Vegetables are an important part of the human body for the balanced development of the body. It is rich in salts and parasites in addition to important nutrients. From an Ayurvedic point of view, the use of vegetables in the diet is also acceptable. It provides health as well as immunity. At present, despite the high prices, fresh and good quality vegetables are not available as they may contain excessive residues of pesticides or toxic chemicals in sewage water. In such circumstances, we have to cultivate vegetables as per the requirement of pollution-free in the yard or in the kitchen garden. A kitchen garden means growing fruits, flowers, or vegetables in the open space around the house, on the terrace, roof, or balcony.
Benefits of growing vegetables in the backyard:
- Fresh and healthy vegetables can be obtained as desired throughout the year.
- Growing your favorite vegetables in your backyard can be used to save on household expenses.
- Home-grown vegetables are made from non-pesticide residues and natural organic fertilizers.
- In the spare time, working in the garden and getting physical exercise can keep the body healthy.
- The decoration of the house is enhanced by sowing different types of vegetable crops in the backyard garden.
- At home, children can be given real information about different flowers, plants, crop identification, farming method, and utility.
- The problem of pollution can be prevented by using the wastewater of the house in the garden.
- Fruits and vegetables from the kitchen garden are much fresher and more nutritious than fruits or vegetables from the market.
- Fertilizer can also be made from the waste of fruit or vegetable plants and vines planted in the kitchen garden.
- The environment around the house can be kept clean and tidy.
Important points for growing vegetables in the backyard:
- Selection for planting of vegetable crops according to weather, season, and area.
- It is especially important to have adequate sunlight during the day in the backyard.
- It is advisable to select Kharif, Ravi, and summer crops according to the yard space for vegetable crops.
- Crops like eggplant, chili, tomato, cauliflower, the onion should be cultivated and planted.
- For crops like Tindola, Parval, make a pavilion in the corner of the yard raise one or two seeds and plant vines on the pavilion.
- Planting and climbing vine vegetable crops as required by assuming trees, terraces, or fencing.
- Crops like Alvi, coriander, fenugreek, mint, spinach ginger, etc. should be grown in shady places.
- When to plan in such a way that after the Kharif season is over, the rabi season crop can be sown.
- Keep small compost peat in the corner of the backyard garden so that garden waste, grass as well as live kitchen waste, and leaves can be used as compost.
- In addition to this, if there is more space in the garden, one or more plants like papaya, sweet neem, lemon, or banana can also be arranged.
- It is necessary to take measures for cultivation, fertilizer, water, and crop protection as required.
- In the garden, it is especially important to have small tools such as shovels, toothpicks, hoes, pliers, and a spray pump.
Calendar for homegrown vegetable crops:
Monsoon vegetable crop:
Green pea, ladies finger, Guar, Dudhi, Karela, Cucumber, Turiya, Galka, Eggplant, Tomato, Chilli, etc.
Winter vegetable crop:
Garlic, onion, spinach, fenugreek, rice, radish, mung bean, cauliflower, potato, clover, etc.
Summer vegetable crop:
cucumber, guar, bhinda, choli, etc.
Perennial crop:
Tindola, sweet neem, sargavo and praval etc.
