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URBAN
GARDENING
Rationale behind Urban/Edible landscaping

Food Shortage
and Food
Safety

Limited Space Beautification

of
Surroundings

Urban/Edible
Landscaping
 Urban/Edible
Landscaping
 Is the practical integration of food plants within an
ornamental or decorative setting.
 It is the use of food crops such as vegetables, fruit
bearing trees, herbs, edible flowers and other
ornamental plants to create an aesthetically pleasing
design.
 Edible landscaping is a mixture of beauty and utility
 The production of safe and healthy food withinthe
comfort of your own home using light and recyclable
materials
Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban
gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing,
and distributing food in or around a village, town, or
city.

Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry,

aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping,
and horticulture.
Organic horticulture is the science and art of
growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or
ornamental plants by following the essential
principles of organic agriculture in soil building
and conservation, pest management, and
heirloom variety preservation
Container gardening or pot gardening is the
practice of growing plants, including
edible plants, exclusively in containers instead
of planting them in the ground.

 A container in gardening is a small, enclosed

and usually portable object used for displaying
live flowers or plants.
Herb gardening is growing of herbs for
medicinal, culinary or fragrance purposes.
In the botanical sense, an “herb” is an
herbaceous plant that lacks a woody stem.
 A verticalgarden is a garden that grows
upward (vertically) using a trellis or other
support system, rather than on the ground
(horizontally). Anything grown on a trellis
or even a fence is technically part of
a vertical garden
WHY PRACTICE URBAN GARDENING?
Benefits
 Lower food costs – many crops cost less to grow
at home than they do to buy in stores, especially
if you keep them organic
 Increased food security – not only will you be
less reliant on store-bought food, but you will
also be able to preserve some of your harvest
 Food safety – the food that you grow yourself is likely to
be organic, meaning less exposure to harmful chemicals
 Higher return on your investment in your garden – while
a traditional, decorative garden is nice to look at, an
edible landscape will repay all of the time and effort you
have put in to your garden with delicious produce as well
as visual beauty
 Higher quality, and easily accessible, food – there is no
denying that the food you grow yourself will taste so much
better than food you can buy. Plus, there is no way the
market is nearer to you than your back garden
 Saving water – research has shown that, even when
producing the same crop, home gardeners use less than
half the amount of water than larger scale agricultural
producers do 
 Plus, they’re a great food source for survival purposes
EFITS OF URBAN GARDENING:
• No muddy soil
• Minimal weeds
• Minimal fertilization

• Transferable

• Decorative
EFITS OF URBAN GARDENING:
• Space saving
• Lower Carbon Emission
• Improves Economic Growth

• Builds Community
Practical Considerations in Selecting
Containers to be Used
 Consider not only the aesthetics but the
suitability of the crop desired and the
length of its useful life.
 Containers should have drain holes
 Plants
with extensive root system will
need a big container.
Rule of Thumb
 Minimum depth of 12 inches for deep rooted
vegetables i.e., tomato, beans and radish
8 inches depth for shallow rooted vegetables
i.e., onion, lettuce, cabbage, brocolli and
cauliflower
 For
trees, a depth of 24 inches should be the
minimum for the final container
 Ifyou’re looking for unusual containers, you can
use old bags, hats, boots, pitchers, wheel barrow
etc.
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Pots (terracotta and plastic
pots)
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Empty plastic soda bottles
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Bamboo or plastic pipes
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Tires
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Egg Carton
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Egg Shell/Carton
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Water Drum
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Cans
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Sacks
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Banana Trunks
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Coconut Husks
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Styrofoam
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Bucket/Pail
BLE CONTAINERS FOR URBAN GARDENING:
• Polyethylene Bags
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YDROPONICS:
YDROPONICS:
OPS TO BE PLANTED:
• All types of vegetables can be planted
ROWING MEDIUM
Growing Medium

Soil-less Soil-based
Medium Medium

One (1) part Three (3) parts

vermicast top soil

One (1) part Three (3) parts

Carbonized Carbonized
Rice Hull (CRH) Rice Hull

One (1) part

decomposed
animal manure
Mixture of soil, sand, carbonized rice hull, and compost

Ratio
Soil Type Carbonized
Soil Compost
rice hull
Heavy soil or Clayey 1 2 1
Loam 1 1 1
Sandy 1 0.5 2
Add growing media to your container
Media to be used should:
Be lightweight
Be loose or friable
Be stable
Have good water holding capacity
Sterilized

 Regular or garden soil – too heavy, compacts easily

 Coco coir – needs to buffered/washed first before use and
quality is difficult to assure
 Rice hulls – decomposes fast, poor WHC
Other materials for mixes
 Rice hull
 Coir dust
 Other source of compost or animal manure
 Sawdust
 Peat
 Peanut shells
 Perlite
 Etc..
TURAL MANAGEMENT

• Water Management

• Fertilizer Management
- Vermi or organic fertilizer
- Using concoction (Fermented fruit
juice, Fermented plant juice etc)
• Pest/Disease management
- Use of botanical extract
( marigoll, neem tree, oregano, mint, chilli,
Garlic etc.)
- Using Bio control agents
( Trichogramma, earwig, trichoderma,
metarhizium)
ASIC RULE

• Fruit and Root Type: more than 6 hours

exposure to sunlight (full exposure to
sun)

• Leafy Type and Herbs: less than 6 hours

exposure to sun (partially shaded)
URBAN GARDENING… THANK YOU!!!