Growing Vegetables on the Sixth Floor
Friday, May 22, 2020 0:01
By Christine Odeph |
Seema Sarkar-Manji’s simple garden on an apartment on sixth floor in Nairobi.
Seema says everyone should experience the joy of growing plants, whether one has a big garden or a window-sill.
With time, Seema says she has certainly become more proactive and get plants and soil from different roadside vendors around the city.
Seema started her balcony garden with coriander (dhania), followed by rocket leaf seedlings.
Responding to what the biggest challenge when undertaking such a project is, Seema says with a laugh, “growing plants in a sixth-floor apartment set up.”