Although the concept of home gardening i.e. kitchen gardening is good, but its practice has not matured here. There is only one way to get out of the trap of blackmailing farmers and vegetable sellers by hoarding and increasing inflation and that is this. To grow vegetables for yourself.
Home gardening is pollution free.
The household budget also remains in balance. Many dangerous diseases are prevented in the same way. According to agricultural and medical experts, one of the main reasons for the increase in the rate of diseases is that we use very little vegetables. And what others do involves farming with mostly wastewater and pesticides containing toxic chemicals.
According to a study, per capita consumption of vegetables in Pakistan is 50 kg per year, while in other countries, each person consumes an average of 105 kg of vegetables per year.
Medical experts say that every person should consume 73 to 80 kg of vegetables throughout the year. This is essential for good health.
What is the quality of vegetables?
The fact is that in many of our cities, vegetables are cultivated with sewage water and polluted toxic water from industries. According to experts, the use of these vegetables can cause hormonal imbalance in the body, nervous, kidney and liver diseases. increase
There is even a serious risk of cancer.
The identification of such vegetables is that if you buy them in the morning, even if you keep them in the fridge, by the evening or the next day, their color will deteriorate or they will get moldy. Elderly people say that in the past, vegetables had such a taste. The main reason for this is that vegetables are grown with the help of water contaminated with chemical waste and artificial fertilizers.
According to the opinion of nutritionists
Well-known nutritionist Iqra Khan, Faiza Abdul Rab, Rohina Hussain and Karan Zahra do not disagree on this point. They all say that vegetables cultivated with chemical fertilizers are not free from toxic effects even after washing. If you don’t have a hallway, start gardening by keeping a few pots in any corner.
Decorate the roof garden
The best use of rooftops of flats or houses is not only that you can easily organize weddings, aqeeqah or birthday celebrations. Rooftop gardening dates back to Roman history in 600 BC and in Egypt in the 11th century AD. When 14-storey buildings began to be built, rooftop gardening was promoted even then.
Mint, green chillies, tomatoes, coriander, tulsi and some vines can be grown on roof mandirs in useless pots, pots and spares. This is a great aspect to add to the beauty of the roofs.
Make rooftop gardens cool at home
Growing green roofs can change the climate effects. According to an estimate, planting plants on the roof of a building can reduce the temperature of the house by 6.3 to 11.6 degrees Celsius.
The heat of the sun increases with the use of brick buildings and concrete. To reduce it, it is good to decorate the roof garden with plants.
How to make natural fertilizers at home?
Often when we buy the plants from the nursery, they appear to be green, but they wither within a few days after coming home. Actually, they are taken care of by expert gardeners in the nurseries.
Use different composts that you and I don’t often but a few items used at home include vegetable and fruit peels, egg shells, old vegetables, fruits, used tea leaves, food scraps, tree leaves. , hay, chicken and bird droppings can be used.
Get help from University of Maryland (USA) website
If you want to learn the basics of home gardening, post a map of your home and garden on the University Extension Service website and join the network.
There is a lot of content and images on the internet today regarding home and rooftop gardening. Any online search, a little search engine can find a lot of information about rooftop gardening and farming. But if you search for kitchen gardening, you will not only get the best information, but you will also realize that you are not alone in this endeavor.
Kitchen gardening is very popular all over the world. Here you will find gardeners from Europe and America who, despite being very rich, have taken up this healthy hobby. It achieves two purposes, one is a healthy and affordable diet and the other is dedication to the soul. Try this and you will surely get these benefits.