Getting monsoon ready with a garden workshop at Dasya, Porvorim

GREEN MATTERS

With the monsoons in full swing, Dasya, The Good Place, in Porvorim, hosted a ‘Workshop on Monsoon Planting and Care’ recently.

PRO TIPS

The resource person for the workshop was Liza Pinheiro, who runs Fruits of Hard Work, in Vasco, and is also the winner of this year's Goa Star Woman Awards (Agriculture/Farming Category).

FIRST STOP

The session began with some theory and a demo, followed by a tour of the Dasya garden.

IN THE BEGINNING

Participants were first taught how to correctly prepare the soil bed before sowing seasonal vegetable seeds and transplanting seedlings.

MORE THE MERRIER

The proper method that needs to be followed, so as to propagate plants using cuttings during the monsoons, was also explained to the participants.

MAKING THE CUT

Pruning and trimming overgrown branches was another important topic that Liza discussed.

BEARING FRUIT

Liza also explained the right way to manure fruit trees.

MONSOON WOES

During the rainy season, plants are susceptible to pests and fungal diseases. Liza described how organic pesticides and fungicides can be used to treat these effectively.

TIME TO MOVE

She shared tips and techniques of another essential, and often overlooked, garden activity during the monsoons, which is repotting of potted plants.

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