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From seeds to plants - The story of my Balcony Garden. I came back home and found some of my plants were dying. A few were savable but I had to uproot three of the plants - periwinkle, butterfly pea, and pumpkin. It was hard to accept but this is what it is. Fortunately, I kept some of the seeds from last year. So I decided to plant them again with the hope of seeing the beautiful fresh plants in a few days.

And I'm not disappointed! Unfortunately, the soil of the pots dried out and looks like they need nutrition too. I added some banana সেল and eggshell before planting the seeds. That was not enough so later I added some coconut pit as well. As I have mentioned there were three types of seeds I had - periwinkle and butterfly pea flower, and pumpkin seeds. I kept them in a box for almost a year, was not sure if they are good till now. But seeing the spouting gave me hope. I planned 6/7 seeds of butterfly pea and pumpkin flower in a hope that it will grow at least one. And guess what? I got to see only one seed per pot till now. hahaha...Maybe that's why they say, dream big!

*Butterfly flower seeds.* Anyway, here's my pumpkin plant. It's just two days old but will not take long to grow.

*And here's the tiny periwinkle plant. There were almost 20 seeds but only two plants came out. While adding a coconut pit to the pot I accidentally ruined one. And now I only have one. Let's see if it survives or not.*

*The butterfly pea flower is growing the best till now. It's looking great, isn't it?* I'm thinking about germinating some more seeds as I got only one plant per pot. Also, my mom gave me long beans, coriander, and cucumber seeds. I hope I will prepare some more soil and plant them in a few days. This small achievement makes me so happy. It's not about the final product but the process, seeing them grow and occasionally giving some flowers and vegetables is all I ask for.

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