cocopeat

Founder of Chennai-based startup Global Green Coir, Anees Ahmed turns coconut husk into cocopeat and uses it to make coir pots, bricks, blocks and grow bags that are exported internationally.

Widely used as a growing medium for plants, cocopeat boosts root growth and soil fertility. Reshma Ranjan shares a step-by-step guide to make cocopeat at home.

We’re all at home these days which means we’re cooking more often and producing more kitchen waste. So, this is a great time to start composting.

This potting mix is lighter compared to regular soil, and it is ideal for urban gardeners who are growing plants on their terrace

“I failed even in growing tomatoes which are the easiest. Once I tried growing potatoes but the plant ended up giving me chillies,” says Dr Shivani Kalra, who is now growing watermelons and various other vegetables in grow bags like a pro.

Banana, onion, and garlic peels make plants healthy, and drip irrigation reduces water consumption by 60%. Read more to find out gardening hacks that Ajay Sharma recommends.

In just six years, My Dream Garden has managed to inspire 35,000 people to compost their waste and grown 5200 terrace gardens. Now you too can learn from the amazing team

The harvest from her terrace garden meets 90 per cent of her kitchen needs.