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CULTIVATIONOFVEGETABLESONTERRACEAvailability of land for growing vegetables is a major problem in cities and towns. To overcome this

problem terrace cultivation is recommended.Some important points tobe remembered invegetable

cultivationon

terraces

of

buildings

are

listed

below.

1. Forthecultivationofvegetablesonterraces,plasticbagsarepreferredoverearthenpots. The

cornersatthebottomportionofthebagaretobepushed inandthenfilledupto3/4thareawithsoil

mixturecontaining

two

parts

soil,

one

part

sand

and

one

part

powdered

cow

dung

mixed

together.

The

rest1/4thareaofthebagatthetopwillhavetobedoneinsoilmixtureinsidethebag.

2. Inthecaseofsmallerseededcropslikeamaranths,tomato,brinjaletc seedlingswillhavetobe

raisedseparatelyandtransplantedafter3weeks(45 leavedstage).Thetopportionofthebagearlier

foldedbackcanbeunfoldedsoastoprovideshadetotheyoungseeding.Whenseedinggot

established,thetopportioncanbefoldedbackagain.

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3. Inthecaseofbigseededplantslikebhindi(LadyFinger),cowpea,swornbeanetcsowingcanbe

donedirectlyinthebagattherateoftwospotsperbag,eachspotcontainingtwoseeds.Forcropslike

bittergourd,snakegourdandvegetablecowpea, sufficientpandalwillhave tobeconstructedusing

polesfixed

at

the

metal

rings

provided

at

the

corners

of

the

terrace

when

the

vine

starts

creeping

on

the

floor. In the caseofpumpkin,ashgourdandcucumber ,coconutorareca nut leaveswillhave tobe

spreadontheterracesoastoallowvinestocreepoverit.

4. Plantsraisedinbagswillhavetobeirrigatedbothinthemorningandeveningattherateofone

ortwomugs fullofwatereachtime.Thequantityofwaterhastoberegulated insuchawaythatno

excesswaterdrainsoffthebagandatthesametimetheplantsdonotwither.

5. Thebagsare tobekeptover twoor threebricksarranged insuchaway that rainwatercan

easilyflowovertheterrace.Thiswillensureproperaerationbelowthebags.

6.

Thebags

will

have

to

be

placed

along

the

bottom

of

the

parapet

walls

on

the

terrace.

Bags

can

bekeptinthecentreoftheterracesprovidedthereiswallsupportbeneaththebags.Itisbettertouse

organic manures like cow dung , ash, neemcake, bonomeal, compost, vermin compost for terrace

cultivation.Similarlyuseonlyorganicpesticidesforthecontrolofpests.

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