Hemkosh Greens

05/04/2025

The royal poinciana tree, also known as the flame tree, flamboyant tree, Peacock Flower tree, Krisnochura Tree or Gulmohar has bright reddish-orange flowers that can brighten up any landscape. Their long-flowing branches and feathery leaves create a canopy of great shade.

The Royal Poinciana is an elegant ornamental tropical tree, beloved all around the globe. They can grow at a fast pace; also can be used as bonsai specimens also.

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05/04/2025

Dhekia Saag ferns have an earthy, fresh, vegetal scent, often likened to the smell of a damp forest floor. The young stems and fronds have a slightly bitter, tangy, and grassy flavor when raw, but once cooked, the bitterness mellows into a subtly sweet, green, and vegetal taste reminiscent of broccoli, green beans, and spinach. It is recommended to consume cooked Dhekia Saag ferns, and the prepared greens will soften in texture, developing a mouthfeel similar to cooked asparagus.

Dhekia Saag ferns are low-growing, evergreen plants that produce slender shoots and elongated stems lined with small, unfurling fronds. Each stem is thicker and woodier at the base, appearing in dark green hues, and as the stem grows upright, it begins tapering slightly towards the top. The younger stems are also semi-smooth, fleshy, pliable, and somewhat chewy, with a crisp consistency. The fronds showcase many small leaves that are generally lanceolate in shape, tapering to a distinct point, and each leaf has serrated or toothed edges, growing close to one another, developing a feathery, soft, and slender appearance. The fronds are primarily green and twist in varying shapes, with some leaves unfurling while others are still coiled or flat.

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03/31/2025

Jamun, the highly nutritious, refreshing and succulent fruit flooding the summer markets has innumerable health benefits.

Also known as Java Plum/Indian Blackberry/Jambul/WaxApple plant (syzygium cumini).

Jamun, the tall tree with a heavy trunk is native to the Indian sub-continent but is also widely found in various Asian countries. The tree bears fruits which are oblong in shape – that are green when raw but turn pink or purple as they ripen.

This juicy fruit holds a great significance in holistic treatments like Ayurvedic, Unani and Chinese medicine as it attenuates Kapha and Pitta.

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01/02/2025

At "Hemkosh Greens", we have kicked off the New year’s gardening activities on the very first day of the year. We harvested the great-looking, yummy ‘Purple Ube” tubers (Kaath-Alu/Ratalu).
So pleased with the outcome; we could harvest over 20 lb from a 2ft x 3ft garden bed, supported by 3ft x 12ft trellis!

Looking forward to feast very soon on these nutritious delicacy!
Happy New Year to all from our garden family! Stay blessed! 🎉👍🙏 Happy Gardening!!

12/27/2024

Grow Turmeric at home!

According to archeological evidence, turmeric was first used as a spice in India around 4,000 years ago. It has been used in cooking and Eastern medicine continually since then.

It’s sometimes hard to find fresh turmeric at the store. But don't worry; growing it at home is surprisingly easy. You may grow even in an apartment balcony!

Turmeric is a tropical understory plant, so it likes high humidity and warm temperatures with regular rainfall. As an understory plant it is sensitive to too much direct sunlight (like in USDA zone 9 and above).

Let's grow turmeric together! Get some healthy, freshly harvetsed tubers from us. We grow these gems organically in Floirda.

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04/05/2024

Clitoria Ternatea, commonly known as Butterfly Pea Flower Vine, is a beautiful annual vine that gets unique pea like blue flowers with white centers and great green foliage. These beautiful plants grow best in full sun to part shade.

This wonderful delicate flower will look amazing in your wooded area and gardens. This plant can grow into an arbor and look an amazing focal point in any garden. Indeed a must-have to have in any garden.

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12/19/2023

Turmeric is a tropical plant with useful rhizomes. It is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and, like ginger, is considered a spice. Another feature it shares with ginger is a showy flower (although the showy part is actually a bract, not the true flower), which means an additional use for the plant is as an ornamental. The canna-like leaves make planting turmeric an attractive foliage option even when flowers are absent.
To prepare a turmeric rhizome for use as a spice, boil it first. Then let it dry out. Once dry, you grind it into a powder.
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11/28/2023

Checkout beautiful flowers of Royal Poinciana (delonix regia). Also known with various names such as Flamboyant, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar, Krisnochura.

These can be grown in ground in zones above 9B. For all other zones, they can be grown in big planters with regular pruning or as bonsai.
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09/29/2023

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Moringa are fast-growing, deciduous trees that are native to India and Bangladesh. Moringa trees are commonly also called the
drumstick tree, horseradish tree, or ben oil tree. Moringa trees grow best in tropical conditions and require six to eight hours of full
sunlight, slightly acidic to neutral soil, and temperatures between 77 and 95. Indigenous people have used them for their nutritious
and medicinal qualities and are also called the "miracle tree." All parts of the tree are edible, from seeds to foliage to roots, and are a source of nutrients and antioxidants, similar to spinach.

09/16/2023

Malabar spinach is a tropical leafy green that was named after a coastal region in southwestern India. It is botanically not a true spinach yet it resembles it. The dark green, glossy, oval or heart-shaped leaves, and shoots can be eaten raw in salads or cooked. The taste of Malabar spinach is mild, similar to spinach, with peppery notes and a hint of citrus. Once cooked though, the texture is different from spinach. The thick, semi-succulent leaves become gluey, not unlike okra.
Malabar spinach grows vertically and needs a trellis to support its fast growth. In hot climates with frost-free winters, you can grow it as a perennial, otherwise it’s an annual vegetable just like spinach. It is not only an edible plant, but also an attractive addition to a garden bed, especially the red-leaf variety.

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09/14/2023

Kusha grass (desmostachya bipinnata) is a perennial grass that is used extensively in Hindu rituals. It’s used to purify objects and is also used as a mat during puja rituals. It is available throughout India and is commonly found in low-lying marshes. Kusha grass is not harmful to humans and can be used as a natural herb for the health benefits that it provides. The Kusha grass is very hard and has deep roots. It’s also regarded as a potent symbol of regeneration.
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09/14/2023

Brahmi or Water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri) is a creeping,mat-forming perennial plant that is native to warm wetland environments over much of the world. Small succulent leaves cover stems that can extend up to 4 feet, and small bell-shaped white flowers are present from spring through fall—or even year-round, in warmer climates. It is a very adaptable plant that can grow in moist soil as well as completely submerged in water up to 12 inches deep. Tolerant of even the most brackish waters, this plant has the potential for escaping and invading native wetlands, so it should be used carefully. Water hyssop is a fast-growing species that can be planted at almost any time.
This is a versatile plant, often used as a filler in hanging baskets, in and around ponds and water gardens, and in aquariums. Water
hyssop also is an herb listed in Ayurvedic practice.
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