I planted bitter gourd (karela) and bottle gourds this year in my vegetable garden. The vines are creeping in all directions and bearing lovely flowers.
Bitter gourd and Bottle gourd
Bottle gourd creeping everywhere
I am getting a very nice produce from the bitter gourd plant starting with small pretty yellow flowers and converting into pretty spiky karelas. One of my colleague at work even described it as "kind a like dinosaur" due to its spike.
Spiky Karela - Bitter gourd
But all the baby fruits on the bottlegourd plant appeared to be rotting or dying on the vine or falling off the plant before developing into a fully grown fruit. I did a lot of search on Google and found out why the baby fruits were dropping off. The reason for this disaster was inadequate pollination. The bottle gourd plants produce both male and female flowers and are not self pollinating. They need help from pollinators to carry pollen ...
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wow fantastic idea thanks for sharing
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Thanks Anandhi!
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my name is madhu
i liked ur art and craft work so much
i would like to know how did u made the ganpathi mandaps
specially the one in 2010
i am looking to make small mandir for my god
so it would be helpful if u give some directions
thanks
hi Madhu,
DeleteI have made that mandap using some cake stands as pillars and golden spray painted thermocol for base, and triangle shaped foam boards to create the temple kalash.
thank u
ReplyDeletemadam for ur response
and one more small request can u please tell how u made the one in 2007
Well, I did not make the mandap for that myself.. It is a ready made mandir you get in India!
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ReplyDeleteand one more request did u made the one in 2006 too or u bought
hope i am not bothering u
thanks
madhu
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ReplyDeleteOne more thing where did u buy cake stands
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one m,ore request where did u buy those cake stand pillars and did u made the mandap which u kept in 2006 or made it
thanks
If you have some woodworking skills and the tools you can easily do that mandap from 2006 Ganpati decorations. I got the cake stand from cake supplies stores.. I am not sure where in India, but here in the US you can get them in any cake supplies store or art and craft stores like Michael's, Hobby Lobby , Pat Catans..
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thanks for ur reply
i would like to know one more thing the silver flower which u kept in 2011 ganpati did u made it or bought some where
I bought it from Pat Catans, an art and craft store!
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ReplyDeleteto bother u again but pat catans shop is not here where i like is that a crystal flower
ilked it too much thats why i am asking it again
and got inspired by ur art work
so i am too curious to know
hope u dont mind
thanks
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ReplyDeleteSorry to bother u again iwouldlike to know what kind of flower is it crystal or plastic here we dont have pat catans I liked ur way of art and inspired by it andwant to do some projects
Thanks
I do not know where you live, hence cannot suggest a place where you can get similar flower..
DeleteIlive in los angeles california
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ReplyDeleteWhere did u buy that thermocol sheets I am not able to find in some shops
Ilive in los angeles california and which shop u buy thermocol thick sheets
ReplyDeleteI did not buy them, I used the ones you get inside appliance packing. I do not know where you can get those!
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ReplyDeletethanks again for ur response
i am living in los angeles california
so where can i find that kind of flower can u suggest
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ReplyDeleteI live in los angele s so can u suggest where I can get thst flower
Try any art craft store!
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DeleteHow much big sheet did u used in 2010 ganapathi and how tall are the pillars Iand which sheetsdid u used in 2012one
Thanks
liked the idea of eco friendly.which i believe in alot...
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