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 A farmer can save a lot of expenses by growing vegetables through kitchen gardening.

A farmer can save a lot of expenses by growing vegetables through kitchen gardening.

Through kitchen gardening, you can also grow vegetables at home. These vegetables will be pure and the hassle of purchasing them from the market will also end. In times of inflation, you can grow vegetables at home, due to which you can save a lot of money. These vegetables grow in a small space in the house, which does not cost you much. According to experts, while growing vegetables on the balcony, you have to take care of some special things, so that you can earn excellent yield at low cost.


You must be remembering the skyrocketing prices of tomatoes. To protect yourself from similar problems, you can take the help of kitchen gardening. Apart from tomatoes, chilies, okra, or coriander, you can also grow many other vegetables in it. For this, some pots filled with soil and sunlight are necessary.


Farmers plant seedlings inside big pots only.

For your information, let us tell you that the balcony of almost everyone's house gets sunlight. In such a situation, growing vegetables on the balcony can be a great option. With this, there will always be greenery in your house. Money will be saved and you will get pure vegetables in your home. During kitchen gardening, take special care that vegetable plants should be planted in big pots so that the roots get ample opportunity to spread.


Also read: Grow summer green vegetables easily in the kitchen garden: Bitter gourd, Lady's finger, Ghiya, Zucchini, Tinda, Cowpea, Cucumber.


Farmers take special care of the weather

Let us tell you that apart from this, the plants in bigger pots will become stronger and the plants will also bear fruits in good quantity. Experts say that it is very important to keep the weather in mind even in kitchen gardening. It is very difficult to get fruits from vegetables planted out of season. By doing balcony farming you can easily save thousands of rupees per month. You can grow tomatoes, okra, coriander, and chilies at home and use them yourself. Farmers need to have information about kitchen gardening. Because you can earn a little profit during kitchen gardening. Farmers should use kitchen gardening at the very beginning. Due to the weather, farmers had to pay very high prices for tomatoes.


Grants for growing fruit and vegetables on the roof by Bihar government

Grants for growing fruit and vegetables on the roof by Bihar government

If you also want to make your home beautiful and the environment better  , then you should grow fruits, vegetables on your roof. In fact, the Bihar government is providing a grant of up to Rs 37500 for gardening over the roof. Nowadays, people do not have enough time in their busy life  that they can go to the field and do gardening. Because of this, most people do horticulture on the roof of their houses or in small areas.

For such people, the government has now started a scheme. They do not have enough land to do horticulture. Also, he performs gardening on the roof of his house. Such people are being given a great grant from the Bihar government. This grant is being given on growing organic fruits, flowers and vegetables on the roof . For your information, let us tell you that this grant will be given to the people under the 'Horticulture Scheme' RoofTop Gardening Scheme.


People of these cities of Bihar will get the benefit of the scheme

The main objective of this scheme of the government is to encourage horticulture in urban areas. The benefit of this scheme will be provided to the people living in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur. In these cities, the government is providing a grant of up to 75% percent of the horticulture in these cities. For this, the roof of the house should be open to about 300 sq ft.


Also read: Under the National Agricultural Development Scheme, the Yogi government is providing subsidies for the cultivation of horticulture crops.


According to the information released by the Agriculture Department Bihar, the total cost of the farming bed per unit (300 sq ft) is around Rs 50,000. In this way, grants will be given by the beneficiary up to Rs 37,500 and the remaining Rs 12,500.

At the same time, the cost of the pot plan  has been fixed at Rs 10,000 under the roof horticulture scheme. The grants on this will be payable by the beneficiary up to Rs 7,500 and the remaining Rs 2,500. In this, the benefit of maximum 5 units can be availed by any applicant. The benefit of this scheme will not be given to any institution.

To Know which plants will get grant


If you want, you can also grow the plants in the farming beds and pots on your roof. Actually, these plants will also be given a grant from the Government of Bihar. Farming beds and plants in pot are something like this -


Also read: Farmers can avoid a lot of expenses by growing vegetables through  kitchen gardening.


What are the plants planted under the farming bed?

Vegetables: Cabbage, Carrot, Radish, lady finger , Leafy vegetable, pumpkin, brinjal, tomato and chilli etc.

Fruit: Guava, paper lemon, papaya (red lady), mango (Amrapali), pomegranates and fig etc.

Medicinal plants: Aloevera , Curry Leaf, Malabar nut , Lemon Grass and Ashwagandha etc.


Information about plants inside the pot

10 inch plants: Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Aloe vera, stevia, mint etc.

12 inch plants: Snake Plant Dacon, Money, Rose, Moonlight etc.

Plants with 14 inches: Erica Palm, Ficus Panda, Adenium, Aparajita, Curry Leaf, Bhutani Mallika, Starlight Ficus, Tecoma, Allamanda, Bougainville etc.

16 inch plants: Guava, Mango, Lemon, Sapodilla, Banana, Apple Plum, Rubber Plant, X Mass, Crotan, Oriental  Arborvitae ,  Udhul etc.


How to apply to the horticulture scheme on the roof?

If you also want to take advantage of this scheme of the government, then for this you will have to visit the official website of Horticulture Directorate, Agriculture Department, Bihar. From where you can successfully apply through online medium.