How to Start Kitchen Garden: Winter season is considered to be the best season for growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants. During this period, plants do not need much water and everything from temperature to sunlight is easily available. If you are also tired of buying tomatoes and coriander for Rs 60 per kg from the market and do not want to go to the market every other day, then why not start a kitchen garden for your kitchen. Today we will tell you A to Z how you can start it easily.

How to start a kitchen garden at home?

To start a kitchen garden, choose a place where it gets 4-6 hours of sunlight. Most vegetables and herbs require 6-9 hours of direct sunlight. So you can choose balcony, terrace or courtyard.

How to set up a kitchen garden at home?

There is not much space for kitchen garden in houses and flats. In such a situation, you can use small pots, wooden boxes, broken bottles. It is easy to keep them at any place and they do not take much storage.

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How to choose pots and grow bags for plants?

• To start a kitchen garden, keep in mind what plants you want to grow.
• A 12X12 inch grow bag will be suitable for plants like coriander, tomato and chilli.
• Buy a 24X9 inch grow bag to grow spinach, or any leafy vegetable
• You can also choose a 20 liter water bucket or tank to grow vines.

How to prepare soil for kitchen garden

• Do not take soil directly from the field
• Use well drained soil, to make it add 50% normal soil and 50% manure. If the soil is tight then keep the proportion of fertilizer at 40% and also add 10% sand.
• Always use Hybrid Seeds
• Use organic fertilizer, in this 1-2 year old cow dung manure is best which is best for growing vegetables.

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When to water the plants?

Plants should not be watered directly in winter, instead whenever you water the plant, always check the soil. If it is moist then watering is not needed.

Kitchen Garden Tools

• trowel and spade
• pruning shears
• rubber gloves
• water supply pipe
• garden fork
• Mulch

Vegetables easily grown in kitchen garden

• Coriander
• Green chilly
• peppermint
• Fenugreek
• spinach
• green onion
• Tomato
• Cucumber
• ladyfinger
• Eggplant
• Capsicum
• radish
• Bottle gourd

Most Asked Questions

How big should a kitchen garden be?

A small terrace or balcony at home is sufficient, where kitchen gardening can be started with 10-20 pots.

Benefits of kitchen garden

• reduce kitchen expenses
• Fresh and chemical free vegetables
• healthy lifestyle

How to prepare kitchen garden?

Take loose fertile soil with the pots. Choose a sunny location, plant quality seeds and take care to water the cuttings well.