Winners of Take care-Take Charge Campaign!

 

The winners of Take Care-Take Charge campaign of green initiatives who have won for their innovative ideas. Hope they are implemented soon!

Green Award!

Environment Care -Go Green Campaigners!

The Times of India, a national daily has been publishing daily articles on Go Green Campaigns in Schools,colleges and social organisations who are making a large impact to protect the environment in Bengaluru.One such organisation is 'Take Care-Take Charge'.

BAN PLASTICS-Campaign in Bengaluru,India

Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP) has been running a campaign to ban plastic bag menace requesting residents of Bengaluru to co-operate.One such campaign is published by CityPlus a weekly newspaper of HSR layout,Bengaluru.

Go Green Campaigns of Bengaluru,India & USA!

All the retail outlets in Bengaluru have banned plastic bags and some of them are charging heavily for plastic bags to curb using them by the citizens. The Go-Green organisations have been distributing recycled paper bags which are bio-degradable and less harmful to our planet.

Go-Green USA Postage Stamps:

The U.S. Postal Service now offers 'Go Green' postage stamps so you can deliver an environmental message with each card or letter you send. A sheet of postage stamps contains 16 different images, each one a clever reminder to reduce our carbon footprint.

'Bee Man'-Contest in China!

Twenty-year-old beekeeper Lu Kong jiang waves as bees cover his body during a contest against 42-year-old Wang Dalin, also a beekeeper, in Longhui County of Shaoyang City, China, on Sunday.
Wang finally won with 26 kilogram of bees covering his body in an hour.



Bird of Paradise!

From Bud to Flowering : Courtesy: Hundekar Home Garden,Bengaluru.

I am so happy to take this pics of first bloom of Bird of Paradise flowers in our home garden.I had planted 18 months back and it has borne the flowers for the first time.The experienced farmers who grow this exotic flower say that it usually takes 1-11/2 year to see the flowering.It has exactly taken that much time since i planted. The flowers are a visual treat if you have a garden in your home.

Facts About Birds of Paradise :

• Birds of Paradise are the mid-sized staples of tropical bouquets.
• Birds of Paradise need to be bound together, or supported in some way in larger vases and may bruise smaller flowers.
• Birds of Paradise are often thought of as the symbol of tropical flowers.
• Birds of Paradise are a medium-sized exotic blooms that instantly evoke palm trees, but do not last longer than a week.
• The name Birds of Paradise comes from the spectacular flower shape, which resembles a birds beak and head plumage.
• Because of the banana shaped leaves and other plant characteristics Birds of Paradise was classified in the banana family Musaceae.

Some More Popular Species of Birds of Paradise

Strelitzia alba/syn. S. augusta - White Birds of Paradise

Strelitzia caudata/Swaziland Strelitzia - African desert banana

Strelitzia nicolai - White, or Giant Birds of Paradise; Wild banana
Strelitzia reginae/S. parvifolia - Strelitzia, Birds of Paradise, or Crane lily.

Growing Birds of Paradise :

The soil around Birds of Paradise plant needs to be kept moist all spring and summer but should be allowed to dry out slightly between watering in the fall and winter.

• Try to avoid temperatures below 50 degrees. Birds of Paradise need indoor temperatures.
• Feed your Birds of Paradise every other week during spring and summer with a liquid such as Schultz's Instant Plant Food or a water-soluble fertilizer such as Bachman's Excel-Gro, and a quality peat-based potting soil.
• Cut back to once a month in fall and winter.
• A quality peat-based potting soil such as Bachman's Exceloam is perfect for the Birds of Paradise plant.
• When Birds of Paradise plants are young and actively growing, repot them every spring so that they have plenty of room.
• As the Birds of Paradise mature (and have bloomed for a year or two), they can be carefully divided. Remember that this will keep the plant from blooming again for several years! Birds of Paradise are also propagated from seed.

Birds of Paradise Plant Care

• The Bird of Paradise does require a good amount of sunlight.
• Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system for the Birds of Paradise.
• Watering can be reduced after establishment.
• Feed Birds of Paradise plants with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
• Floral preservative for Birds of Paradise is recommended and is available commercially.

Go-Green Ambassador!

Dear Keerthi Hundekar,

Congratulations. You are our new Go Green Ambassador!

Help us make this earth a greener place.

Sharad Agarwal
Green Enthusiast

Organisations on the Go-Green Campaign!

For the benefit of farmers and consumers please find the link of the websites ,which are leading the world in Go-Green campaign.

1. www.go-green.ae

2. www.gogreenindia.in

3.www.gogreeninitiative.org

4.http://www.gogreennursery.com/

5.http://indiagoinggreen.com

6.http://www.thegreenlivingexpert.com/