My roof top container garden

Hello Everyone! Its been really long since my last post. The temperatures were high in this month of May rising up to 42 degree C. Rainfall in this month was a bit of relief for both me and my plants. The celosia that I had planted last winter had almost perished from my garden. But the celosia plant seems to be resurrecting again. The plants must have dropped its seeds in the pot and new plants have come up in the same pots. And this time they have bloomed profusely. Few years ago I had collected some seeds of cocks comb from one of my near relatives. I had lots of plants with small blooms on them. After bearing the flowers, these plants had almost vanished from my garden. But nature has its own play, the plants must have dropped some seeds and here they are again in my garden with bright showy blooms.  The gazania plant seems to have adapted well in the harsh summer temperatures. Every time I visit my home, I often find these flowers in bl...

Hello Everyone, The plants in my rooftop garden have come up with heavy blooms. When i had planted the seedlings, I had used cow dung manure and soil as the potting mix. The seedlings showed good signs of growth and they had come up as healthy plants with lots of flowering buds. After 21 days of planting the seedlings, I used a commercial foliar spray. The foliar spray really enhanced the growth of the plant, which is very evident from the quality of flowers i got this season.  I would like to share some of the snaps from my garden. Pansy are my all time favorite plants for the winter and fall garden. The vibrant mix of color make them a perfect addition to my fall garden. Pansy Pansy Pansy Pansy Pansy Pansy Pansy Pansy This is the first time, I have added carnations to my garden. I bought some seedlings from the local nursery store, but unfortunately i did not get any  double variety. so i decided to go with a carna...