It was not expected at Ason Bazaar. A street vendor was selling Pani Amala (Himalayan Ground Goosebery).

As my kids were already fan of this underground juicy tuber of a kind of fern native mostly on the himalayan foothills, I was determined to grow this fern in my garden.

I decided to buy the brown tubers from the vendor. Those arrived home, straightforwardly sowed in the poly bags.

Pani Amala - Tuber of Tubrous Sword Fern
Hill hikers in Nepal are seen eating such fern tubers saying it provides quick energy and hydration.

It took quite some time for the tubers to grow fern leaves from them. In fact, many of them decayed and only few of them were successful. Then, I transfered those into another garden pot.

Pani Amala - Sprouting Sword Fern
Have I crossed the threshold by trying anything - even a wild fern?

Anyways, thank you for reading yet another garden blog post.