Now if you are a new balcony gardener then having a jungle garden is not what you want.But if you have been gardening for a year or so and have several plants, have you thought of going a step forward?

But what is a jungle garden?

A garden which is allowed to grow naturally with each plant serving a useful purpose.Carefully careless,a green paradise and a productive space too.

If gardens are well organized,jungles are not so.But why would you want a jungle?And why you shouldn’t.

First I will tell you why you shouldn’t

1. You don’t want birds visiting
2. You don’t like butterflies
3. You hate all sorts of insects and creepy crawlies(this makes being a gardener challenging not impossible.)
4. You don’t actually like taking care of the garden,you have people who do this (they will run away)
5. You don’t want  plants to cause extra work.

Why would you want your own jungle garden?

With the COVID situation see sawing ,we are seeing hope as well as trouble.This makes having a long term vision essential.

Getting back our Green lungs is important in more ways than one.

You want to have your own green oasis to keep your moods boosted.The probiotics that nature produces are naturally mood boosters.The balcony jungle helps create an ecosystem to not only purify the indoor air,but also improve wellness.

The plants also are happier grouped with their friends. But having a jungle in your balcony could ge troublesome, if not managed well.It needs regular pruning,and taking care of.But the green curtain is well worth it .On my journey to explore creating a balcony jungle my husband decided to restore their ancestral property.

This Pandemic project started in October and with apprehension we got the work done .Luckily in the villages the COVID situation was absent.Mostly because of the isolation and the sparse population.

Whatever the reason we felt lucky and started planning the garden.What to plant and how to plant?

We are starting with a few fruit trees.We planted banana,litchi,guava,jamrul,jamun,peppercorn,Bayleaf,ridged gourds,Indian black berry,bitter Gourd,Okra and many flowers.

A kitchen garden and flowers dotting the courtyard and the hedges.

Through many ups and downs the mango orchard in the family was saved.Thats reason to celebrate in these times,when we are all more or less stuck in location .Travel options are limited and full of stress.Thats when weekend travel to the village puts the smile back on our face and the zing in our steps.

More details later today I am leaving you with a video from the Garden project.

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Did I tell you this home is right in the middle of a mango orchard and was the inspiration behind Krishna Mishra Mystery What happened at Gour.

Life follows fiction or fiction follows life?I have no idea.Right now life is a Sci-fi movie going back to black and white era. Writing this for Blogchatter A to Z this is probably J!

Leaving you with my indoor balcony garden views and a glimpse of the kitchen garden

Update 2024 World Forestry Day

I don’t yet have a jungle or a mini forest but my village garden and the mango orchard is giving us good times,love and laughter .Sharing videos of the current project.