Winter Gardening – How to grow Masala at home
20th January 2021Masala not only increases the taste of food but it also helps us stay healthy and fit. There are plenty of edibles we can plant in winter time.
Like Ginger helps in improving cough n cold, and turmeric helps us build strong immunity. Fenugreek seeds lowers down cholesterol and carom seeds helps minimize the problem of piles.
Lets check how can we grow all these plants/Masala/Herbs in winters at home and learn about their benefits.
Fenugreek
How to plant?
Take small amount of fenugreek seeds and let them sprout. You can also directly take fenugreek seeds. Spread them in a pot filled with soil and cover with soil. Sprinkle some amount of water to keep the soil moisturised . After few days you can check the plant starts growing.
Benefits of Fenugreek seeds :-
- Its good for heart and maintains proper blood circulation.
- Specially in winters, it helps in tummy ache, cough, gastric problems.
- It reduces cholesterol.
- It is useful for skin infection.
- It helps control diabetes.
- It is helpful to breastfeeding mothers.
- It improves skin and hair health.
- It helps in weight loss.
- It helps in digestion.
Ginger
How to plant?
Take that piece of ginger whose small bud has erupted. Now place that ginger in the pot and fill it with soil. Sprinkle water. Make sure that the bud remains upside while planting.
Benefits of Ginger :-
- Ginger is source of calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc.
- It helps treat diarrhoea.
- Increases sweating.
- It heals ulcers.
- Gives relief in nausea.
- Improves diabetes.
- Helps in weight loss.
- It has anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
- It boosts immunity.
Note – Additionally , you can add compost as it supplies nutrients to the soil. Sometimes you need to skip watering at regular intervals, when you see the soil is hard, you can water.
Winter growing and home gardening has taken off in the commercial sphere nowadays. Also, home gardeners have an advantage to grow and consume according to their need and taste.
I am soon going to add more such winter plants .. !!!
To be Continued ….
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Wow… I always like to grow herbs at home. Tried fenugreek a couple of times but not ginger. Will try your method today.
I m sure you gonna love it.
Home Gardening is something I have been wanting to do for the longest time, however am a serial plant killer. Your post makes it look easy and doable. Will try it out for sure. 🙂
Yeah dear, try it out. I am sure you will be loving them then.
wow. I am going to grow methi with my son this week. it’s such an amazing guide to doing it quickly and correctly. I am sure my son would also like it.
Exactly, even my daughter enjoy it doing with us. and kids love to take care of them daily then.
wow. I am going to grow methi with my son this week. it’s such an amazing guide to doing it quickly and correctly. I am sure my sone would also like it.
What a lovely post! Being a green head and lover of kitchen garden, these pictures just made my day. The tiny spurts are such a joy. Thanks for sharing the step by step procedures on growing these herbs.
Thank you dear, Keep growing and enjoying!
I too love home-gardening, I had recently grown turmeric at home..it was a wonderful experience. I will try growing fenugreek following your steps 🙂
Wow, turmeric at home is a bliss. I wish i could have enough of space.
wow..home grown herbs are the best. Thanks for step by step explanation for growing fenugreek and ginger. I am growing mint these days.
Lovely, keep growing greens.
Great and useful post for everyone. I came to know some new information about ginger and fenugreek. Your post is an add-on for my health care resolution, Now I will start taking fenugreek seeds twice a week.
Thats lovely. Try it out. Its worth. Thank you for reading.
I already have both of these in my balcony garden and I look forward to know what else you would suggest.
wow, great to know!
Will be sharing next one soon.
Home gardening is the best way to grow things. In our society many ladies do home gardenning.
This is trendy these days. I love following the trend!
I have grown methi and ginger at home, great feeling to see the methi leaves, The ginger too is fresh, really growing these at home is an awesome experience, looking forward to more. Initially my methi took a long time, when i spread them apart I realised they grew faster.
Great to see a fellow blogger, gardener 🙂 I too grow fenugreek every few days. I just harvested a huge batch of Mango ginger..it belongs to the turmeric family. It is known as Aamba haldi in Hindi I guess. Looking forward to more of your posts.
The best thing I did in 2020 is to get my home garden; I turned my patio into a vegetables and flowers garden this year. Now I am going to add methi and ginger too to this. I am looking forward to your more suggestions on gardening. Very Interesting post indeed!
I too wish to grow some herbs. Your post mentioning the health benefits and the process to grow inspires to do it soon.
I wish I had a small garden in my backyard where I can grow vegetables and herbs. I have small plants in my kitchen like mint, corriander, aloe Vera. Great post.
Wow, that is easy way gardening and that too the benefits of those ingredients filled with antioxidants is superb.
Wow that is easy way gardening and that too the benefits of those ingredients filled with antioxidants is superb
Lovely! I love growing things that can be used. Tired my hand at tomato, chilli, mint, lemongrass, curryleaf, lemon. Now I am tempted to try Ginger as well after reading your post. Let us see how I progress. Awaiting you next post with more easy to grow plants.
wow, Thats amazing. Will post more soon!
I am not at all a gardening person, but my mother was. But this post of yours may change my mind about gardening. Very well executed post!
Yes, give it a try. I am sure you will enjoy!
As some who is allergic to most over the counter drugs, I swear by home remedies. And all the more info they are homegrown. Thank you for sharing this and listing out the benefits as well. I haven’t tried planting ginger. Looking forward to more from the series.
Thank you! Yes, trying to find out more such things and hopefully the next post is up soon!
Home grown fruits, vegetables and herbs are so much healthier. Thanks for sharing these steps. will recommend it to my friends who are into gardening.
Thank you so much!
Home grown vegetables are the best. Even we have a few herbs planted at home and we cannot wait to use them. Great article on how to plant them and the information on its benefits.
Wow…. Thanks a lot for sharing these wonderful tips for home gardening. I am not really good when it comes to gardening but these tips are real motivator.
Home grown veggies and herbs tastes better always. That’s the reason, why we have our own terrace garden. Loved your post and it will definitely inspire others to start their own home gardening.
We must all learn to use the little space we have available in your city dwellings meaningfully. Planting herbs are beneficial from the point of view of health. Thank you for sharing this post and sharing ways to grow herbs in a limited space.
Wow loved it. I also have a wish to have a home garden since long. but somehow not able to execute it. your post has made me inspired and will explore more about home gardening for sure. looking forward for next post to know more about winter gardening.
wow..home grown herbs are the best. Whenever I see any cookery shows and the chef pluck fresh mint or herbs from their kitchen garden, it feels so refreshing. Thanks for step by step explanation for growing fenugreek and ginger.
Exactly are my feelings. I wish i could have enough space too.