Home gardening ideas 3 - learn the techniques

Learn the techniques - Home Garden 

This is an area where you can learn the techniques needed to grow non-toxic vegetables at home. Here are the things and techniques shared by my experienced gardeners in the Home. Following the recent awareness of home gardening, the Tamil Nadu Horticulture Department is implementing a 'Do It Yourself' Urban Vegetable Development Project to grow vegetables on the terrace. The program provides bags, seeds, small tools, and inputs for home gardening at subsidized rates, as well as the necessary technical advice. “Vegetables should be included in our diet without fail. Adults must add 85 grams of fruits and 300 grams of vegetables. That's what a balanced diet is, say dietitians. But most of the time, we take only 130 grams a day, according to statistics. Many are unable to add vegetables to their daily diet as the cost of production increases and the price of vegetables rises due to the rising cost of inputs including pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

However, the Government of Tamil Nadu is implementing an urban vegetable development scheme so that we can produce the vegetables we need at home without worrying about the price. The subsidized scheme is currently being implemented in Chennai and Coimbatore. Beneficiaries selected for the scheme will receive 2 kg of coir pith, 11-inch by 11-inch polythene bags, 5 g each of eggplant, tomato, chili seeds, betel nut, coriander, plant beans, radish seeds, 20 g each, and greens, coriander seeds. We give 200 grams each.

Inputs for Five tools in the home garden 

In addition, we provide a tray with 50 pits, a 5-liter flowerpot, hand sprayer, soil tiller, and tiller for convenient seedling production. For crop growth, one kg of fertilizer, 100 ml of neem insecticide pocket, Azospirillum, 200 gm each, Pseudomonas 50 gm, and Trichoderma viride 50 gm are given at 100 ml. Beneficiaries have to pay Rs. 1,375 to get a 50% subsidy for these (this is the amount declared in 2013-14). In addition, we provide a guide to the technical details of home gardening. “Residents within the corporation limits who have vacant space on the terrace or around the house can benefit from this scheme. Those who want to the internet in the scheme should apply at the horticulture office by giving proof of location like a copy of the family card, proof of address, etc. Even those who live in rented houses can get a subsidy by setting up a terrace through this scheme. We select users based on a first-come, first-served basis.

We have provided to 2,350 persons in the year 2013-14. Registration is ongoing. Those interested can apply. Home gardening reduces the temperature of the house by 6 to 8 degrees Celsius. Pollution is controlled. When setting up a terrace garden, the attack of pests and diseases on the plants is greatly reduced. Oxygen is overproduced. And we get refreshed. ”

Seedling production in pit mode

The pit helps to produce more seedlings in less space. It has 50 holes, each 2 to 3 inches in size. It has holes for more water to escape. Fill these pits with coconut waste and plant a seed in them. Then, the mixture containing the microorganisms should be mixed with the coconut fiber waste and the pit should be closed. Sprinkle lightly with water through a florist and cover with polythene until the seeds germinate. After germination, the polythene should be discarded and exposed to the sun. Can be kept in the shade at high, sunny times. Over 30 days, seedlings can be plucked and planted in pots or bags as required.

Compost in vegetable waste

Home-grown vegetable waste can be used as compost. In 5 kg of vegetable waste, mix 500 g of caster sugar put it in a barrel, and keep it for a week. If this liquid is poured into the plants, the growth of the plants will be better. Leaving this too much will not cause harm.

Do not sow immediately!

“The Horticulture Department provides a kit (kit) for all the materials needed to set up a home garden. Of which 1. 2 kg of coir waste bundle 2. UV radiation resistant polythene bag - 20 3. Polythene sheet (4m X4m) - 1. 4. Bio-Fertilizers - 2 bags. 5. Bio-fungicide - 2 pi. 6. Natural Neem Insecticide - 250 ml. 7. Hand sprayer - 1. 8. Florist-1. 9. Fork - 1. 10. Soil Spoon - 1. 11. Pit - 1 12. Water-soluble compost (19:19:19 :) - 2 kg 13. The process description manual will be in the package.

First of all, spray water on the coir pith lumps so that they do not rot. In the next 10 minutes, the lump of coconut fiber will increase to four to five parts. In addition, one kilogram of manure or goat manure should be mixed (we have to buy these inputs outside). Make four holes in the side of the seed bag so that the angled needle penetrates. Constantly fill the pockets with the nutrient mixture. Make sure the pockets are one inch high at the top. The mixture should be kept in bags filled with seeds for at least 7 days, without sowing immediately. In seven days the coconut fiber will turn brown. This is the right time to sow. It is better to sow in twenty bags.

Eggplant, chilies, and tomatoes should be grown in nurseries. The Department of Horticulture has introduced a simple technology called the pit digging method to facilitate seedling production at home. This method can produce seedlings not only for home gardening but also for cultivating many acres of land in less space.

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