Gardening

• Gardening is the practise of growing and cultivating plants.

• In garden, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foilage, useful plants, such as vegetable ,fruits, herbs and flower .

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LandscapingWhy LandscapingGrowing

VegetableSeasonal FlowersGreen HouseOrganic FarmingGraftingVermicomposting .

What is landscaping?

• Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including :-

1. Living elements flora or fauna.

2. Natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water

3. Human elements such as structures, buildings, fences or other material objects created and/or installed by humans

• Color

• Form

• Line of sight

• Scale or

balance

• Texture

5 basic elements of landscape design

Elements of landscape

• Natural• Manmade

NaturalPlants/vegetation WaterEarth LandformTimberStone

ManmadeBrickMetalPlasticGlass

WHY DO WE NEED

LANDSCAPING?

Can increase esthetic value and beautification for indoor and outdoor landscape.

1. Beautification

2. Ecology & Environment Control

Fences serve several purposes for your home. A nice fence can not only keep pets & children in your yard, but they can

also be a beautiful way of marking property lines,

giving privacy from neighbours, or even just

an accent to your landscaping.

3. Fencing

4. Recreation & Creates Green Space for Human Rest

Vegetables Kitchen Gardening

• The main purpose of a kitchen garden is to provide food for the family.

• To save the amount incurred on kitchen vegetables.

• The saving so made is utilized for other beneficial purposes.

• In ancient times, kitchen gardens were the sole source of food in a mainly vegetarian diet.

• In the modern era, the kitchen garden supplements the food budget and provides balanced nutrition in a hurried, ready-made-meal world.

Purpose of kitchen Gardening

• To Save Money, Vegetables from your own garden cost less.• Home Grown Vegetables are Healthier• You Know What Has Been Put On Them• Home Grown Vegetables and Herbs Taste Better• Growing Your Own Vegetables is Satisfying• Aesthetic value• Hobby• Exercise• You can grow fruits , vegetables

and herbs on your own choice

Advantages of Kitchen Gardening

Summer Vegetables Winter Vegetables

Gourds Hot Carrot Cabbage

Tinda Tomato Turnip Coriander

Cucumber Potato Radish Methi

Brinjal Ginger Spinach Garlic

Turmeric Beans Sarsoon Onion

Bitter Gourd Water Melon

Cauli Flower Peas

Summer & Winter Vegetables

Growing Seasonal Flowers

Seeds must be best quality to give out healthy blooms

Collect your own plants or buy seeds from nurseries for starting new plants

Packet of Flowering Plant seeds

Buy according to the label from reputed plant nurseries

Only good quality seeds sprout and within ten days you see new life

Important Tips to Grow plants from Seeds

Best time after winters before spring

Early January, here in India or February and March, climate is great for planting new seeds

Green House Preparing

Green House• A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse ) is a building

or complex in which plants are grown.

• These structures range in size from small sheds to industrial-sized buildings. A miniature greenhouse is known as a cold frame.

• A greenhouse is a structural building with different types of covering materials, such as a glass or plastic roof and glass or plastic walls; it heats up because incoming visible sunshine is absorbed inside the structure.

• Air warmed by interior surfaces is retained in the building by the roof and wall.

Types of Green houses• Greenhouses can be divided into glass greenhouses

and plastic greenhouses.

• In domestic greenhouses the glass used is typically 3mm horticultural glass which is not generally as clear as that used in a residential or office building.

• Plastics mostly used are polyethylene film and multiwall sheets of polycarbonate material, or  acrylic glass.

• Commercial glass greenhouses are for vegetables or flowers. The glass greenhouses are filled with equipment such as, heating, cooling and lighting, and may be automatically controlled by a computer.

Organic Farming

What is organic farmingOrganic farming is the form of agriculture that

relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm.

Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured fertilizers, pesticides (which include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides), plant growth regulators such as hormones, livestock antibiotics, food additives, and genetically modified organisms

Organic Farming

Organic farming is better for wildlife Organic farming is better for the soil Organic food is better for animal

reproduction Organic food helps fight cancer, stroke and

heart problems Organic food contains more nutrients Organic apples are …. just better! Organic farming can feed the world Organic farming protects the climate Organic farming produces higher yields in

drought Conditions Organic food is safer

Why Organic Food Is Better Than Conventional Food

Grafting

Grafting

• The process of joining two plants so they grow together as one

• Improves varieties with poor rooting ability

• Bottom is root stock

• Top is scion

Grafting can be done

• Hardwood• Done when wood is

dormant• Fruit trees• Grapevines• Ornamental & Bonsai

Creative grafting

Vermicomposting

• Composting with “vermi”

• Worms break down organic material and turn it into a usable form of compost

• This compost is extremely high in nutrients.

What is Vermi-composting?

Castings

Buncha Crunch

Worms

Eisenia foetida

• Produces compost that can be used in gardens/houseplants

• Great for the environment

Compared to ordinary soil, vermicompost has :

5x more Nitrogen7x more Phosphorus1.5x more Calcium11x more Potassium3x more Magnesium

Why Vermicompost?

• Can be done inside or outside

• Little to no smell emitted as long as the box is maintained

• Can be a large or small container

Where to Compost?

Setting Up A BinYou need:

• Tupperware Bin• Newspaper• Peat moss/soil• Spray bottle• Worms

Directions:

① Drill holes in Tupperware box for drainage and ventilation

② Shred newspaper into 1 inch strips.

③ Add newspaper into box along with soil/peat moss

④ Spray Bin

⑤ Add Worms(1000 worms=1lb of worms)

Vermicompost Bins

• Small bins that can fit easily under a desk or outside in a common area

• Will emit little to no smell if maintained

• Will decrease the amount of food and paper thrown away.

• Compost can be collected every few months and added to gardens/greenhouses

• Students and school will be more sustainable

Sree Kumar K