India: Actor R Madhavan Shows Video Of ‘New Fruit’ On His Mumbai Terrace

R Madhavan apart from being an actor is also an urban farmer and grows his own vegetables in the city.

Written By Greeshma Nayak
Republic World
Mar 14, 2021

Excerpt:

In a video uploaded by India News, actors Dia Mirza and R Madhavan can be seen conversing about the latter’s love for farming. Dia says that she is envious of Maddy’s habit of growing his own vegetables and has been wanting to do the same but hasn’t gotten around to it. She further stated that it was the lockdown that made her realize that it is very essential to start urban farming and start harvesting her own food. When asked about how he started farming, Madhavan started by praising his co-star about her being an environmental activist and also said that he has immense respect for her because of what she does.

Coming back to farming, the Tanu Weds Manu actor stated that a friend of his instilled the farming bug in him. He explained that he enjoys playing golf and anyway spends a lot of time amidst nature and the idea of hydroponic farming told to him by his friend really got him thinking. He revealed that hydroponic farming is a system of growing crops without soil, often called soilless farming. He started growing the vegetables at his terrace in Mumbai and revealed that at the end of five months, he had vegetables like capsicum, onion, garlic, different types of tomatoes, melons, etc.

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