In this era, people living in cities have also been forced to think. Because they do not have enough land to grow grains for their food. But some people living in cities have so much space within the radius of the house, which they can not only fulfill their daily vegetable needs by growing fresh and chemical-free vegetables and fruits by using it as a kitchen garden, Rather, we can also get rid of the shortage of vegetables in the precipitated conditions like lockdown.
Due to the curfew imposed in the country due to Corona, people are facing a shortage of many items used for daily needs. But what people needed more in this era is food and drink. The lockdown has made people realize more about how important it is to get food grains and vegetables on time. So, in this scenario let us know about some amazing kitchen gardening tips.
The protected kitchen garden is the best way to grow organic vegetables and fruits. Mini net house leads to the growth of vegetables and fruits 3 times more than unprotected kitchen garden. As well as gives protection from natural climates like heavy rain, heavy wind, extra sunlight. Also protects from animals which can damage the plants like monkeys and many more. Vagad Agro Service is one of the leading manufactures of protected net house structures for kitchen gardens.
To make use of vacant land
If you have vacant land lying inside the boundary of the house, then your daily needs can be fulfilled by using it as a kitchen garden. From this vacant land, you can easily grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers for your daily use.
Pots can also be part of the kitchen garden
People who do not have vacant land to grow vegetables in their homes. They can also grow vegetables by making a kitchen garden at home. A pot can be used for this. Before growing vegetables in pots, the soil to be filled in pots should be prepared in advance. For this, rotted manure of cow dung, vermicompost, or making compost should be mixed well in the soil. The soil in the pot should be filled only after these vermicompost fertilizers have been mixed in the soil.
Plant fruits that grow frequently
In the case of potted vegetables, it should be noted that instead of the vegetables that are destroyed in one go, those seasonal vegetables can be grown so that many times the fruit can be obtained. Before sowing vegetable seeds in pots, make sure that you are using good-quality seeds. In the case of a vegetable grown in a pot, special attention has to be paid that the plant and roots of the vegetable taken in it do not spread much. Therefore, only those vegetables should be planted which occupy less space.
Select these vegetables for the kitchen garden
You have to choose the vegetables for your organic kitchen garden keeping the season in mind. Brinjal, chili, cucumber, luffa, cowpea, rainy onion, early cauliflower, cowpea, okra, bitter gourd, gourd, tomato, chili, pumpkin can be planted or sown at the beginning of rains i.e. in June-July.
At the same time, at the beginning of Rabi season i.e. October-November, Chilli, Garlic, Tomato, Okra, Beans, Gump Cabbage, Cabbage, Capsicum, Brinjal, Soya, Spinach, Beet, Radish, Fenugreek, Onion, Garlic, Spinach, Cauliflower, Carrot Vegetables like turnip, broccoli, lettuce, bakla, bathua, mustard greens can be sown or transplanted. Sowing of vegetables like Ghiya, Zucchini, Bitter gourd, Tinda, Cucumber, Gourd, Parwal, Kundru, Pumpkin, Okra, Brinjal, Coriander, Radish, Cucumber, Green Chilli, Melon, Watermelon, Rajma, Guar in the season of Zayed i.e. February-March can do.
Mediation plant also an option
Apart from this, some medicinal plants can also be grown. Which if we use for daily basis it helps in maintaining better health. It is easy to harvest neem, basil, aloe vera, giloy, mint, carom seeds, fennel, sweet neem, ginger. Along with these, we can also add to the beauty of the house by planting seasonal flowering plants. Those who have sufficient land available for a kitchen garden can easily get fresh fruits by planting fruit plants like papaya, banana, lemon, grapes, guava, strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, gooseberry, etc. along with vegetables.
Tools used in the kitchen garden
If we are going to grow vegetables or fruits in the kitchen garden, then some tools are also needed for it, which can make the work of the kitchen garden easier. The spade and shovel can be included in the necessary tools for weeding in the kitchen garden. Apart from this, weeding requires a scabbard, a watering pipe, and a hoe, along with a sickle, basket, bucket, twine, bamboo or wooden stick, a small sprayer. Which can be easily bought from the nearest market.
Make organic manure from household items
You bury the garbage coming out of the house, vegetable peels, dig a pit in the ground, and keep sprinkling water on it. In 15-20 days this compost is completely ready for use which can be used as compost for the kitchen garden.
How to sow seeds and transplant plants
Some vegetables in the kitchen garden can be grown direct sowing from seed. So some of the plants are planted after being prepared in the nursery, the vegetables which are sown directly in the soil include Bitter gourd, Beans, Gourd, Ghiya, Tarot, Pumpkin, Garlic, Onion, Cucumber, Spinach, Arbi, Cowpea Crops like Cucumber, Radish, Coriander, Chalai, Ajwain, Basil can be included. The vegetables whose plants have to be transplanted include all vegetables like flowers and cabbage, tomato, brinjal, parwal, fennel, mint, green and capsicum, etc.
Sow by making a bed
Direct sown vegetables should be sown by making bunds or beds. Coriander, Onion, Mint can be grown along with the access of roads to the garden and on the bunds. It is advisable to take the vegetables whose plants are to be transplanted from a trusted nursery
Apply fertilizer every 15 days
For the vegetables that you have sown in the kitchen garden, put organic manure in the crop every 15 days. Apart from this, it is also necessary to maintain proper moisture in the crop. Irrigation in summer requires special attention. Try not to let weeds grow in the crop, so keep removing weeds regularly.
Some Points to Note
The above-given method gives results accurate and premium quality vegetables when shade net is been applied to the kitchen garden. If you want green vegetables throughout the year from your home kitchen garden then it is good to contact a farm management service provider in your city to maintain it.
Raghavendra Vikram Singh, the expert of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, says that it is necessary to get open sunlight for the proper growth of vegetables planted in the kitchen garden. So we should keep these things in mind while planning to build a house. While building a house, the number of pebbles increases in the soil around it, which is appropriate to pulverize and make the soil friable.
In Gujarat, Ahmedabad-based company Vatsal Green Environment also provides a protected structure for the residential mini farm with monthly maintenance services that include required fertilizers, pesticide, irrigation system, structure repairing, etc. Vatsal Green Environment commit their customers to provide fresh and healthy green organic vegetables from the kitchen gardens throughout the year. Vagad Agro Services is a sister company of Vatsal Green Environment that also provides kitchen garden setup and services. Also provides open field and large-scale protected farming and agriculture services.
Kalpesh Pathak
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