Srinagar Garhwal. A large amount of chemical pesticides and fertilizers are being used in the vegetables coming in the market. Now everyone is trying to grow organic vegetables at home. In such a situation, the trend of roof gardening is increasing rapidly and many people are starting roof gardening with the help of pots and grow bags on the roof of their house. If you have also made the roof of your house a garden and are doing roof gardening, then this news is for you. Today, with the help of experts, we will tell you about the vegetables grown in the roof garden at this time, which you can prepare in your roof garden and eat organic vegetables grown at home.
Dr. Tejpal Bisht, scientist of the Horticulture Department of Garhwal University, told Local that almost all types of vegetables can be grown in the roof garden. Also, with the help of big containers, you can also plant fruit trees like lemon, orange and mango.
Cultivate these vegetables in the roof garden during this time
Dr. Tejpal Bisht tells that vegetables have to be sown in the roof garden according to the season. At present, the season of cabbage vegetables, coriander, spinach and mustard is going on. Which you can grow in your roof garden. Among the cabbage vegetables, cauliflower, leaf cabbage, broccoli can be easily grown in grow bags or large containers. For all the cabbage vegetables to be grown, the seedlings have to be prepared in a big container. Size grow bag has to be taken. The sapling has to be prepared by putting it in it. Then when the seedlings develop 4 to 6 leaves, the plants can be planted in separate grow bags or containers.
These vegetables and fruits grow easily in roof garden.
Coriander is easily grown in any small container or grow bag. Similarly, mustard can be grown directly in a small or big grow bag and it grows easily. It is easier to grow leafy vegetables in a roof garden. Apart from this, you can also plant grow bags for fruit trees like lemon. Nowadays, many varieties of small sized lemon trees are available in the market which also produce fruits in pots or grow bags. You can install them on the roof of the house.
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 27, 2024, 2:59 PM IST
