Grow Methi or fenugreek for life long happiness free of sugar or diabetes problems

How to grow fenugreek or methi in container pots for life long happiness free of sugar or diabetes problems:

Starting with this famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi "A nations culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people". India is a sweet loving country with sweets made specifically for Indian festivals like Diwali, Navaratri, Makar Sankranti or be it the Maha Kumbh Mela festival at the Triveni sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. There are variety of sweets ranging from methi ladoo's, kaju katli, kalakand,jalebi, gulab jamun, kheer, rabri, ras malai and many more. Like India, sweets are enjoyed by people around the world like Americans enjoy different types of pies, Italians like tiramisu, middle eastern baklava is very famous and British like enjoying tea with cookies. With stress all around us in the current world, sugar is first place where people run towards. High sugar consumption consistently can cause high blood sugar and lead towards diabetes. Fenugreek or methi is bitter in taste and is very good for health, especially for people who are diabetic or have high blood sugar problems. If eaten regularly in some form or the other, it can reduce these problems to good extent and keep them well in control.

Fenugreek or Methi is very widely used in cooking Indian and in some mediterranean dishes. Dried methi leaves are called kasuri methi, this is used often in Indian cooking. Fresh methi leaves, methi powder or methi seeds can be used along with other Indian spices for cooking different recipes like Dal methi, Aloo methi subzi, methi mattar malai, chole/chickpeas masala with methi, tomato omelet with methi or methi powder, methi thepla or methi paratha. Methi can be used for making vegetable patties with methi mixed into it for giving flavor to the patte. It can also be used in American dishes like vegetarian pasta with fresh fenugreek leaves or even dried leaves(kasuri methi) to give flavor to the pasta or it can be used to make healthy vegetarian burgers with sprouted fenugreek or fenugreek leaves into it or  middle eastern dishes like fenugreek with hummus.

Methi seeds that are soaked into warm water overnight and consumed are very healthy for high sugar and diabetes patients. The same water can be used for your daily cooking and also for your plants.

Grow methi in pot:

Growing Fenugreek or methi in your container garden is very simple and easy to grow. You can grow fenugreek or methi in containers/pots be it a ceramic container or plastic container, choose the right container and right size. You can choose good Organic fenugreek seeds, good organic potting soil for growing your fenugreek.  Put the soil into the pot and plant the seeds about ½ inch depth and cover it with soil. You can also soak the methi/fenugreek seeds into warm water first for 4-5 hours and then use these seeds to plant them into the soil instead.  Water the soil after planting it and then wait for 2-3 days for the sprouting to happen and seedling to come up. In a 2-3 weeks time, you have delicate/tender methi/fenugreek leaves ready for harvesting. Depending on your consumption of methi, you can have one or more methi pots that you can harvest and repot with methi seeds to get the harvest continuously.

Some of the common remedies for your fenugreek/methi plants:

You can spray the fenugreek/methi plant with Neem oil spray on the fenugreek plant leaves regularly. This will keep some of the garden pests away and keep the plant leaves shiny.  Fenugreek/methi plants are easy to grow and need little care except for in hot summer places, pests can become a issue. Using neem oil spray can help save the leaves and fruits. 

                                                         

                                             Fenugreek or methi grown in small pots 

                                                      Fenugreek or methi in sunshine 

Grow Jasmine or mogra plant for sweet fragrance, relaxation and puja flowers

Grow Jasmine or mogra plant for sweet fragrance, relaxation and Puja flowers : 

Jasmine plant can be grown in most parts of the world, depending on the weather conditions and season. In India, it is widely used at home and in temples where puja is performed. Jasmine fragrance is sweet and relaxing, it can revive mood easily. It is used commercially in variety of ways ranging from soaps, diffusers and herbal teas. It is a very useful plant for your vegetable container garden as well as it can attract pollinators like bumble bees, honey bees and different kinds of butterflies including white butterflies. Flowers produced are white and have sweet fragrance.  

Jasmine or mogra flowers have sweet smell. It is symbol of love, in India it is used to prepare flower garlands which are called gajra's that are used for daily puja or puja ceremony in temples. Mogra flowers, garlands and mogra attar, mogra incense or dhoop sticks can all be prepared from mogra and used for pujas. The same mogra garlands are also used by women in India on their head. 

You can easily grow jasmine in small to medium sized containers. Select the correct potting soil for your jasmine plant and good plant food for your jasmine. Organic potting mix, organic plant food along with organic fertilizers are always good to use for your container gardening as they will provide you with a healthy plant and flowers. 

Some of the common remedies for your container garden:

You can spray vegetable plants with Neem oil spray regularly. This will keep some of the garden pests away and keep the plant leaves shiny. Using neem oil spray can help save the leaves and fruits. If you see diseased or dry leaves, you can trim/prune the plant and remove the older/diseased leaves. New leaves will then produce fresh flowers. 

Banana peel powder is a good fertilizer and helps in producing bountiful flowers.

You can also use boiled water with coriander seeds, fennel seeds and cummin seeds together and feed them to the plants in summer time, we have seen that it helps beans during the summer time. It is a good remedy for plants in summer time.

Ginger is warming, Indians normally use ginger for making Indian chai and while making this, ginger peels that remain from this can be used for making ginger water for the plants. If the peels from your cooking/tea/chai are too little, you can add more ginger to it for making boiled ginger water. Boil water and ginger for 20 minutes and then let the water cool down for sometime. Once cooled you can use this boiled ginger water for plants like like Marigolds, Jasmine and Hibiscus. This is a excellent remedy for the plants in winter time when the weather outside is cold. We have seen it has helped the plants to keep producing flowers through cooler weather. If you live in a country where the temperatures drops to freezing, it may be a good idea to move the plants indoors and still feed it with boiled ginger water.

Thus Jasmine or mogra is one of very must plants for any container garden be it flower butterfly garden or vegetable garden.

                                                                    Jasmine/Mogra Plant