Hi Guys,
Any one got to attend this OTF held by Earth Warriors at BTM Layout, Bangalore ?
If any participants are there, kindly share your experiences and the knowledge learnt there. Some of the highlights are in Bangalore Mirror.
bangaloremirror.com/article/ … arden.html
Regards
Murali
I live in Chandigarh, N. India. We have extremely hot summers, very windy Monsoons, and and cold winters, the temp drops to about 4 and lower at times, but the wind chill, can be a lot worse. I am a retired Merchant Navy officer, hung up my boots when I turned 60, last year.
I started roof gardening a year or so back. Firstly, to reduce weight, I used coco peat,50%,perlite 30% and vermi manure 20%. The first crop, Tomatoes was Bad. By the way, I am using 100 lts grow bags which I picked up in Australia, on one of my visits. Then I planted a blue potato, which I had picked up in Singapore. The first crop was fairly decent. A lot of small potatoes, healthy but small. I had two small bags, 25 lts, of lettuce. The seed said ‘Iceberg’ - the plant was the usual leafy stuff we get in the market. Very good crop here. Sweet too.
The soil - I have now added some sand and a bit of ‘Neem Khalli’ to the mixture, and the summer crop is doing well. Chillis, karela, tori, and Kaddu are doing well. Simla Mirch, is small, and somewhat misshapen.
Now, as I have run out of Growbags, I have cut 200 Lts plastic drums, into two, lined them with moss outside as the are now UV protected, and will grow something in them this year. I grew some Basil. three different types, first in pots and then in home made[ 2 lts coke bottles], and they are flourishing.
I brought in a few Calamata Olive plants also. Last year, after 6 years of planting in 20 inch pots, one fruited, a few fruit only. This year I have 4 trees fruiting. This is exciting. Also , now in the Monsoons, I intend to try Multiply . Lets see if I get Lucky. One plant in the garden, in soil, has’nt fruited well, but expect something next year. I hope the winter is severe. Frosting is required here.
I am also trying hydroponics - the first crop was lettuce - very good. Nutrients are home made. Now I intend to expand, but will only try winter veges and herbs.Can anyone point me to a supplier of grow bags, cocopeat and perlite, that can be sent to Chandigarh in small quantities.
Thanks
Congratulations on your success. If you have pictures, would love to see them. See pictures of veggies I planted on my rooftop.
[quote=Jaspal]
Can anyone point me to a supplier of grow bags, cocopeat and perlite, that can be sent to Chandigarh in small quantities.[/quote]
I looked it up on Indiamart and found the following suppliers.
Arjun Energy, Salem
Creative Polymers, Gujarat
Indonet, Gujarat
You’ll have to check with them if they’ll ship small quantities to Chandigarh. Keep us posted.
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