Living in a metropolitan city often discourages people from gardening at home due to space constraints.
However, Sunita Prasad from Bihar and Mithilesh Singh from Uttar Pradesh have successfully debunked this idea.
They have been cultivating a variety of crops including tomato, brinjal, okra, peas, and bitter gourds, in their terrace gardens.
Interestingly, they use PVC pipes to grow mini-gardens at home. The urban gardeners share gardening tips for setting up such a system.
1.Take a five-foot pipe and cut it into sections according to the number of saplings or seeds you have.
2. On one side of the pipe, drill holes 18 inches apart. Repeat this on the other side, but space them nine inches apart. Avoid drilling an excessive number of holes in the pipe.
3. Fill three-fourth part of the pipe with soil and plant the seed or sapling. Add a mixture of vermicompost or any other organic fertiliser to the soil.
4. Create a hole in the centre of the soil and fill it with sand. Water the sand so that it stays wet and the moisture reaches the bottom easily.
5. New saplings or seeds can be planted by simply making a hole in the soil.
Gardening in two five-foot PVC pipes typically costs around Rs 1,000. With this setup, you can cultivate four to five varieties of vegetables, ranging from leafy greens to tubers.