Home gardening ideas 7 - home garden

 Used herbs

Following the recent increase in awareness of herbs, people from the neighborhood come to this garden in search of the herbs they need. Basil for children's colds; The locals use the herbs here as juniper for jaundice.

Pest control in a natural way

Small grains (especially rye) have been planted in some baskets to control pests naturally. Birds that come to eat the small grains also eat the worms in other plants. When I worked in Vellore, solid waste management was better held. We went to give the fertilizers produced in it to the farmers and wondered what could be done with the rest. Then came the idea of ​​setting up a home garden. It was well received by the people. After relocating to Coimbatore, the new building of the Sulur Union Office was opened in 2012. The idea of ​​setting up a garden on the 8 thousand square feet of land on its terrace came to mind  We trained the self-help group women in inputs, herbal insect repellent, and maintenance for continuous maintenance. I am basically a B.Sc Agri graduate. My interest in agriculture is also one of the reasons for setting up this terrace garden, ”. Mix 10 kg of soil, 10 kg of manure, 10 kg of coconut fiber waste, 5 kg of vermicompost, and 5 kg of goat manure. Also, add a little bio-fertilizer, Azospirillum. ”.  “We are implementing a project here to grow plants in bamboo baskets. Baskets can be used for at least three years. The sun and the rain can withstand it all. Anyone can handle it easily. Once the new basket is purchased, we use the soil filler only after the dung is completely waxed and dried in the sun. Only then will the basket not break.

No more, garden by the union

Following the success of this office garden, we are planning to set up similar gardens in other local offices where appropriate. In a few months, we are going to set up a vegetable store at the Sulur Union office premises. There is also the idea of ​​bringing in vegetables from neighboring towns and selling them through self-help group women. But, it must be vegetables grown using natural ingredients. There is also a program to train 50 women a month on how to set up a natural way terrace garden. We are going to give the vegetables produced by those women to the Anganwadi Centers and give non-toxic food to future generations. We are also planning to launch a new initiative called ‘Integrated Terrace Gardening’. Home terrace gardeners grow a variety of plants in one place. But, in an integrated terrace garden ... one crop will be grown for each house as there is only one crop on one terrace. When cultivated in this way, the yield increases and the infestation decreases. Producers like this can exchange vegetables among themselves and sell the rest. Select and plant quality seeds for good yield in the home garden. The seeds of many pods can be collected from our terrace plants.

Solar solar!

This office has another specialty. Just like the model terrace garden, the model solar power is also being implemented here. We set up solar panels with a capacity of 7 thousand watts and produce a portion of the electricity needed for office use. As a result, the monthly electricity bill of this office has been significantly reduced, ”. "It is the officials and local representatives who bring to the people the effective schemes of the government like a terrace garden, solar power generation, solid waste management. Because some people do not see these plans due to lack of interest, it is useless to anyone. At one point the appearance of ‘plan is a failure’ develops. So the project is stopped and the opportunity to be available to other towns is slipping away. So, if the officers work with dedication, all the project is a success

Non-toxic vegetables!

Country type only!

Most of the leisure time is spent on this terrace. All the vegetables grown here are native. Yields are higher than the active varieties. But we do not agree. Once the native plants are planted, the seeds can be obtained from those plants. In addition, a lot of exhibitions are now available in the country varieties of seeds.

Do not sow the Eggplant directly.

Eggplant, tomato, and chili seeds should not be sown directly in the bag. Seedlings are not grown in pits or bags. bitter, bottle guard bean seeds can be sown directly. Shrimp, coir pith, earthworm manure should be mixed in equal parts and planted in bags. It is sufficient to irrigate the without letting it water. Bags for growing plants can be laid on the floor with bricks or whips. Only then will the surface not be affected. Take equal parts of ginger, chili, and garlic and mix it with a little bit of cardamom solution and filter it ... that is, the insecticide solution. Mix it with 5 liters of water and the plants will not be attacked by insects like worms and smoke. ”

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