Organic Terrace Gardening Make you happy and Help you in financially

Organic terrace gardening and farming will keep you and your family healthy.

There won't be any office, no power and not much investment.

The best part is, the job which earns more money for you is your hobby.

• Terrace garden reduces interior room temperature by 6° to 8° saving your air conditioning cost.
• Terrace garden reduces building heat absorption and acts as building insulator against heat and cold.
• Cuts down CO2 levels though it can be a small amount.
• Watching plants germinating, growing and producing fruits gives a healing experience and plays a very big role in mental well-being.
• Growing vegetables in 1000 sq feet can save 50% of the vegetable cost for a family of four.
• Composting in terrace garden conserves food through recycling. Terrace garden and kitchen waste are composted and in turn, goes back to plants completing a cycle.
• Terrace gardening is a convenient place for family bonding, physical exercise and kids learn about nature and science.
• Ultimately, you will get a satisfaction in this organic farming business, since you are offering healthy food to others.

However, how to grow organic vegetables and fruits on our own? Do we have enough land for organic farming?

• The answer is “Yes, we have”. A small area on the rooftop is enough to grow organic vegetables for our daily needs.

You may be thinking, we have very less area in the rooftop, how can we do it.

Ans: Vertical farming

Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers. It often incorporates controlled-environment agriculture, which aims to optimize plant growth, and soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics.

Source: Wiki Vertical farming

Open nursery 

Provide healthy plants and guide them in right directions.

Gift a plant for anniversary, birthday and so on. 

add logs to ceramic pots and increase your brand value.

Low Maintenance Plants in Terrace Gardening: Spider Lilies, Crotons, Money Plant, Peace Lily, Aloe Vera, Snake Plant, Cactus, Anturium etc.

High Maintenance Plants in Terrace Gardening: Aster (some), Roses (some), Astrantia, Canna, Dahlia, Erysimum, Lilies, Tulips, Lavender, etc.

Teach gardening

Create an environment to your surroundings and bring kids towards greenery. This will help you in growing your business as well as satisfaction towards nature :)

Gardening Photographer 

If you can click beautiful pictures related to gardening, flowers, shrubs, pots or anything then approach gardening websites, they’ll buy your pictures or upload your photos to stock images sites like shutterstock and dreamstime.

Advertise

When you’re hosting sales in the neighbourhood and online. Write a simple ad that includes the time and location of upcoming sales. Include a few photos and your nursery’s name. 

Garden Needs and Tools in Terrace Gardening: 

• Sunlight: Terrace must have sunlight along with partial shade for different plants to grow properly.
• Water: Terrace must have easy access to water for watering and cleaning. Having a water tap is essential than carrying water, arrange a source for accessing water.
• Shade Net: Summer days in tropical and sub-tropical regions can be very hot. Too much sunshine can wilt the plants and affect the growth. Protect the garden with a covering such as old mosquito net or shade net from excessive heat and heavy rains. Shade nets can be bought at local nursery store or online store.
• Trellis or Poles: Some vegetables in your garden may need support to grow, especially creepers and climbers. When planting vegetables that are climbers they may need trellis, PVC pipes, or poles for plant support.
• Garden Tools: Some essential tools will be required while maintain garden. You may need tools to mix soil, to trim or pruning, cut leaves and branches, to harvest fruits. Get some of these gardening gloves, spades, wedges, shovels, hedge shears, etc.
• Containers: Majority of plants that are grown in terrace garden are in containers or pots.

Tips in Terrace Gardening

1. Check the direction of sun on your terrace before planting. Depending on shade and sunlight regions place plant containers at respective areas.
2. Plants having shallow roots are most recommended for terrace as they have low maintenance.
3. Deeper root plants must be planted in large containers for proper growth.
4. The best time to start a terrace garden or sowing in terrace garden must be before arrival of rains and avoid hot summer season.
5. Once in every two to three months spray your garden with herbal neem oil to protect from insects.
6. Use hybrid seeds and plants for good yield and for disease resistance.
7. Some plants need to be pruned for more flowering and fruiting.
8. Apply fertilisers on a regular basis depending on plant requirement.
9. Check plants regularly for pests.
10. Replace potting mix every year for a healthy garden.

There will be pros and cons in every business, check this link pros and cons of starting a gardening business