Author: Johnson Francis

In my earlier post on Money Plant I had mentioned that some grow it in aquarium to absorb the nitrates produced by bacterial action on fish waste. Now

Crape Jasmine got its name probably because of the similarity of flowers to that of Jasmine, especially when viewed from a distance. Yet Crape Jasmine flowers are devoid

Eryngium foetidum or Culantro is known by various names as African coriander, Mexican coriander and saw tooth coriander. It is different from Cilantro, the usual coriander with scientific

This plant is popularly known as Money Plant in this region. There are a lot more names for this plant like golden pothos, Ceylon creeper, hunter’s robe, ivy

Growing vegetables at home has always been my pet hobby over the decades. I used to grow a lot of them at my parents’ home where we had

Nice tomato plant with excellent growth was rescued from a waste dump some time back. Fortunately it has not been affected by pests yet. Initially I had sprayed

Chinese Potato is a delicacy in this region, available only in this season, from December to January usually. Chinese Potato is grown in central Kerala, India, mainly in

My courtyard is tiny, being a city home and I do not have space to spread pumpkin plants. These plants have come up spontaneously in the vegetable waste

Adenium, also known as desert rose is a flowering plant with different varieties having different types of flowers. This plant was brought from a local nursery as a

Interesting designs are seen on different types of vegetable plants here, most often on brinjal or eggplants, also known as Aubergine and tomato plants. When I see these