Assalam o alaikum.

Agriculture is a very important part of our life. It gives us food fruits vegetables and so much more. I have many sweet memories related to farming especially during my visits to the village. In the villages the life is slow and peaceful and the fields are fulls of greenery. One of my favorites memories is from a times when we were involved in planting and taking cares of crops.

During the summer holidays i stayed at home and we decided to used the free times to grows something in our gardens. We had some empty space near the back wall of the house. It was not a big area but enough for a small home garden. We cleaned the space and prepared the soil. It was a lot of worked but it was also fun. After preparing the soil we decided to grows okra and mint because they grow fast and are easy to takes care of.

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We planted the seeds in rows and watered them dailys. Every morning i used to checked the soil to sees if it was dry or not. If it was dry i gave water to the plants. After a few days i saw small green leaves coming out from the soil. It made me so happy. I felt proud that our hard work was giving results. Day by day the plants started growing taller and greener. The okra plants had beautiful yellow flowers and soon small green okras appeared. The mint spread fast and made the whole area smell fresh.

One of the bestt parts of this experienced was cooking food with the vegetables we had grown ourselves. We picked fresh okra from the gardens washed it carefully and cooked a tasty dishes. The tastes was different more fresh and healthy. It felt amazing to eat something that came from our own hands. We also used mint in chutney and drinks. The smells of fresh mint was so refreshing.

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During this times i learned many things. I understood how much effort is needed to grow food. It’s not easy but it is full of love and care. You must be regular with watering protect the plants from bugs and keep checking their growth. Sometimes the weather also makes things hard. A few days were too hot and the plants looked weak so we had to give extra water and shade.

This small gardening activity gave me a big lesson. It taught me patience responsibility and respect for farmers. I realized how important agricultures is and how much hard works goes behind the food we eat daily. I also learned that growing your own foods even in a small areas brings happiness and peace. I still remembered those summer days spent with soil on my hands and water bucket in my grip. Watching the plants grows gave me a different kinds of joy. That simple garden became a part of my daily life. I enjoyed every moments of that experienced and i hopes to do it again in the future.

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Thank you for reading my story. I hope it reminded you of your own connection with nature and agricultures.

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