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Tips every gardener should know

Like in farm we can grow anything in
our balcony/terrace with basic knowledge and minimal care and most of the
vegetables can grow throughout the year.
1. Seeds:
Get the best quality of seeds.
2. Soil: The
right type of soil is very important as nutrition’s are required for the growth of the
plant.
Mix
of soil requires Red soil,
Vermicompost and Coco peat in respective ratios (40: 40:
20). Also add handful of Neem cake to each pot to keep the soil pest free.
3. Pots/Container: Use
HDPE grow bags to grow your plants, you can also opt for old plastic bottles,
buckets as containers. Make sure pots having drainage holes to drain excess
water.
4. Sowing of seeds: Basic
rule for sowing depth is twice the size of seed. Soak the seeds over night for
better germination of seeds however not required for all type of seeds which
can germinates very easily.
Germination
may take place 3-18 days, depending upon different varieties.
5. Watering: Keep
the soil moisture till the seeds get germinate. Sprinkle water using watering
cans or manually using your hands.
Do not use pipes or mugs.
Water
the plants twice during the summer. And once in winter and not recommended to
water in rains as excess water drains all the nutrition’s.
6. Plants Caring: Most
vegetables need at least 3 to 6 hours sunlight, but some plants like leafy
veggies will grow in lest light even under shade.
Check
the plants regularly and spray neem oil and Panchagavya to keep the insects
away. Add handful of compost for every 10-15 days for each pot to make sure
soil has enough nutrition’s to grow plants.
Include
few flower plants in your vegetable garden, which
attract beneficial insects and act as natural pest repels.
Use shade net to protect the plants in hot summer.
7. Yielding:
Leafy vegetable start yielding in 20 to 30 days and vegetables will take 45 to 70
days from the date of germination.
8. First time gardeners: If you are
beginner into gardening start with Leafy vegetables as these are
easy to grow even with little care and gradually move to veggies like Tomato,
Bhindi, chilies etc.
9. YouTube channel for Beginners: For more details information on garden soil preparation ,garden setup and plants care etc.., watch videos on SeedBasket YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/seedbasket and Subscribe
***Eat what you grow***. ***Eat healthy, live healthy***
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