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Farmlog: Week 8, 9, 10 updates: Some more new members on farm and a heart break

  



       Week 8 again harvest was a good amount of Methi, Spinach, coriander, red and green amranthus. This time as the methi was over grown, we also had lot of methi seed pods and I decided to put them to good use.

So tried this subji( side dish) using methi seed pods and it turned out to be very good and not at all bitter!
Lots of Methi
Methi seeds pods 
Methi Seed pods dry subji
Green and Red Amaranths, Coriander and Spinach 



You can find the recipe soon on kitchenkatta. 

I also made a big batch of kasuri methi( dry methi leaves) which can be used in many ways to make paratha, daal or used in tadaka. 
Kasuri Methi



So now you know when you have lots of methi and seed pods, you can actually make much more!!




That was almost last harvest of this methi batch.

Next Saturday we managed to visit the farm, but this visit was a bit special with a hop on to Farmizen's another farm, Blue Jamoon. As it was a Jeevamrut give away at Blue Jammon farm by Farmizen, we decided to collect this nectar for our balcony plants. This is another nice farm by Farmizen and the marigolds were in full bloom here..so we also collected some flowers!
Marigold flowers at Blue Jamoon Farm
Jeevamrut



On reaching Kalpavruksha farm was greeted by a new farm family member!! This cute calf was little shy of us though, as he's not used to seeing many human around yet!
New member at farmily



We harvested a lot of coriander and spinach and some baby radish. Could spot some ridge gourd and plucked 2 tiny purple brinjal. While leaving the farm we spotted these other 2 little friends! I am happy our farmily (farm family) is growing fast :) 
Corinader
Some baby Raddish
A young ridge gourd
This beautiful purple brinjal

Some more farmily members
Some spinach and coriander ready to go to friend's house 



While the week was progressing we got an update on app that the spinach crop is destroyed by pest attack. Though this was quite surprise and it was a heart break we decided to get over it asap and decided to grow new crop in these beds. Hopefully by next week I will have updates of the new crop to share. 

However we were delighted by week 10 harvest as our vegetables other than greens started showing up!! A lovely fresh ridge gourd, few cucumbers, radish and some marigolds!! My week is all set with fresh veggies!!

Week 10 harvest
Spinach has developed these black spots after pest attack :(
Young ridge gourd from last week came home with some cucumber



Till next time ..happy farming! Happy reading!!

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