With the end of winter many vegetables are not found in the market.

@sathviksouvik Yes, that's true. If it's too hot, a lot of them can't grow. I always plant tomatoes in my flowerbed but last year it was too hot for them until Fall and then the tomatoes had lots of fruit for me to eat.

@DaddyEvil thanks DE you are a marvellous farmer

thanks DE it is amazing. he growth of these vegetables have relationship with temperature changes

Aren't we all? Raw mangoes are in the market but still quite pricey. If you search online. you'll find a few online retailers selling mangoes. How original they are, I know not.

@Icydoll I too love mango pickles. One can make it at home but it's not that hot yet. It will need solid sunshine to ripen for a few days. Right now I'm using raw mangoes in salads drinks and food. We can make picked from ripe mangoes too. Which mango is your favorite? I like Alphonso best but there are some good ones too. I'm thinking of making Amchoor that's mango powder at home. have you ever tried, making powders? During the lockdown, I couldn't find dried ginger powder anywhere so decided to make my own..

@coolimrose i want ripe mangoes, that exactly comes in May with better quality. Raw mangoes we use it as pickle now

@sathviksouvik the price of onion here is extremely higher than normal

@rakski thanks Rakski that is interesting. In India onion prices soar up in summer. It goes to Rs 90 per kg.

thanks Rakski these days due to hybrid farming and organic farming potatoes and onions are found all around the year

thanks Arunimaji you are an excellent gardener. Your kitchen garden has all the vegetables like brinjal cauliflower. It is amazing in Bengaluru all vegetables are available all round the year. In Calcutta we are not getting ladies fingers. It was not available from November to January.

@sathviksouvik I think that since Bengaluru has a good moderate temperature throughout the year, veggies might grow here all the time. We get everything except seasonal fruits like Nagpur oranges, strawberries, mango, litchi etc throughout the year. But then the taste differs. I prefer to stick to the seasonal veggies as per the season in North India. My garden does produce good amount of veggies but still we need to buy a lot of vegetables from the market.

@arunima25 thanks Arunimaji in Calcutta now we are getting summer vegetables. They are also big in number like raw bananas, ladies finger, yam, bottle guord, bitter guord. My wife and mother cooks a beautiful shukto with brinjals, raw bananas, bitter guord and drum stick.

thanks nutty. Which is your favourite vegetable

@lazydaizee thanks nutty I like all those vegetables

@sathviksouvik I do not really have a favourite, but I do like broad beans , peas, carrots, onions, and salad vegetables.

I noticed many empty shops when I went shopping last week. I shopped in the Co-op but I have heard that it is the same everywhere.

@lazydaizee Yes, we went to Tesco and there was a lack of fruit and vegetables there. I did manage to get some from iceland. (The shop not the country!)

@sharonelton thanks Sharon and nutty it is amazing that the store of Tesco has all vegetables

thanks Sanjeevji yes now it is spring. so no more sweaters, mufllers, jackets, monkey caps. Again they will come in November