KITCHEN GARDEN.(Vegetable gardening)pptx

CONTENT
 Introduction
 Purpose of kitchen garden
 Principal of kitchen garden
 Guideline for establishing a kitchen garden
 Vegetable calendar
 Benefit of having kitchen garden

KITCHEN GARDEN
It is an art of growing vegetable in small piece of
land in a planned way in the vicinity of living /
residential house to meet the need of the family
with fresh produce all year around regularly.
INTODUCTION

Purpose of kitchen garden-
 Provide food for family.
 To save the amount incurred on kitchen vegetable.
 In ancient time it is the sole source of food mainly in vegetarian
families.
 Provide balanced nutrition in a hurried ready-made-meal-world.
 The saving to made it utilize for other beneficial purpose.

PRINCIPLE OF KITCHEN GARDEN-
 Perennial plant located one side of the garden, to avoid
shade on other plants.
 The compost pit are placed in two corner of the garden
they mean to kitchen waste.
 Both the side of footpath may be used to train the plants.
 The bunds separating the beds may be used to grow root
vegetables i.e. onion.
 Pandal is used to train the plants with climbing nature.

GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT KITCHEN
GARDEN
 Evaluate the space
 Decide on the right type of pot and
planters
 Make a list of plants to grow
 Get the right potting mixture
 Source of seed and sapling.
 After care

EVALUATE THE SPACE
 South east side is most preferred for more sunlight.
 Land preferred to backyard of the house ( if available ).
 Space of 250 meter square is enough for five members of
family.
 Near to water source for easy availability of irrigation
water.
 Area should be protected from stray and wild animals.
 Away from competing tree roots.

DECIDE ON RIGHT TYPE OF POT AND PLANTERS
 Selection of pots depend on the availability of
space.
 Size of pots decide according to the canopy and
spread of plant.
 Mainly three type of pot’s are available – small ,
medium and large.
 If you have balcony use combination of railing
planters.
 Creating layers will increase the space available.

SELECTION OF PLANTS TO GROW-
 Select according to the climate of your
area.
 Start with easy to grow plant that well
suited in moderate climate.
 Tomato, cucumber, bitter guard and bottle
guard are some plants that are beginner
friendly.
 Herbs like mint, coriander which are used
daily in Indian cooking are also a good
option to choose.
 Once you get confidence you start with
exotic crop like lettuce and broccoli.

GET A RIGHT POTTING MIXTURE
 Ideal mixture for growing plants contains the – cocopeat, soil
and compost.
 Other example of growing medium- pearlite, vermiculite, sand
etc.
 Selection of medium depend on kind of plants.
 Ideal mixture should be have good water holding capacity and
rich in fertility.

SOURCE OF PLANTING MATERIAL
 Collect seed from your near by nursery.
 Or you can save seeds from last year grown crops.
 Some cities of India have network system for
homegarden you can join them and exchange seeds
with needy peoples.
 Other private nursery, kvk and locals shops also
provide planting material for home garden.

PLANTING AFTER CARE AND
MANAGEMENT
Nutrient management
Irrigation
Weeding
Plant protection measure
 insects and disease
Repoting
Proper training

FORTNIGHT CALENDER FOR PLANTING
VEGETABLES

BENEFIT OF HAVING KITCHEN GARDEN
•Protects health: Plants have a calming influence on
the body and mind.
•Saves money: Saves big time on groceries.
•Fights off food insecurity: You can get a fresh supply
of herbs and vegetables in your kitchen garden.
•Access to fresh and healthy vegetables.
•Increased nutrients: Vegetables harvested from
kitchen garden taste better than those purchased from
the market

CASE STUDY- NIRMLA MAHIPAL FROM TAMILNADU
SOURCE- www.tnau.com

REFERENCES--
 Nandal JK, Vashisth S. Sustainable household food security through
nutrition gardens. In: Proceeding International conference horticulture
2009, 1966-1967
 Singh V, Yadav KS, Tripathi AK. Kitchen Gardening: A Promising Approach
Towards Improving Nutritional Security In Rural Households, International
Journal of Microbiology Research 2018;10(5):1216-1219
 Smit JN. Urban Agriculture. Food Jobs and Sustainable Cities 2001
 Biswas S, Masanta S. Impact of homestead gardening programmed by
Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra of household food security and empowerment
of women in rural area of Nadia district, West Bengal. International
conference on Horticulture 2009, 1972-1975.

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