This Summer, Tomatoes Can Help You Absorb Those Few Extra Antioxidants…………

The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising. Summer is the best time to enjoy fresh and juicy tomatoes.Tomato is not only an ideal vegetable to have in diet but also is an excellent plant to grow in your garden.

Health benefits: Tomatoes are a treasure of riches when it comes to health benefits. Tomatoes of all colors deliver large amounts of vitamins A and C. A medium tomato, for example, is low in carbohydrates and has only has 35 calories but gives you 40% of the vitamin C and 20% of the vitamin A you need for the day. If you are planning to slim down, this veggie is a must on your list. Tomatoes have other benefits, too. Consuming a diet rich in tomatoes has been shown to decrease the risk of cancer. This is because tomatoes and processed tomato products have high levels of a nutrient called lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Lycopene may prevent as well as treat several types of cancer.

Research suggests it also may help prevent the LDL "bad" cholesterol in the bloodstream from being converted to oxidize LDL that can form plaques in arteries and increase the risk of heart attacks.

It is easy to grow,refreshing to harvest and adds accent to your garden with bright red fruits with our simple to use iGrow kit. All you need to do is follow these 5 simple steps and 1sft of area in a sunny spot to harvest your fresh tomatoes.

Easy steps to grow tomatoes:

Soak the tomato seeds overnight and sow it in the moist seed trays. Always make sure there is enough moisture for seeds to absorb and grow.

After 25-30 days from seed sowing, tomatoes saplings are ready to be transplanted in your garden. Carefully pop out the sapling from the tray and transplant in the planter box.

Nutrient management: Spray the plants with Purna grow+ on a fortnightly basis and alternate with bloom+, once you start observing the flowers. An alternate, fortnightly application of compost will prove beneficial to plants growth.

Prune the older leaves regularly not only avoids pest but also reaps you a good harvest.

Aphids, Miley bugs, Blight, blossom end rot are few of the common pests & diseases observed with tomato plants. A pro-active spray of Garlic extract or herbal extract on a weekly basis can avoid most of the pests.

THE GREEN FIESTA

With Christmas and New Year just over, one can sense the festivity in the air. The gift shops
are full and it’s quite obvious why. Festivals are the only time when everybody wants to go out there
and get their loved ones something special and memorable. You don’t want to be giving them a
present they would expect neither something they wouldn’t like. A tough task indeed!
After a while you just run out of ideas, people however have moved away from the traditional idea of
giving presents and have embraced the concept of ‘gifting’. You haven’t really got my point? Well,
have you ever thought of the idea of gifting a living, fresh garden? Seems absurd right, but no this is a new gifting culture that is spreading in the city.

“I wanted to give my nephew something he could have for life and something he could benefit from. I just did not know what that ‘something’ was until I came across Purna Organics, Mr Mallesh the CEO, he gave me the idea of gifting a garden. I totally loved it,” said Veena Karlekar. Veena works in the IT sector, her love for gardens took her to Purna, and when she realised how simple it was
to gift a garden, she was thrilled at the idea.
Purna Organics is the only established company that is a pioneer in the concept of garden gifting in India. “One has to see the sparkle of surprise in the eyes of the receiver when a live garden with saplings, plants and vegetable ready to harvest is gifted”, says Mallesh, CEO of Purna Organics. All the customer has to do is provide the size of the garden they wish to have and also specify what variety of vegetables they prefer. And it would be delivered to them, he added.

You could have a garden that is just two square feet in size, with one variety of vegetable growing, like Lettuce, Cherry, Tomato, Cilantro or any other vegetable of one’s personal predilection. You can also have a complete garden of 12 to 24 square feet. This, Mallesh specifies is a modular garden. He expressed that not everyone would have a large space to grow a garden, but now with modular gardens that wasn’t a problem at all. And nearly everybody would have two square feet or more of an area to give for a garden.

“We provide ready to harvest gardens, and we also take up the responsibility of setting
it up. It is transported with care in firm bottomed boxes, so there is nothing one has
to worry about. In case you want a tomato plant then when we deliver it to you, you
will have a six to eight inches plant,” he added.
 It is not just vegetables but any kind of plants that you like could be given. It ranges
from day-to-day vegetables, exotic vegetables, edible herbs, an Italian herb garden and if
desired flowers and ornamental plants too, or a combination of any of these. It isn’t just a garden; it is
‘your’ garden in every sense. Mallesh pointed that garden gifting was merely an integration of the culture of growing into the art of gifting. This is a new concept that has been well accepted and appreciated. Anybody would love a touch of green in their houses.
This festive season engage with nature and gift your dear ones a garden. You could be assured it is not something they would expect. A surprise they would never forget, and a day you would never forget either. Add a little ‘life’ into somebody’s life. This Christmas, go green and take on the New Year to
embrace a healthier lifestyle
- Sarah Thomas

Some gifts come unwrapped.

Gifting has been done from time immemorial. It brings a smile and glow to the person receiving the
gift and happiness to the person giving it. Christmas, New Year or a birthday, are great occasions to
buy a present. But gifting can be done the whole year round for any special occasion.

People invest their time and money to make gifts look more
glamorous and appealing to the eye. Today there are so many
people giving gifting ideas that it has grown into a thriving
industry. Many ideas come to mind while choosing a present for
that someone special. Well with that been said, it will come as a
shocker to know that you can ‘Gift a Garden’.

Garden! Yes a Garden. As Mr. Mallesh Tigali, the CEO of Purna
Organics put it “Gifting a garden is a novel and unique concept. It
is very economical, fun loving and a glamorous way to make a person feel special and happy.” Purna
Organics specializes in setting up Organic Terrace Gardening and also promotes “Gift a Garden”.
These gardens come in modular boxes of 2 feet with plants of your
choice. It could be flowers, ornamental plants, herbs or vegetables.
Around 18 carrots or radishes could be grown in these gardens and
that’s not all, they are ready to be harvested within a week or so, he
added.

In a city where space is everybody’s concern and garden considered a
luxury owning a garden at home is a dream. Purna Organics has made
this dream come true. For a meagre sum of Rs. 1000, a personal garden
with your choice of plants could be gifted to a loved one. A wonderful way to be remembered every
time that special person tends the garden or even just looks at it. This makes gardening, a fun-loving
activity, especially children can watch their garden grow and reap the benefits while keeping in touch
with nature. The balcony will get a make-over and will look fresh and green. If aesthetically placed it
will give the living room a new look. This is a gift that brings with it fresh air, beauty and joy.

Patricia, an Instrumentation engineer was excited that she had given
her mother a garden of different varieties of vegetables. “You should
have seen the look on my mother’s face when I gave her the gift. It
was worth all the money I had spent. Moreover, this gift is hassle free,
just order and it will be delivered at your door-step, with plants that are
growing happily”, she said.


Having a garden at home with the choicest of options to grow simple
vegetables is a pleasure. The advantages are many – No fertilizer will
be used, you can grow seasonal vegetables and cook them fresh as soon as they are harvested. Food
made from the garden tended by you or a loved one is very special, healthy and intriguing.

Purna Organics has catered to people from all walks of life
across the country. They are pioneers in making custom organic
vegetable gardens depending on the need and budget of the
customer. If a customer wants a herbal or any other garden of his
choice he has to place the order 30 days in advance. Purna
Organics take care of the whole process so that the garden can be
gifted on the D-day.

“I ordered a 6 sq ft garden of different herbs to present it to my
friend on the occasion of her house warming ceremony but when the garden was delivered to me it looked so green and beautiful that I felt like keeping it for myself,”
quipped Neha Damodharan, an IT professional. She went on to say, she fell so much in love with the
garden she gifted herself one with different vegetables and herbs which she has placed in her balcony.

Deepak .K a student who loves to do his own cooking said,
“When my girlfriend gifted me a garden of roses and tomatoes I
was so thrilled. I was wondering from where did she get the idea
and it is such a beautiful gift, close to my heart, I have placed the
rose garden by my bedroom window.”


Gifting is a pleasure when it is unique. What use for a thing that
has to be placed in a showcase or a table. With all the greenery
disappearing in and around Bangalore this is a wonderful gift to
others and yourself bring the garden into closed doors and enjoy
nature in your own private space.

Merlyn D’costa

For details on gifting a garden contact
Purna Organics
Phone No: 9738633570
Web address: www.purnaorganics.com