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Maharashtra-based expert farmer Savita Sunil Dakle shares practical tips to protect soil health during winter. From boosting microbial activity and preventing compaction to managing pH, controlling erosion, and retaining moisture, these solutions address key challenges faced by Indian farmers.

Excessive chemical use is degrading India’s soil, reducing fertility, and releasing carbon. Sustainable practices such as composting, agroforestry, mulching, and crop rotation restore health, boost yields, and capture carbon sustainably.

Learn how to grow chikoo (sapodilla) at home this monsoon with our step-by-step guide. From choosing the right variety to planting, watering, mulching, and harvesting, discover everything you need to enjoy homegrown chikoo fruit right from your garden. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Looking for ways to resolve your pile of cardboard boxes at home? Kolkata woman shares tips on how to use them in your garden.

From boosting microbial activity and preventing compaction to managing pH, Maharashtra-based expert farmer Savita Sunil Dakle shares practical tips to protect soil health during winter.

Think organic farming isn't profitable? Maharashtra's Tukaram Gunjal will prove you wrong. Here's how this inspiring farmer maximized profits to earn lakhs, that too sustainably

He grows banana, turmeric, sugarcane, guava, litchi, purple yam and traditional rice varieties in the Surat district.

“My mother, who was a gardener, inspired me to grow a mini forest using natural gardening methods like mulching, composting, soil-regeneration, seed-saving and companion planting."

Avanee Jain, who makes grow kits, shares how dry leaves and plant trimmings can save water in your garden and help the health of your soil.

We speak to Avanee Jain of Upaj Farm and Malini Parmar and Rupal Ralph of Stone Soup for their expert advice on terrace gardening.