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Strawberries to Dragon Fruit: Gardener Shows How To Grow 10 Kinds of Fruits at Home #IndiaNEWS #How To
There is something special about learning from experience. You question things, find solutions, and end up learning lessons that will stick with you for life,� says Ashwini Gajendran.
 
Perched in a suburb near the periphery of Mysore, this urban gardener feeds her family with lush homegrown bounties every day. But what is even more tasteful for her is the journey of learning how to self sustain; learning how to face challenges as they come and master them to provide nothing but the best for her family at all times.
 
Of the countable reasons why urban dwellers indulge in home gardening, Ashwini was inspired by necessity. Her journey began with a residential relocation from Malleswaram in Bengaluru to Vidyaranyapura in 2017 — a move that brought her family to a place where the nearest grocery shops were at least 2 km away.
 
Thus began her homegrown project, with a few tomato, coriander and curry leaves plants marking its inception.
 
Today, her terrace garden has expanded to an area of 1,000 sq ft with enough variety of fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants to get the family through without having to hit the markets.
 
The Better India got in conversation with her for tips to grow 10 fruits at home. Here is what she has to share from her experience:
 
1. Strawberries
Ashwini uses a lot of organic substances in growing her strawberries — her mantra is, “more compost, less soil�. She also suggests using plant suckers that may be taken from friends and family growing the plant, which according to her perform better than nursery plants.

2. Apple Bear (Jujube)
Also known as Chinese dates, these fruits make for great dried candies. Grafted plants of the same are easily available in the market, and are a better option for home growing. Ashwini says, “I grow my jujubes in a small bucket. For more fruits I transfer them to a bigger drum. I have come to realise that you just have to play with space to adjust how much yield you want. �

3. Cucumber
It’s said that if you dig deep, you’ll find a way. Ashwini tells us that despite having a lush green plant erected on her terrace, she couldn’t get it to bear fruit for the longest time. “Eventually, I did research; talked to people. This taught me that the cucumber plant requires pollination. � Female flowers are pollinated when bees or other insects carry pollen from the male flower to the female. “So I went ahead and planted a lot more plants around it to ensure that bees thrived on my terrace,� she says.
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4. Grapes
Ashwini says that grape vines require regular cutting. The plant should be trimmed every time it bears fruit.

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