Terrace Garden

What started as a curiosity to grow plants during her childhood, has turned into an active hobby with encouragement from family and friends for Hyderabad-based Naina Sarda. She details how the often discarded mango seed has been used as a mouth freshener and also for high blood pressure patients while narrating a step-by-step guide on growing mango saplings at home.

S Sathyanarayanan is a French teacher in Chennai's Anna Gem Science Park School, and took up terrace gardening as a hobby in 2015. Today, he grows over 400 plants on his terrace and balcony, and cares for them with a wide variety of homemade fertilizers using waste.

John Varghese from Thrissur in Kerala began experimenting with aquaponics in 2019 on his terrace, and today, his garden has a wide variety of plants including tomato, brinjal and lettuce, as well as a banana tree.

Mumbai-based Emgee Greens society claims to be garbage free for over two years. They've even recycle old cupboards and sinks into farming beds for their organic plants that supplements the residents' vegetable needs.

Tired of waiting in long queues at grocery stores during the lockdown, Jincy Samuel started growing her own food on her terrace using hydroponic and aquaponic farming.

Mumbai's Preeti Patil narrates how she first saw potential in the rooftop of MbPT (Mumbai Port Trust) where she works. She grows 116 plants on the terrace including gooseberry, okra, tomato, broccoli, tamarind, spinach and amaranthus.

Remya and Shijith, a couple from Kannur district in Kerala, wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle for the sake of their first child. They began growing vegetables and fruits at home, and eventually opened a nursery, wherein they sell a variety of fruits and vegetables, organic manure, groundnut cake, bone meal and cow dung powder, and hybrid seeds, among many other products.

Mona Chopra from Ludhiana explains step-by-step how to grow Bell Peppers in your balcony

On a 500 square feet terrace, Muthu grows 25 varieties of vegetables and has more than 100 grow bags.

This resident of Goa is growing fruits such as pomegranate, guava, mango, and vegetables such as brinjal, sweet potatoes, and more on his terrace garden.