பழைய மண் கலவையை மீண்டும் பயன்படுத்த எளிதான வழி - பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட பானை கலவையை ஒருபோதும் வீணாக்காதீர்கள் - அதை புதுப்பிக்கவும்

Do you practicing / practiced Terrace Garden / Kitchen Garden? Then, this article will be useful for you to revive your used pot mix.

Five steps to revive your used pot mix

1. Pour water in the pot mix one day before when you start your mixing process
2. Remove the soil mix from the pot / grow bags and smash the clots
3. Sun dry the container and pot mix for the day
4. Add your kitchen waste, vermicompost, neem cake powder, leaves mould, decomposed cow dung, bio fertilizer and bio control agents and mix it evenly. If requires, add cocopeat also.
5. Fill your container with the revived pot mix and enjoy your greening..

நீங்கள் பயன்படுத்திய மண் கலவையை புதுப்பிக்க ஐந்து படிநிலைகள் 
1. மண் கலவை சரிசெய்யும் ஒரு நாள் முன்பு மண் கலவை உள்ள பை/ பானையில் நீர் விட்டு வைக்க வேண்டும்  
2. மறுநாள் மண் கலவை சுலபமாக வெளியில் எடுக்கலாம். பின்பு மண் கலவையில் உள்ள கட்டிகளை உடைத்து விட வேண்டும்  
3. நன்கு சூர்ய ஒளியில் மண் கலவை மற்றும் பை / பானையினை ஒரு நாள் காயவைக்க வேண்டும். 
4 வீட்டு சமையல் கழிவுகள், மண் புழு உரம், வேப்பாம்புண்ணாக்கு, இலை, மக்கிய மாட்டு சாணம், மற்றும் உயிர் உரங்கள் கலக்க வேண்டும். தேவை இருப்பின் தென்னை நார் கழிவும் கலக்க வேண்டும்.  
5. தங்கள் உயிர் ஊட்டப்பட்ட மண் கலவை தயார். முன்பு போல் பை / பானையில் நிரப்பி பயிரிடலாம்   

For more details:

P. DHEIVANAI, SAAI Greens, 9382132593

Materials Used

• Broken Baby walker ring
• Used waste Water bottles
• Pot mix
• Plant Cuttings
• Leafy vegetables seeds
• Thread to tie

Cut down the bottom of water bottles and put holes in the side of bottles as well as in the centre of cap for drainage purpose.

Fill the bottles with pot mix (https://saaiacademy.in/2020/09/17/pot-mixture-composition-for-vegetables-flowers-and-greens-2/) and tied thread to hang the bottles. We set up upside down, i.e. cap placed as bottom.

We planted portulaca and purslane in the side holes of the bottles and sown green leave seeds in the top of hangers. Our plant hangers are ready now and sprinkled the water.

Will share the pictures with full bloom soon…

Happy Greening….

P. Dheivanai, 9382132593, SAAI Greens

Terrace Gardening is the most wanted component in human life after Covid – 19 pandemic. This provides relaxation and healthy, organic vegetables for our day to day life. Few vegetables like gourds and flowers requires trellis / pandal for it’s vegetative growth. Establishment of easy, portable trellis for all gourds, other creepers and climbers are enlisted in this article. These structures can be detached after the usage.

Points need to be considered while installing trellis / Pandal @ Terrace

• Elevation and design of your terrace
• Observe Terrace side walls and any rings or other structures built already to install poles
• Install your trellis with the maximum height of 3 to 3.5 feet by considering your height of terrace side wall. Dwarf trellis can withstand from heavy wind.
• Consider the wind direction in your place
• Locally available materials should be used
• No need to spend much cost

1. Plant Climber Net: Low cost nylon nets are available in market. Or used coir ropes also made like this by putting knot in it and used as net. If you have the provision of head room walls, fix it with the help of nail. This is the perfect structure to grow your climbers/ creepers. These nets available in SAAI Greens. இந்த வலைகள் SAAI கிரீன்ஸில் கிடைக்கும்.

2. Used waste water cane pandal / trellis: Take four 20 litre water cane and remove the head. We can use it to plant small saplings. Fill the water cane base with Red soil / clay soil / sand or whatever you get easily. Place bamboo poles / any strong timbers in the height of 3 – 3.5 feet during filling of water cane base (As shown in below picture). Choose any corner of your terrace to install your trellis. Place four water cane poles as square according to your space availability and plant requirements. Tie plant climber net / join the four poles by coir rope and crisscross tie with the rope to get net like structure in the top. Place the plants under this trellis and enjoy the growth of your climbers & creepers.

3. Ladder trellis: Broken ladders can be used as trellis/ pandal by placing it in side wall.

4. Waste cycle wheel / car tire trellis: Tie two – three waste cycle wheel / car tire and use it as trellis.

5. Waste table, chair, etc: As per your innovation.

6. Palm leaves, coconut fronds, casuarina wood, bamboo poles, etc., also used

Sample trellis are exhibited here:

Happy Greening,

P. Dheivanai, M.Sc. (Ag.), 9382132593

Moss rose / Table rose is a drought tolerant annual plant. Cold sensitive. It is cultivated throughout the world for it’s colorful flowers and foliage. The blooms are orange, pink, purple, yellow, red, white, and multiple colors. Plants grow as succulent foliage. Portulaca has narrow leaves and Purslane has broad leaves.

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Portulaca / Purslane never expects big container for its growth. It will grow excellently even in Coconut shell also. Encourage your kids to grow moss rose in waste plastic bottles, tires, teared jeans, shoes, thick plastic covers, water canes, thermocol boxes, shampoo bottles, bamboo poles, water cups, or any other waste materials according to your innovation.

Well drained, fertile pot mix is suitable for it’s growth. Red soil, vermicompost, cocopeat can be used as pot mix. In case of black (clay) soil add equal proportion of sand and vermicompost.

Propagating moss rose through cuttings is the best way of growing instead through seeds. Cuttings would be separated from the mother plants by giving slanting cut. 5 – 10 cm size cuttings will be good for its propagation. Separated cuttings would be placed in water for 10-15 minutes before planted in pot mix. Better to plant the cuttings during morning hours or evening hours to improves the germination percentage.

No need to worry during the propagation of Portulaca in terms of Shortage of pot mix or containers. Just plant the entire bunch of cuttings in a single pot and then transfer it in to other pot after preliminary arrangements. Even, If you not have a single pot, just put the cuttings in to water from 2 to 3 days also. Later you can transfer it in to pot as rooted cuttings.

New sprouts will start growing from the nodes within a week. Sprinkle the water once in a day during winter season and twice a day during summer season.

Table rose is a less maintenance plants as well beautify your garden through gorgeous flowers. Expect the flowers after a month from planting. Being a annuals, it will bloom for a particular period and stops blooming. Don’t worry. Cut down the bloomed tip portion of 2 cm from the top by the scissor after stop blooming.

Moss rose flowering will be peak in summer season and less flowering during winter season. No need to worry. Just leave the plant as such and apply regular watering. It will regenerate and grow fast more over bloom happily.

Handful of vermicompost in the interval of two weeks is enough to meet out the nutrient requirements of the plants. No need to destroy the plant after flowering. It will regrow from the same container for a decade. So leave as such even it dry after flowering.

Lack of drainage cause root rot and wilting disease. Ensure drainage to avoid this issue.

Aphids and mealy bugs are the common pest in moss rose. Refer the following link to get remedy from these pest.

Management of healthy plants from pests and diseases

Sometimes vegetative growth will be good but flowering doesn’t. In this case, Cut down the tip portion of 2 cm from the top by the scissor. After a week, new branches will arise from the nodes and it will produce flowers.

Happy Greening

P. Dheivanai, M.Sc. (Ag.), 9382132593