These are few tips/Guide lines for starting home vegetable gardening.

Factors to be considered before starting a garden.

Total area available for gardening.
Total area where sunshine is available throughout the day (6 TO 8 HOU!"
#ire$tion of your house %&t is fa$ing whi$h dire$tion ' (orth)*ast)+est)!outh
#ire$tion of wind
+hat are the vegetables whi$h you li,e to $onsume Greens) tubers) -it$hen spi$es
et$.
.ou want to grow them one at a time or sow and reap $ontinuously/
+ho will loo, after the plants in$luding watering) pest $ontrolling) do$umenting the
pro$ess) ta,e pre$autionary measures during e0$ess rain and e0$ess heat. &f you are
planning to grow them in a plot or spa$e available inside your house (&n soil" %you
may attra$t various inse$ts) sna,es and rodents.
How to prevent this/
TERRACE GARDEN
The area you are planning to use for vegetable gardening must have good sunshine
and the area should be made water proof.
How to do?
+ell & normally start by $leaning the area and spreading out loads of plasti$ sheets
spread on the pla$e where & intend to ,eep my plant $ontainer. .ou $an use all the
plasti$ sheets) 1ust $ut and open all 2 sides. Under the plasti$ sheet you $an
sprin,le ant powder as this will ensure that ants don3t ta,e over your pla$e. This $an
be done on$e a wee, or when you noti$e ants .
Then & add a layer of newspaper (4%6 full sheets" .This will absorb e0$ess water
5owing out of $ontainer. &t also helps as a hiding pla$e for your earthworms during
heavy rains. 6void over watering.
These 7 things will ensure that water doesn3t seep into terra$e.
Containers /pots
8lanter bags 9 !oil less media $an redu$e the weight on load bearing stru$ture of all
terra$e.
.ou $an use pots)re$y$led bu$,ets)sa$,)used oil $ans and any food grade plasti$
material)Grow bags et$.
However & prefer to use re$tangular $ontainers as they give more spa$e for roots to
grow and you $an plant more number of plants per $ontainer.
6lso better option is buying loads of bri$,s and arranging them to form a raised bed
as per your need.
*nsure there is proper drainage fa$ility provided per $ontainer.
6fter doing all this the pla$e where you plan to put your garden should loo, li,e this
6nother smart way of doing is ,eeping your $ontainers in a stand and pla$e bowls
under the stand so that whatever water 5ows out of $ontainer is $olle$ted in this
bowl and $an be poured ba$, to pots ne0t day. This will ensure all water and
essential nutrients are returned ba$, to soil.
Best Wises!

Happ" #rganic Gardening!