Cancer and Vegetables

I just came across this article about 6-thiodG(Click me to read about it) and how it is a potential weapon against cancer. Cancer is something that can happen due to mutations, passive smoking and therefore due to almost no fault of yours. Although there is no guarantee of preventing cancer even if you follow a healthy diet and not drink alcohol or smoke. But as the saying goes, Prevention is better than a Cure, hence you should do your best to protect yourself from this disease.

As you all know that my aim is to produce low cost organic vegetables, at home, on a terrace, using recyclable items and therefore make it available to almost all.

Before I go on, do take a look at the following pages, they tell you about how certain vegetables can help prevent cancer. The most common vegetables/fruits are - Tomatoes, Strawberries, Garlic, Beans, Cabbages, Cauliflower, Green leafy vegetable(Spinach, Radish leaves)

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Now, you know what you should eat, you should also know that you should eat the right thing. Pesticides are also harmful and certain pesticides are also know to cause cancer. So, even if you are eating the right vegetable, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are eating the right thing. Hence, better be careful and grow your own veggies, this way you know that whatever you are eating, it is true and absolutely unadulterated.

My blog has "How to Grow" instructions  on some vegetables, and I will be updating my blog with the rest.

How To Grow - Cancer Special

I really hope that you could prevent cancer and may you live a healthy life.

Holy Medicinal Plant - BASIL

 

Introduction 

 

Name : Basil

Indian name :Tulsi

Other names : Scientifically know as - Ocimum basilicum

Basil is a holy plant. It has a lot of medicinal value. One can easily grow in a pot & on the terrace. Rainy season is the right time to plant a Basil sapling. It is an annual plant. It can not survive in extreme cold weather.

Health Benefits 

1. It is a tonic to calm the nervous system. 
2. It helps in digestion & also ease stomach cramps.
3. It contains vitamin A, K & C. It also contains magnesium & calcium.
4. It is rich in antioxidant.
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6. Curative uses of Basil
   
   
   
   

   Basil of My Garden

   
   
   

    

   How To Grow

   Planting Time : It grows in summer season but it is planted in the end of winter season.
   Note 1 : You can grow Basil with the help of seeds. It is easy to grow a sapling out of the seeds. Here is a tip for you - 
   
   Tips : Collect seeds of Basil in winter from a full grown healthy Basil plant. Dry it and store it in a airtight container.  

1. Take an earthen pot.
2. Fill it with three parts of soil, one part of sand & one part of vermicompost.
3. Put the seeds in it.
4. Cover the seeds. Sprinkle little soil on it.
5. Sprinkle little water on it.
6. Put the pot under the sunlight.
7. Don't pour water on it until the sapling comes out.
8. For pictorial demonstration - Click here
9. Have a look It will make you happy.

• Note 2 : Grow your own plant. Don't purchase chemically preserved basil products.

• Note 3 : Uses of leaf -  As medicine

• Note 4 : Uses of seed - As medicine

• Note 5 : Anything in excess is bad so eat only 2 leaves of basil a day from your own home grown plant.

• Note 6 : Use vermicompost beacuse : - Basil is one of the twelve plants in which residue of pesticide is very high. Click here for details

• Note 7 : Side effects of basil -Active Ingredient - Eugenol is the primary oil in holy basil. It is sometimes called clove oil because it is also the active ingredient in cloves. Eugenol is known for its antiseptic and analgesic properties and is often used by dentists to make temporary fillings. 
  
  Eugenol Side Effects - Eugenol overdose can occur if too much is ingested. Symptoms of overdose include shallow breathing, blood in the urine or sputum, mouth and throat burns, nausea, racing heartbeat, seizures, dizziness and coma. You should contact a doctor or poison control center immediately if any of these symptoms occur. Click here for details

Growing an Organic Cucumber

Introduction 

 

Name : Cucumber

Indian name : Khira

Other names : Scientifically know as - Cucumis sativus .

Health Benefits

 

1.It has anti-cancer properties.

2.It has both antioxidant & anti - inflammatory properties.

3.It contains vitamin A B C D & E

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Cucumber of My Garden

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How To Grow

Planting Time : End of winter season (I planted it in March)

Note 1 : You have to grow cucumber with the help of seeds because the saplings of cucumber is quiet difficult to find. It is easy to grow a sapling out of the seeds. Here is a tip for you - 

• Soak the seeds for 24 hours in warm water.

Tips :  Here are the steps to plant the cucumber on the terrace in a pot/sack.

1. Prepare a bed for it; take a 10 kg empty wheat packet or a plastic sack.
2. Fill the sack / wheat packet with three parts of soil, one part of sand and one part of half/fully decayed kitchen waste.
   
   Note 2 : The sack that I have used here is of 5 kg and I have planted only 1 seed in it.
3. Mix them well.
4. Take out the soaked seeds and sow them in the soil, not too much inside the soil.
5. Sow the seed just half inch deep from the top.
6. You can sow three seeds in one container, not more than that.
7. Pour little water on it.
8. After that never pour water on it till the saplings comes out.
9. If the plastic polythene bag is thick then make many holes at the bottom for the drainage of excess water.
10. If you are taking a plastic sack then there is no need to make holes in it.

 Note 3 :

• It is very important  to water a cucumber plant regularly.
• Once the sapling comes out you can give some water daily.
• Make sure the water is not getting stored in the sack/plastic bag. It should be drained.
• Sapling will start coming within one week.

• It will start giving flowers after one and a half months. And then you can enjoy home-grown, organic cucumber which is a boon for all.