News from the kingdom of Flora

                                News from the kingdom of Flora

•  The darker the shell of the pumpkin, the longer the pumpkin lasts.
•   Oranges and strawberries do not ripen after being picked. Avocados and bananas do.
•   To speed up ripening of a pineapple, stand it upside down ( on the leafy end). 

•    The fragrance of flowers is due to the essence of oil which they produce.
•     One cup of raw kale contains more vitamin C than one orange 

•       The darker green a vegetable is, the more vitamin C it contains.
•       Blackberries are a natural source of vitamin K, which helps with muscle relaxation. 

•     Bananas are actually herbs. Bananas die after fruiting, like all herbs do. In India, once the bunch of fully grown raw bananas or fruits are plucked, the tree is cutdown and the inner white stem is taken out after peeling off the green layers of the tree ,and is used as a vegetable for cooking various nutrious dishes.
•  Some seeds stay alive for only a few days and after that they won’t sprout at all. Some other seeds need a rest period before they can sprout.         

•  The best fertilizer for the growth of the plants is the reflection of the gardener. That is to say that the gardener should go to look at them daily and attend to their needs with love and care. This is good both for the gardener and the plants. One can notice the joy of physical and mental growth reflected in both the thing grown and the grower. This is a gift and beauty of Nature.