gardening tips

Curry leaves play a vital role in many dishes and improve the overall taste of the dish. It has many health benefits. The smell of curry leaves is very, pleasant and strong. Almost every house has a curry plant on its terrace. But many of us don’t know about how you can make your Curry plant more bushy by applying some simple tips and tricks on curry plant care. Tip 1: Proper Leaf Plucking Technique – * Firstly, do not pluck curry leaves from small plants. Otherwise, overall growth will be affected by this. Let it grow sometime then you can take a few leaves from the plant. * You should pluck the bottom-most leaves of the curry plant and pluck one whole stem instead of plucking a few leaves only. Because most leaves are the oldest leaves of the plant and when you take them out new growth will be encouraged in the plant. By doing this you can see drastic differences in your plant growth. Tip 2: Feed buttermilk – Curry plant needs nitrogen-rich and an acidic pH. Buttermilk or sour curd is excellent for that. Dilute it with water and give it to every 2 weeks. Your plants will love it. This will help in the growth of the plant make your plant more bushy and produce more and more new bunches of curry leaves in your plant. Tip 3: Organic Compost Feeding- Feed your Curry plant organic compost frequently. But don’t feed it chemical fertilizers or speed boosters. This will decrease the fertility of the soil and will also affect your health when you consume it. You can make your organic free-of-cost compost at home. Tip 4: Hard pruning technique – If your plant is older and the stem only goes taller not producing many leaves then you can hard prune your curry plant. It will encourage your plant to produce more leaves. Don’t forget to give organic compost after pruning. After the hard pruning, you can also plant your pruned stem and make one more curry plant in your garden. Tip 5: Sunlight Exposure – Curry plants love sunlight. So you should take care of keeping your plant in the area where proper sunlight is present. Bonus Tips – You can add different homemade liquid fertilizers for your plants. Moong Water – Soak moong in water overnight strain the water in the morning and give it to the plants directly. This will give your plants many nutrients and your plants will thank you for this. Onion, Garlic, and Banana water – Soak onion peels, garlic peels, and banana peels in water and give that water directly to your plants. You can also put rotten or discarded onion, garlic, or banana. Put the leftover peels in the compost bin and that also becomes compost and makes your garden soil rich. Discarded wash water – The water in which we wash pulses, rice, fruits, vegetables, and many more. This water is also very beneficial for our plants’ health so you can include this water for watering your plants. By doing this you can save lots and lots of water and your trash will also become gold for your plants.