terrace gardening

A retd. engineer from Bengaluru, Nataraja Upadhya has created a thriving urban jungle on his terrace with 300 varieties of trees that host 50 types of butterflies and about a dozen birds. Here's how he did it

Since 2012, Pune's Kirti Bhave Khashu has been growing vegetables at home using raised beds made from bricks, cow dung and waste plastic. Here's how you can make them in three simple steps

Kerala architect, Elizabeth Cherian, filled her 10 cent terrace garden with leafy vegetables, tapioca and pumpkin during the lockdown due to COVID-19

Since 2016, Pune-based Sameer has been growing vegetables using aquaponics, and has experimented with different kinds of fish to refine his technique. He has regular customers in his neighbourhood who buy fresh produce from him

A, native of Kerala, Deepak John Mathew moved to Hyderabad in 2014 and now grows cabbages, leafy vegetables, beans, among others on his terrace, which inspires his colleagues and students

Sujata Naphade from Pune is growing turmeric for the last four years in her backyard. She explains step by step process to grow the spice herb

Rachana Ronanki from Vishakhapatnam shares three simple steps to grow curry leaves in your balcony

Akash Jaiswal from Kanpur grows 250 varieties of vegetables, plants, fruits on his terrace garden. Here’s how he grows lemons – step by step

“I had almost eleven different varieties of brinjals last year,” she tells me. There’s also lady’s finger, corn, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, snake gourd, beans, different kinds of greens, tomato, five varieties of sweet potato, radish, and turmeric.

“We get a pretty good harvest from these plants and distribute it to our neighbours for free and sometimes sell it at the market. It is a good source of income for us."