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    Floating gardens provide a lifeline for families in Bangladesh during monsoon floods. A simple frame made of bamboo and water hyacinth creates a raft that floats. The raft is layered with compost and cow dung to form fertile soil, and planted with vegetables like onions, okra, and greens. This allows families to grow food and earn income even when floodwaters inundate their land.

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    Floating gardens provide a lifeline for families in Bangladesh during monsoon floods. A simple frame made of bamboo and water hyacinth creates a raft that floats. The raft is layered with compost and cow dung to form fertile soil, and planted with vegetables like onions, okra, and greens. This allows families to grow food and earn income even when floodwaters inundate their land.

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    Floating gardens provide a lifeline for families in Bangladesh during monsoon floods. A simple frame made of bamboo and water hyacinth creates a raft that floats. The raft is layered with compost and cow dung to form fertile soil, and planted with vegetables like onions, okra, and greens. This allows families to grow food and earn income even when floodwaters inundate their land.

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    How to make your own

    floating garden

    1. Make a frame (about 30cm2 ) from garden canes


    and use ivy, bindweed or wire to create a mesh
    2. Create a bed using moss, newspapers, or rags
    and Cover with a thin layer of soil or compost
    3. Plant with seeds such as mustard or cress
    4. Float the garden in a washing up bowl and…
    5. Wait for the results!

    Practical Action works with poor communities all around the world.
    See www.practicalaction.org for more details.
    Helping families stay
    afloat during the floods
    Floating gardens really are a lifeline in
    Bangladesh for families whose land is
    inundated by flood water or washed away

    Photo: Practical Action Bangladesh / Iqbal Hossain


    by flooded rivers - which destroy homes
    and livelihoods as well. The floods can
    strip away fertile topsoil, leaving behind
    only barren sand on which few crops can
    grow. This means families can be left
    with no means to support themselves,
    and they struggle to survive.

    How the floating garden works:


    A frame is made of bamboo and water hyacinth (a very abundant weed
    which floats on the rivers)
    The frame is covered with layers of compost, cow dung and more water
    hyacinth, forming a fertile raft on which crops can grow
    The raft is planted with vegetables such as red onions, okra, pumpkins
    and kang kong (a green leafy vegetable); providing food crops and
    sometimes a surplus which can be sold in the local market, fetching a
    good price as vegetables are scarce during the monsoon
    The raft can also be used to cultivate seedlings
    to be transplanted once the floods subside, and
    finally it can be recycled into compost to help
    grow crops in the dry season.

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