After a severe bout of food
poisoning due to contamination of one or more of the leaves (coriander, mint,
fenugreek, spinach, curry leaves), my friend decided to put her adequately
spaced terrace and grilled windows to good use.
Where earlier these were used to
store all the things that had outlived its use and others that had been bought
but still needed to make itself useful, now there were pots of different sizes
and shapes housing the leafy greens – curry leaves, coriander, mint, fenugreek,
spinach & basil and other roots like ginger and garlic.
My observation was that it transforms the
rooms especially the kitchen and the aroma... it is so fresh and welcoming.
And of course, the health
benefits have extended to all of us.
I must tell you that tea with
that dash of mint (pudhina), coupled with tasty snacks like coriander pathras
(rolls) and fenugreek (methi) parathas at her place had me gushing ummmmms and ahhhhs!!
Isn’t that motivation enough to
grow my own greens?
Note to Self:
Motivation to convert to green spaces is one thing, contracting malaria and
dengue due to mosquitoes breeding in water collected at the bottom of pots is
quite another thing that must be avoided. Cleaning the spaces below the pots to
be undertaken every week. Copy that!
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