we consume it in a type of local salad and in other food items

very unique thought of making a garden soil-less, I think it really makes a place clean and so pure full of green environment, one can really get a good pure breath which will make the body rejuvenate.

jabeen wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Wow, lovely house and lovely garden, literally a paradise. There are many gardeners in Pune who use soil less technique to grow gardens but they use vermiculture compost prepared by themselves, but a garden created using only cocopeat is something quite different.

Usha, lucky you are to be acquainted with the couple! By the way, what is this called?? Image attached which I took from Mr. Bhat's article.

Its called Winged beans. The leaves are not that of other entangled plant but of itself. It is a creeper like a bean. Here it is locally known as tengnou manbi and we consume it in a type of local salad and in other food items

It means you have one more variety of salad.

jabeen wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Wow, lovely house and lovely garden, literally a paradise. There are many gardeners in Pune who use soil less technique to grow gardens but they use vermiculture compost prepared by themselves, but a garden created using only cocopeat is something quite different.

Usha, lucky you are to be acquainted with the couple! By the way, what is this called?? Image attached which I took from Mr. Bhat's article.

Its called Winged beans. The leaves are not that of other entangled plant but of itself. It is a creeper like a bean. Here it is locally known as tengnou manbi and we consume it in a type of local salad and in other food items

Yes absolutely Jabeen ..It is a variety of beans and not what I had written about although it does look a lot like Kaatpeere that i had written about ! I spoke to Vasanti today after Kalyani had enquired about it !

Here too coconut husk has been traditionally used for growing plants but its limited to growing only varieties of orchids. Its said that orchids grown on coconut husk grow better than those grown in soil

I was thinking if this is possible then what growing a heavy tree without soil will be possible, no one knows what can happen.at what situation.

Soil less gardening  ,,the science of growing plants without Soil. It is a more efficient way  to provide food and water to the plants. Plants do not use the soil, instead they use  the food and water that are in the soil. Such plants grow better than those grown in soil.

jabeen wrote:

Here too coconut husk has been traditionally used for growing plants but its limited to growing only varieties of orchids. Its said that orchids grown on coconut husk grow better than those grown in soil

It does make sense because coconut husk holds more moisture than soil does.