Urban Gardening

URBAN
AGRICULTURE
PROGRAM
Urban Agriculture
Refers to various practices of
cultivating, processing and distributing
food in urban areas. The term is also
applies to the area activities of animal
husbandry, aquaculture, beekeeping,
and horticulture in an urban context.
WHAT IS URBAN GARDENING?
The practice of cultivating, processing, and
distributing food in or around a village, town or
city. Growing plants in pots or other rather than in
ground.
WHY DO WE NEED
TO DO GARDENING?
BENEFITS
Provides a local source of food
BENEFITS
Brings communities and families
together (Family Bonding)
BENEFITS
Adds green spaces to cities
BENEFITS
Creates leisure and
recreational spaces for humans
(good exercise)
BENEFITS
Waste reduction
BENEFITS
Safe and healthy food
Health and Wellness
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
PINOYS EAT LESS
VEGETABLE
REASONS/PERCEPTIONS
a)Fruits and vegetables are expensive
b)Vegetables seasonal
c)Take long to prepare
d)Fruits and vegetables spoil quickly, and
e)Fruits and vegetables contain harmful
pesticides
TYPES OF URBAN
GARDENING
Vertical gardening
Suited for areas with concrete flooring. More
efficient use of space compared to planting
direct to ground.
Container Gardening
Common for people with small patios,
yards, or balconies. Container gardening
makes use of a variety of containers.
Community Gardening
This is a method of using outdoor public or private
spaces to cultivate gardens for food as a group and is a great
choice for those with no yard or outdoor space.
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY GARDENING
 Community Organizing
 Crime Prevention
 Cultural Opportunities
 Food Production
 Health
 Green Space
Rooftop Gardening
Balcony Gardening
Hanging baskets – ensure drainage, supported
by wires, chains, string rope
SUFFICENCY IN URBAN GARDENING
Sufficiency at the household level
Sufficiency at the community level
Sufficiency in the national level
HOW TO DO URBAN
GARDENING?
FACTORS TO CONSIDERED
Seeds – source from ripe fruits, reputable seed
merchants. Budded trees in case of calamansi,
avocado, mango (grows much smaller).
Site or area
Sunlight (amount and duration) – at least 6
hours
Water source - considerer rain water
harvesting
Drainage
Air movement – sufficient air movement
prevents waterlogging and diseases. Too much
wind is also not good – wind burn (leaves dry
out and break)
Accessibility – especially in rooftop gardens
RECYCLING
One of the most important aspects in
container farming is recycling. Finding
alternative uses for household items which
were thrown out in the garbage as non-
biodegradable wastes products will help
lessen pollution.
RECYCLING VARIOUS CONTAINERS
SOURCING OF PLANTING MATERIALS
Accredited seed growers
Accredited seed suppliers
Government experiment stations
NGO, Municipal and Provincial
Agriculturist Office
PLANTING MEDIUM PREPARATION
The growing medium must be porous
Have a good deal of air inside
Well-drained soil
Avoid using same soil each year,
nutrition is depleted, insect and fungal
pests have accumulated – either replace
with new medium or empty the pots and
clean. Solarize soil medium and
ameliorate with new potting mix.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
VEGETABLES THAT CAN
GROW IN CONTAINERS
1. LEAFY VEGETABLES
Examples: pechay, lettuce, cabbage,
mustard, sweet potato tops, kangkong,
alugbati, & spinanch
SPINACH MUSTARD ALUGBATI
KANGKONG PECHAY KAMOTE TOPS

2. ROOT OR BULB CROPS
Examples: onion, radish garlic, carrots,
potato, turnips, ginger
GINGER CARROTS POTATO
GARLIC RADISH ONION

3. BEANS
Examples: munggo, string beans, ,
snow peas (chicharo)
LIMA BEAN SNOW PEAS
STRING BEANS MUNGGO

4. FRUIT VEGETABLES
Examples: Eggplant, tomato, okra,
sweet pepper
EGGPLANT OKRA
TOMATO SWEET PEPPER

5. FLOWER VEGETABLES
Examples: Cauliflower & Broccoli
CAULIFLOWER BROCCOLI
6. VINE FRUITS VEGETABLES
Examples: squash, cucumber, ampalaya,
upo, patola, sayote
PATOLA AMPALAYA CUCUMBER
UPO SQUASH SAYOTE

7. HERBS
Examples: thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary
THYME ROSEMARY
OREGANO BASIL
SOWING IN SEEDBOXES
Vegetable that need to be sown:
pechay, mustard, lettuce, celery, swamp
cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, tomatoes,
peppers. Styropor fruit boxes can be used as
container for sowing seeds. Place the seed box
in sheltered area to keep it away from heavy
rains but it should get a minimum of 6 hours of
sunlight daily.
TRANSPLANTING
Transplant seedlings 2 to 3 weeks after
seedlings have been germinated. Transplant late in
the afternoon to prevent “transplanting shock” and
to speed up recovery.
PROCESS OF TRANSPLANTING
1. Water seedlings in the seedbox thoroughly.
2. Choose a potting container large enough to
accommodate the full grown plant.
WATERING
The ideal time to water the plant is
from 8 o’clock to 9 o’clock in the morning. If
the weather is not too hot, water once a day
but if its too hot, water it twice a day, in the
morning and afternoon.
WATERING IS VERY IMPORTANT

WEEDING
Cultivate the soil to allow air to enter
the potting medium and encourages bigger and
healthier roots of the plants. Cultivate around
the perimeter of the plants outer leaves with a
depth of 5-7.5cm below the soil level to prevent
from disturbing the deeper root system of the
plants.
FERTLIZATION
- Use organic fertilizer
PEST AND DISEASES
Use natural and organic way of
controlling pests and diseases.
Companion planting
HARVESTING
Harvest plants at the right maturity age. A rule
of thumb, harvest early in the morning or in
the late afternoon.
Harvest vegetables and fruits right before
cooking or eating to retain the sugar content.
For leafy vegetables like pechay, lettuce, and
cabbage, harvest first the lower leaves . This
method of harvesting the first lower leaves is
called “priming”
QUESTIONS
Questions:
1.Types of urban gardening?
2.Different types of vegetables that can
grow in container?
3.What are the source of planting materials?
4.What are the sufficiency in urban
gardening?
5.What are the example of herbs?

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URBAN

KANGKONG PECHAY KAMOTE TOPS

GARLIC RADISH ONION

STRING BEANS MUNGGO

TOMATO SWEET PEPPER

UPO SQUASH SAYOTE

WATERING IS VERY IMPORTANT

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