Urban Gardening: Simple Tips on How to Start

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Living in an urban or suburban areas provides only a limited space that seems to be impossible to have vegetation at our own home. This is not a hindrance if you wanted to have your own garden at home.

But before starting your own garden at home, I would like to share some basic things to consider.

Begin with small ones

Mint

Start with easy-to-grow veggies like basil, pechay, mustasa, chili or bell pepper. Once you mastered growing simple plants, you can now grow tomatoes, spring onions, amplaya, sitaw, eggplant and ecen watermelons.

Think of R-R-R
Using the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle principle does not only help saving Mother Nature.

Urban gardening does not reqire to use earthen pots, recycling PET bottles, buckets and worn tires are already perfect as long as it can hold enough soil to grow plants.

Do composting
Rubbish does not always go to garbage bins. You can use this to create your own nutrient-dense soil which supports the growth of plants.

These watermelons actually came from the seeds that I put here to decompose.

Adding rice hulls, saw dust, dried leaves, or cow dung (if available) can enhance the quality of the soil.

Cover your soil

Soil covered with richulls

Adding a layer of rice hull or saw dust on soil helps reduce evaporation of water. This also serves food for good micro-organism in the soil and protection from direct sunlight.

Enjoy planting!