Kitchen Garden
Grow fruit, vegetables and herbs at home in Pakistan and India: sowing, propagation, care and harvest.
124 posts in this series
How to Grow Parwal (Pointed Gourd): Male and Female Cuttings
How to grow parwal from vine or root cuttings, why seed plants rarely fruit, the male to female ratio, planting months, pests…
How to Grow Elephant Foot Yam (Jimikand) in a Deep Pot or Bed
How to grow elephant foot yam (jimikand) from a market corm: cutting the piece, deep pot size, slow sprouting, itch safety and…
How to Grow Ash Gourd (Petha): Space, Sowing Months and Harvest
How to grow ash gourd (petha) at home: sowing months by city, bag size, the roof sprawl trick, hand pollination, pests and…
Drip Irrigation for Pots on a Rooftop: Tank, Kit and Timer
Drip irrigation for pots on a roof without a pump: tank pressure, drippers per pot, timer settings by season, load shedding and…
How to Grow Snake Gourd (Chichinda) Straight on a Rooftop Frame
How to grow snake gourd (chichinda) in a grow bag: sowing months by city, the overhead frame, the stone trick for straight…
Shade Net for Plants: 35, 50 or 75 Percent for a Hot Summer?
Shade net for plants explained: which percentage suits each crop, green vs black vs white, safe height, storm fixing, and which plants…
How to Grow Kundru (Ivy Gourd) That Actually Fruits: Cuttings
How to grow kundru from cuttings of a female vine, why most home plants never fruit, planting months by city, pests, winter…
Fruit Dropping Early: Why Lemon, Mango and Guava Shed Fruit
Fruit dropping from lemon, mango or guava: how to tell natural thinning from water stress, heat, rot and fruit fly, and what…
Fruit Fly Control in Guava and Mango: Traps and Fruit Bagging
Fruit fly control for guava and mango at home: why fruit gets worms, daily clean up, methyl eugenol bottle traps and how…
How to Repot a Plant: Root Bound Signs, Best Months, Pot Size
How to repot a plant without shock: root bound signs, the best months by city, one size up pot rule, root pruning,…
How to Grow Passion Fruit at Home: Cuttings, Pots, First Fruit
How to grow passion fruit at home in Pakistan and North India: which cities fruit it, cuttings vs seed, pot size, hand…
How to Grow Zucchini in Pots: Sowing Months by City, Harvest
How to grow zucchini in pots: sowing months for Karachi, Lahore, Multan and the hills, pot size, hand pollination, yellow leaves and…
How to Grow Kakri (Long Melon) in Pots: Sowing to Harvest
How to grow kakri in pots and beds: sowing months by city, grow bag size, steady watering, beetles and fruit fly, and…
Hand Pollination for Gourds and Pumpkin: Flowers but No Fruit
Hand pollination for lauki, pumpkin and kheera: tell male from female flowers, pollinate at dawn, and fix heat or feeding causes of…
Reuse Old Potting Soil: Solarise It in June, Then Recharge It
Reuse old potting soil safely: sieve, solarise under clear plastic in summer sun, recharge with compost, and know when to throw soil…
Self Watering Pots and Wicks: Keep Plants Alive While Away
Self watering pots, cotton wicks and bottle drippers that keep plants alive through Eid trips and weddings, plus the 3-day test before…
Rooftop Garden Waterproofing: Weight, Drains and Seepage Signs
Rooftop garden waterproofing made simple: wet pot weights, where heavy planters go, stands, drains, and the seepage signs to catch early.
Chilli Leaf Curl: Thrips, Mites, Whitefly or the Virus?
Chilli leaf curl explained: tell thrips, mites and whitefly from leaf curl virus, organic sprays that work, and when to pull the…
Termites in Pots (Deemak): Signs, Stands and Organic Control
Termites in pots and grow bags: how to spot deemak, why raw gobar and wood draw them, organic control with stands and…
Aquarium Water for Plants: Free Fertiliser or a Hidden Risk?
Aquarium water for plants is a mild free feed from clean freshwater tanks. Why saltwater and medicated water are out, and when…
NFT Hydroponics on a Rooftop: Crops, Heat and Load-Shedding
DIY NFT hydroponics on a Pakistani rooftop: channels, pump, pH and EC targets, best crops, summer heat limits and a plan for…
White Crust on Soil: Salty Boring Water, Kallar and the Fix
White crust on soil means salt. How to flush pots, when boring water hurts plants, why gypsum suits sodic kallar only, and…
How to Grow Kale at Home: Sowing Dates by City and Pot Care
How to grow kale at home in pots: sowing dates by city in Pakistan and North India, pot size, care, caterpillars and…
How to Grow Celery (Karafs) at Home: Seed vs Regrowing the Base
How to grow celery (karafs) at home: surface sowing, October timing, pots, steady watering, blanching, and what regrowing a shop base really…
How to Grow Parsley at Home: Slow Seed, Fast Harvest in Pots
How to grow parsley at home: soak seed, sow in October, wait for slow germination, pick a third at a time, and…
How to Grow Chives in Pots: Seed, Division and Endless Cuts
How to grow chives in pots: sowing months by city, seed vs division, the one third cutting rule, summer survival, flowers and…
How to Grow Lemon Balm (Badranjboya) and Keep It Alive in Heat
How to grow lemon balm (badranjboya) in pots: cuttings, division or seed, the April shade move, watering by season, and harvesting without…
How to Grow Lavender in Pakistan: Where It Lives, Where It Rots
How to grow lavender in pots: which cities suit it, the gritty mix and clay pot, cuttings vs seed, pruning without killing…
How to Grow Patharchatta Plant (Bryophyllum) From a Single Leaf
How to grow patharchatta plant (Bryophyllum) from one leaf: identify it, propagate plantlets, pot, water by season, and keep it away from…
How to Grow Persimmon (Japani Phal): Grafted Tree, Zones, Fruit
How to grow persimmon (Japani phal): which cities fruit it, why to buy grafted, December planting, pots, water, pruning and years to…
How to Grow Broad Beans (Bakla): Sowing Dates, Pots, Aphids
How to grow broad beans in pots or beds: sowing ranges by city, depth and spacing, the tip pinch that beats black…
How to Grow Kohlrabi (Ganth Gobhi) in Pots Before It Goes Woody
How to grow kohlrabi in pots: sowing ranges by city, spacing, steady watering, caterpillar fixes and the harvest size that stops bulbs…
Raised Bed Garden in a Small Lawn: Size, Soil Fill and Bricks
Build a raised bed garden before winter sowing: the 120 cm width rule, height, soil mix, how to count bricks and soil,…
Companion Planting for Desi Vegetables: Fact vs Folklore
Companion planting for desi vegetables, checked: what to grow with tomatoes, the truth about marigold and nematodes, and pairings to skip in…
Succession Planting: Dhania, Palak and Mooli All Winter Long
Succession planting for winter pots: how often to sow dhania, palak and mooli, a fortnight by fortnight calendar for the plains, and…
Powdery Mildew on Plants: Spot It and Slow It Organically
Powdery mildew on peas, gourds and roses: why it peaks in spring, what milk, baking soda, neem and sulphur really do, and…
How to Grow Cape Gooseberry (Rasbhari) From Seed in Pots
How to grow cape gooseberry from one ripe berry: sowing months by city, pot size, the 30 cm pinch, frost care and…
Caterpillars on Cabbage and Cauliflower: Hand-Pick, Nets and Bt
Caterpillars on cabbage and cauliflower: identify diamondback and cabbage butterfly larvae, then stop them with hand picking, insect nets and Bt spray.
How to Grow China Orange Plant (Calamondin) in a Pot
How to grow china orange plant (calamondin) in a pot: sun, water and feed by season, cuttings vs seed, the kumquat mix-up,…
Bokashi Composting at Home: Bucket, Bran and Honest Limits
Bokashi composting for cooked food and meat scraps: bucket setup, bran, draining the juice, burying the output, smells, and when normal compost…
Scale Insects on Lemon, Jade and Ficus: Organic Removal Guide
Scale insects explained: brown bumps, sticky leaves and sooty mould on lemon, jade and ficus, plus ant control and organic sprays that…
How to Grow Grapes (Angoor) at Home: Cuttings, Pots, Pruning
How to grow grapes at home in Pakistan and North India: root free cuttings, choose pot or pergola, prune each winter and…
How to Grow Onion (Pyaz) Bulbs From Seed: Dates by City
How to grow onion bulbs from seed: sowing dates by city, spacing, why pot onions stay small, yellow leaf fixes and the…
Protect Plants From Frost: Covers, Watering and Fog Fungus
How to protect plants from frost on cold Punjab and Islamabad nights: which pots to move, cloth not plastic, watering first, and…
When to Prune Fruit Trees: Grapes, Guava, Lemon, Mulberry
When to prune fruit trees on the plains: bare trees in December and January, citrus and guava lightly after frost, plus the…
Natural Rooting Hormone Tested: Honey, Aloe, Cinnamon, IBA
Natural rooting hormone from honey, aloe or cinnamon? What each really does for cuttings, when IBA powder is worth buying, and cuttings…
How to Grow Olive Tree (Zaitoon) and Actually Get Fruit
How to grow olive tree (Zaitoon) at home: which zones fruit, grafted vs seed, pot size, watering by season, pruning and why…
How to Grow Grapefruit (Chakotra): Grafted vs Seed, Pots, Fruit
How to grow grapefruit (chakotra) in Pakistan and North India: which zones fruit it, grafted vs seed, pot size, water, feeding and…
Every post in Kitchen Garden
All 124, A–Z.
- Air Layering Method, Grafting or Cuttings: Match the Plant
- Aquarium Water for Plants: Free Fertiliser or a Hidden Risk?
- Best Plants for Karachi Climate, Plus Lahore, Islamabad, Multan
- Bokashi Composting at Home: Bucket, Bran and Honest Limits
- Caterpillars on Cabbage and Cauliflower: Hand-Pick, Nets and Bt
- Chilli Leaf Curl: Thrips, Mites, Whitefly or the Virus?
- Companion Planting for Desi Vegetables: Fact vs Folklore
- Drip Irrigation for Pots on a Rooftop: Tank, Kit and Timer
- Easy Plants for Beginners in Pots: 15 Hard to Kill Picks by City
- Fast Fruiting Plants in Pots: Honest Months to First Harvest
- Fruit Dropping Early: Why Lemon, Mango and Guava Shed Fruit
- Fruit Fly Control in Guava and Mango: Traps and Fruit Bagging
- Fruit Trees for Home Garden Pakistan: Pot or Ground, Which Fruit
- Grafted vs Seedling Plant: What to Buy at a Fruit Nursery
- Grow Arvi (Taro) in Pots: Corm Planting, Care and Harvest
- Grow Bathua (Chenopodium) in Pots: Sow, Pinch and Harvest
- Grow Broccoli in Pots: Timing, Care, Heads and Side Shoots
- Grow Cabbage (Band Gobi) in Pots: Sowing, Care and Harvest
- Grow Green Beans (Sem Phali) in Pots: Sowing, Care, Picking
- Grow Mosambi (Sweet Lime) at Home: Grafted Plant, Pot Care
- Grow Tamarind (Imli) at Home: Seed, Graft or Air Layer?
- Grow Tinda (Apple Gourd) in Pots: Sowing, Care, Harvest
- Grow Turnip (Shaljam) in Pots: Sowing, Thinning, Harvest
- Hand Pollination for Gourds and Pumpkin: Flowers but No Fruit
- Heat Tolerant Plants for Balcony and Roof: What Survives 45°C
- How to Choose a Healthy Plant at a Nursery: 10 Quick Checks
- How to Grow Ajwain Plant for Seed, Not the Nursery Lookalike
- How to Grow Amla at Home: Budded Plant, Pot Size, First Fruit
- How to Grow Apricot (Khubani) at Home: Chill Hours, Pots, Care
- How to Grow Arjun Tree at Home: Seed, Sapling and Planting Out
- How to Grow Ash Gourd (Petha): Space, Sowing Months and Harvest
- How to Grow Ashwagandha at Home: Pots, Sowing and Root Harvest
- How to Grow Banana at Home (Kela): Suckers, Pots and Care
- How to Grow Bay Leaf Plant (Tej Patta): Cuttings to Harvest
- How to Grow Beetroot at Home in Pots (Chukandar): 60 Days
- How to Grow Ber (Jujube) at Home: Budding, Pots and Pruning
- How to Grow Bok Choy (Pak Choi) in Pots Without Bolting
- How to Grow Brahmi at Home: Cuttings, Wet Pots and Mosquitoes
- How to Grow Broad Beans (Bakla): Sowing Dates, Pots, Aphids
- How to Grow Cape Gooseberry (Rasbhari) From Seed in Pots
- How to Grow Cauliflower at Home (Gobi): Avoid Button Heads
- How to Grow Celery (Karafs) at Home: Seed vs Regrowing the Base
- How to Grow Chamomile at Home (Babuna): A Winter Flower Pot
- How to Grow Chikoo at Home (Sapodilla): Graft, Pot, Frost Care
- How to Grow China Orange Plant (Calamondin) in a Pot
- How to Grow Chives in Pots: Seed, Division and Endless Cuts
- How to Grow Corn at Home (Makai): Why One Pot Gives Empty Cobs
- How to Grow Cumin at Home (Zeera): A Fussy Spice, Honestly
- How to Grow Custard Apple (Sharifa) at Home: Seed, Graft, Pots
- How to Grow Dates at Home (Khajoor): Offshoot, Seed or Pot?
- How to Grow Dragon Fruit at Home: Cuttings, Post and Pot Care
- How to Grow Elephant Foot Yam (Jimikand) in a Deep Pot or Bed
- How to Grow Falsa at Home: Seed, Air Layer, Pruning, Harvest
- How to Grow Fenugreek Seed at Home (Methi Dana), Not Just Leaves
- How to Grow Giloy at Home: Cuttings, Pots and Why No Berries
- How to Grow Grapefruit (Chakotra): Grafted vs Seed, Pots, Fruit
- How to Grow Grapes (Angoor) at Home: Cuttings, Pots, Pruning
- How to Grow Hibiscus (Gurhal) at Home From Cuttings in Pots
- How to Grow Insulin Plant at Home: Cuttings Laid Flat and Shade
- How to Grow Isabgol (Psyllium) at Home in a Winter Trough
- How to Grow Jamun at Home: Grafted Plant, Planting and Care
- How to Grow Kakri (Long Melon) in Pots: Sowing to Harvest
- How to Grow Kale at Home: Sowing Dates by City and Pot Care
- How to Grow Kalonji (Nigella) in Pots: Sow Now, Harvest in April
- How to Grow Kohlrabi (Ganth Gobhi) in Pots Before It Goes Woody
- How to Grow Kundru (Ivy Gourd) That Actually Fruits: Cuttings
- How to Grow Lavender in Pakistan: Where It Lives, Where It Rots
- How to Grow Lemon Balm (Badranjboya) and Keep It Alive in Heat
- How to Grow Loquat (Lokat) at Home: Grafted vs Seed, Pot Care
- How to Grow Lychee at Home: Air Layer, Pot Care, Years to Fruit
- How to Grow Mango at Home (Aam): Graft, Seed, Pot and Care
- How to Grow Mulberry (Shahtoot) at Home From Winter Cuttings
- How to Grow Muskmelon at Home (Kharbooza) in Pots and Beds
- How to Grow Mustard Seed at Home (Rai): From Pot to Spice Jar
- How to Grow Neem at Home: Fresh Seed, Pot or Ground, Safety
- How to Grow Olive Tree (Zaitoon) and Actually Get Fruit
- How to Grow Onion (Pyaz) Bulbs From Seed: Dates by City
- How to Grow Orange at Home (Kinnow): Budded Plant, Pot, Care
- How to Grow Oyster Mushroom (Dhingri) on Straw at Home
- How to Grow Papaya at Home (Papita): Seed to Fruit in a Year
- How to Grow Parsley at Home: Slow Seed, Fast Harvest in Pots
- How to Grow Parwal (Pointed Gourd): Male and Female Cuttings
- How to Grow Passion Fruit at Home: Cuttings, Pots, First Fruit
- How to Grow Patharchatta Plant (Bryophyllum) From a Single Leaf
- How to Grow Persimmon (Japani Phal): Grafted Tree, Zones, Fruit
- How to Grow Pineapple (Ananas) at Home From the Top in a Pot
- How to Grow Plum (Aloo Bukhara) at Home: Chill Hours and Pots
- How to Grow Potato at Home in Grow Bags (Aloo): Plant to Dig
- How to Grow Pumpkin at Home (Kaddu): Why Flowers Don’t Fruit
- How to Grow Rocket (Taramira) in Pots Before It Bolts
- How to Grow Sesame at Home (Til): A Monsoon Crop for Pots
- How to Grow Shatavari at Home (Satawar): Pots, Roots, Patience
- How to Grow Snake Gourd (Chichinda) Straight on a Rooftop Frame
- How to Grow Stevia at Home (Meethi Tulsi): Cuttings Beat Seed
- How to Grow Strawberry at Home in Pots: Runners and Winter Care
- How to Grow Sweet Potato at Home (Shakarkandi) From Slips
- How to Grow Watermelon at Home (Tarbooz): Seeds, Pots, Ripeness
- How to Grow Wheatgrass at Home in 10 Days, Without Mould
- How to Grow Wood Apple (Bael) at Home: Seed, Budding and Care
- How to Grow Zucchini in Pots: Sowing Months by City, Harvest
- How to Repot a Plant: Root Bound Signs, Best Months, Pot Size
- Leaf Compost from Dry Leaves: Patton Ki Khad, the Honest Timeline
- Mulching Pots and Beds: What to Use in Summer Heat and Winter
- Natural Rooting Hormone Tested: Honey, Aloe, Cinnamon, IBA
- NFT Hydroponics on a Rooftop: Crops, Heat and Load-Shedding
- Nutrient Deficiency in Plants: Read the Yellow Leaf Pattern
- Plant Diseases: Damping Off, Leaf Spot and Wilt by Symptom
- Powdery Mildew on Plants: Spot It and Slow It Organically
- Protect Plants From Frost: Covers, Watering and Fog Fungus
- Raised Bed Garden in a Small Lawn: Size, Soil Fill and Bricks
- Reuse Old Potting Soil: Solarise It in June, Then Recharge It
- Rooftop Garden Waterproofing: Weight, Drains and Seepage Signs
- Scale Insects on Lemon, Jade and Ficus: Organic Removal Guide
- Self Watering Pots and Wicks: Keep Plants Alive While Away
- Shade Net for Plants: 35, 50 or 75 Percent for a Hot Summer?
- Soil Test at Home: Jar, Squeeze, Drainage and the Vinegar Fizz
- Succession Planting: Dhania, Palak and Mooli All Winter Long
- Summer Vegetables to Grow in Pakistan: What to Sow Feb to April
- Termites in Pots (Deemak): Signs, Stands and Organic Control
- Weed Control Without Sprays: The Stale Seedbed and Hoe Trick
- What to Plant in Monsoon: City by City Verdicts for Pots
- What to Plant in Pakistan by Month: Sow and Avoid by Climate Zone
- When to Prune Fruit Trees: Grapes, Guava, Lemon, Mulberry
- White Crust on Soil: Salty Boring Water, Kallar and the Fix
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