Blog | Mandys Farm

Our Plant Nursery Turns ONE!

And what a journey it's been! There's a time in the life of every plant collector when the collection becomes so overwhelming (and...

Dial D for Dieffenbachias

And for robust, easy-care, lush indoor plants! Here's a plant you could not have missed if you walked past any government office in...

A Blueprint for Balcony Kitchen Gardens

Quick n Easy Veggies for First Time Growers in Mumbai Let's start with the good news - even if most homes in Mumbai are small, what is...

Philodendron Frenzy

And Why All Attempts at a Cure are Futile There are few plant species that are as varied in appearance (and certainly none more adored)...

Pretty As You Please Pileas

A Shout Out to the Princesses of the Plantworld! Relatively unknown and hard to find, Pileas are small leafed foliage plants commonly...

Snaking It In Style

How I came to love the unusually beautiful Sansevierias! Our first attraction with plants is to foliage. All of us have an almost...

Medicinal Plant Must-Haves

Easy To Grow Immunity Boosters for Difficult Times In India, where plant based medicine is common, and most can claim to have used home...

The Many Shades of Money

Why There's More to Love Than Golden Pothos Quite probably, the first plant you ever learnt to grow and love, is the Epipremnum Aureum...

Who's That Foreigner On My Windowsill?!

Phirang Herbs in Mumbai We all know the trusty go-to's of every desi kitchen - lemongrass, curry leaf and chillies. Eminently suitable to...

All About Aglo's

In appreciation of the actual awesomeness of Aglaonemas! Plant trends can be notoriously fickle. Today, Calatheas and Hoyas are all the...

Growing Strawberries in Mumbai

And other unnatural diversions by indomitable city growers! If you're a grower, especially one who's growing under open skies, you've...

Plants, Like Humans, Need to Vent

For the love of God, and all things good, PLEASE hole your containers! There are few things as contradictory as a self-professed plant...

Going Loco over Coco(peat)

Common myths and uncommon truths about the industry's favorite fella! Much has been said and shouted from rooftops about the benefits of...