Gardening Tips, Profitable Nursery Business Ideas & Home Garden Makeover Guide

We had the immense pleasure of inviting Aditya Gilke to The Diffr Show, and what followed was a conversation every nature lover, entrepreneur, and content creator should hear. In a world racing after AI tools and crypto trends, Aditya chose soil over servers, sunlight over spreadsheets, and turned a simple ₹20,000 investment into a gardening business making ₹45 lakhs a year.

At just 24, this young entrepreneur built Amazon Park Nursery, a thriving plant nursery and content-first business inspiring thousands of Indians to set up terrace gardens, balcony farms, and vertical plant walls in their homes. This episode wasn’t just about plants, it was about vision, sustainability, and the power of doing what you love.

A Business Born From Soil, Sunlight, and Social Media

Back in 2018, while most of his friends were chasing internships, Aditya was experimenting with seeds, fertilizers, and potting mixes. Realizing that people didn’t just need plants  they needed education about growing them, he built his brand around free value-driven content. His reels, YouTube videos, and gardening guides quickly gained traction, with people searching for solutions like how to grow vegetables at home, which fertilizers to use for flowering plants, and the best indoor plants for apartments.

Soon, followers turned into buyers. And what started as a terrace experiment transformed into one of the most talked-about gardening brands online.

Common Gardening Mistakes To Avoid

During our conversation, Aditya shared the most common mistakes people make when they start gardening, mistakes that often lead to plant failures and frustration. Here’s what you should avoid:

• Placing full-sunlight plants in the shade, or vice versa.
• Using the same potting mix for all types of plants (each plant category needs a specific mix).
• Overcrowding too many seeds in one big pot, instead of using seedling trays or small cups first.
• Watering succulents like regular plants when they actually need very little water and should only be misted occasionally.
• Ignoring plant nutrition, plants need a balanced diet too, with essential nutrients like Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK 19-19-19).
• Skipping pest control, organic solutions like neem oil spray work wonders to protect your plants.

It’s this kind of practical, actionable knowledge that makes Aditya’s story resonate with urban India.