How to grow vegetables at home?
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00:00 Absolutely.
00:01 Now, the cost is so high, what can be done?
00:04 We have brought some solutions for you.
00:06 And often we see that earlier itself there was a lot of culture.
00:09 And even now in many areas, especially when we go to the inner areas,
00:13 like Sindh, Punjab, there is a lot of culture there.
00:16 People grow vegetables in their homes.
00:19 So can you do the same?
00:21 Because the city life is very fast.
00:24 There is not much space in other people's homes.
00:26 But what can you do?
00:27 If you grow vegetables in your home, then those plants will be completely destroyed.
00:32 Those plants will not wither.
00:34 So what can be done, which we call Baghbani,
00:36 through which you can properly grow vegetables in your home and take advantage of them.
00:41 So we have with us in the studio, the expert in Baghbani, Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq.
00:46 And along with that, he has brought some plants that will definitely be vegetables.
00:51 Assalamualaikum.
00:52 Walaikumassalam.
00:53 Tell us, is it possible for people to grow vegetables in their homes?
00:58 Because the plants are still growing, they wither, there is no proper sunlight.
01:02 Sometimes water is not given on time, sometimes it is given at the wrong time.
01:05 These are big problems.
01:06 There is too much sunlight, there is no sunlight at all.
01:08 I don't understand what we did wrong.
01:10 The first thing is that we give people advice that you do Baghbani in any case.
01:17 Do a little bit in your home.
01:19 My name is Izhar and I work as a consultant in Bukhari Horticulture,
01:23 especially in my field of kitchen gardening.
01:26 We grow plants in the house, plants are a living thing.
01:30 They have their own requirements.
01:32 So if we fulfill their requirements,
01:34 then they will definitely provide us with good leaves, good fruits, all these things.
01:38 What are the requirements of plants?
01:40 Get light and get water.
01:42 Now the light can be of two forms, either sunlight or artificial light.
01:47 Lamp.
01:48 Why did I mention that it is artificial light or lamp or some other source of light?
01:53 Because in Karachi and Lahore, most people are in apartments.
01:58 Exactly in Karachi.
02:00 Yes, exactly in Karachi, because there are high-rise buildings.
02:03 So there is either a balcony available or a balcony is not available,
02:06 either you cannot open it due to smog, so people are coming towards indoor gardening.
02:10 So if we have a balcony available and sunlight reaches there,
02:15 then we encourage people to grow leafy vegetables,
02:18 especially spinach, curry leaves, mint, coriander,
02:22 definitely grow them in your house.
02:24 Is this spinach?
02:25 This is spinach.
02:26 I have never seen the color of spinach in the vegetables that are grown in the house.
02:29 How fresh it is.
02:30 And when spinach reaches our house,
02:33 then many of its antioxidants, which are very beneficial for us, are wasted.
02:37 Nowadays, you know how many diseases are spreading due to smog,
02:40 like cough and cold.
02:41 And doctors say that if we do not use antioxidants,
02:45 then we can create against them.
02:48 Tell me one thing, it is very important to know,
02:50 these pots that you have kept,
02:52 you have said two things in it, water and light.
02:55 The soil that is used in it, and the level of fertilization in it,
03:00 how should it be, how should the soil be, this is also a very important factor.
03:03 The soil and water, what I said was the primary,
03:06 that it should get light and water.
03:09 The other soil, you do not make it complex,
03:13 in case of anyone, there is a lot of information available on the internet.
03:16 Simple, the manure and soil mix that you get from the nursery,
03:18 you can purchase it.
03:20 This is a 4-inch pot.
03:21 There is spinach in a 4-inch pot.
03:23 And this is spinach, if I have 4-5 such pots,
03:26 then I have half a kilo, about one foot,
03:28 I harvest spinach from it.
03:30 We do not eat spinach daily,
03:33 once a week, once every two weeks, like spinach is eaten.
03:36 So, it will come out again by that time.
03:38 So, you are getting fresh spinach sitting at home.
03:40 So, we do not need to change this,
03:42 a big plant.
03:44 Everyone has a smartphone,
03:46 they are putting more effort in it,
03:49 they put more effort, they give more water.
03:52 People often ask how to give water.
03:55 I give people advice, you have soil,
03:57 you put your finger and check once,
03:59 if you feel it is moist, do not give water.
04:01 But with practice, you will understand
04:03 which plant needs more water, which plant needs less water.
04:06 Okay.
04:07 But, a rule of thumb is that,
04:09 like you put your finger and check,
04:11 keep checking for 1 inch, if you feel moist,
04:13 on your finger tip, do not give water.
04:15 Okay, tell me, you have kept these three things,
04:17 curry leaves, mint, and this mint is used daily.
04:19 Apart from this, basil, coriander, etc.
04:21 Yes, yes, all the plants,
04:23 whose leaves we use,
04:25 they are easily available in our homes.
04:27 Apart from this, tomatoes, chilies, lemon.
04:29 Can tomatoes also be planted?
04:31 Yes, yes, very easily.
04:32 Now, tomatoes are becoming so expensive,
04:34 if we pay a little attention,
04:36 to a proper shade, etc.,
04:38 then in the whole summer, we have tomatoes.
04:40 Because tomatoes do not grow much.
04:42 We do not use 1 kg tomatoes.
04:44 If we use more than half a pound,
04:46 or 2 tomatoes, as they say,
04:48 then we can easily manage that with our kitchen garden.
04:50 So, why not do it?
04:52 Okay, people use different things.
04:54 One of our friends is telling that,
04:56 in a bag of flour, it can be used by drilling a hole,
04:58 and filling it with soil.
05:00 It can also be used in a tyre.
05:02 It is not necessary to find a pot.
05:04 It is not necessary to find a pot.
05:06 You can use a bag of flour,
05:08 and fill it with soil.
05:10 You can grow potatoes in it.
05:12 Garlic, onions, etc., can be grown.
05:14 It can be grown in Karachi.
05:16 People think that Karachi is a city,
05:18 where these things will come from outside.
05:20 No, you can grow all these carrots, radishes, etc.,
05:22 inside the houses.
05:24 Okay, this is going to be planted in the ground.
05:26 So, explain to me one thing,
05:28 why do we not have ginger in Pakistan?
05:30 The ginger that we grow in the fields,
05:32 is grown in the open sun.
05:34 This question is basically for this.
05:36 Because the ginger that we grow,
05:38 comes from Thailand and China.
05:40 In Pakistan, ginger is not grown commercially.
05:42 This is a big problem.
05:44 That is why its rates are 600-700.
05:46 Ginger does not grow in full sun.
05:48 It gets spoiled.
05:50 So, it has an intercropping system,
05:52 where you plant it under a field,
05:54 like a garden,
05:56 or a mango tree.
05:58 If you promote this,
06:00 then ginger can grow easily here.
06:02 People are growing it in small quantities.
06:04 And, like I am talking about cities,
06:06 ginger and garlic can be grown in a very small quantity.
06:08 You can grow it in houses.
06:10 You can bring pots inside houses,
06:12 and grow it in those houses.
06:14 You have told a very good thing,
06:16 that this pot is enough,
06:18 this size pot is enough.
06:20 People think that it will be bigger,
06:22 so they will transfer it to a bigger pot.
06:24 So, this is not necessary.
06:26 We have a small pot,
06:28 and we start growing it in a small pot.
06:30 If you take a big pot,
06:32 and put a small pot inside it,
06:34 it will start growing in a few days.
06:36 Why?
06:38 Because the pressure of the soil
06:40 cannot tolerate the roots.
06:42 The roots grow fast in a small pot.
06:44 Then, we will bring it stepwise.
06:46 For example, this is a 4-inch pot,
06:48 we will bring it to 6-inch,
06:50 then 10-inch,
06:52 and then 30-inch.
06:54 In our country,
06:56 it takes 8-9 hours,
06:58 the sun does not go anywhere.
07:00 How long can it be kept?
07:02 All these plants are full sun plants.
07:04 You can keep them in extreme heat.
07:06 Yes, you can keep them in extreme heat.
07:08 But, we can also provide shade
07:10 to the plants with leaves.
07:12 For example, tomatoes.
07:14 Tomatoes can be kept in full sun
07:16 in the winter season.
07:18 But, in the summer season,
07:20 from April to October, it needs shade.
07:22 But, because the climate has changed,
07:24 it needs shade during the summer.
07:26 But, because it is winter season,
07:28 you can keep it in full sun.
07:30 In summer, it needs shade.
07:32 It needs morning sunlight.
07:34 If people want to avoid
07:36 sunlight,
07:38 then why not provide
07:40 an artificial light,
07:42 which is not expensive.
07:44 If you put a 50-watt LED floodlight
07:46 on your plant,
07:48 then you can provide
07:50 a 3 by 3 feet distance.
07:52 How much distance should it be?
07:54 You can put it at a distance of 18 inches.
07:56 You can grow
07:58 as many plants as you want.
08:00 You can grow as many plants as you want.
08:02 If you turn on a 50-watt LED
08:04 for 14 hours,
08:06 then you can grow
08:08 as many plants as you want.
08:10 Then, you can grow
08:12 as many plants as you want.
08:14 This is nothing.
08:16 If you are getting a fresh vegetable,
08:18 for example, this mint,
08:20 if I make a chutney out of it,
08:22 and bring it from the market,
08:24 it will be a different plant.
08:26 It is visible.
08:28 It will start smelling.
08:30 But, when it is cut,
08:32 after 2-2.5 hours,
08:34 it reaches the market.
08:36 I tried to grow
08:38 green chilies and lemons in my childhood.
08:40 The size of the lemon plant
08:42 was small, so it was not big.
08:44 What can be done for this?
08:46 The lemon plant is a plant
08:48 that gives us fruits.
08:50 Tomatoes, chilies, lemons are fruit plants.
08:52 Fruit plants need more nutrition.
08:54 We provide fertilizers.
08:56 When it comes to fruiting,
08:58 we give it nutrition.
09:00 I am telling you a very simple formula.
09:02 You get mustard cake in the market.
09:04 It is easily available in Karachi, Lahore, etc.
09:06 When the oil of mustard is released,
09:08 there is a seed cake behind it.
09:10 It is called mustard seed cake.
09:12 In common language, it is called mustard cake.
09:14 You can leave 1 tablespoon of mustard cake
09:16 in 3 liters of water for 3 days.
09:18 On the fourth day, you can put that water in your plant.
09:20 It is a balanced fertilizer.
09:22 It is an organic fertilizer.
09:24 It does a very good job.
09:26 Especially, it is good for fruiting.
09:28 We can plant seeds of tomatoes, green chilies, etc.
09:30 Can you produce it from home?
09:32 Yes, absolutely.
09:34 We try to find someone
09:36 who can get local tomatoes
09:38 or local chilies.
09:40 But, nowadays, it is not available.
09:42 You can go to a seed shop
09:44 and ask for local seeds.
09:46 Once you buy a local seed,
09:48 you can dry the fruit you are getting
09:50 and take it to your home.
09:52 I would like to ask about lemon.
09:54 How much sunlight does it need?
09:56 I have also brought a lemon.
09:58 Lemon is a full sun plant.
10:00 It cannot grow in shade.
10:02 It needs sunlight all day.
10:04 It should get direct sunlight
10:06 till 1 or 2 am.
10:08 Without direct sunlight,
10:10 it cannot bear fruit.
10:12 It can bear leaves,
10:14 but not fruit.
10:16 Lemon is a variety of Kaffir lime.
10:18 It is widely used in Italian and Thai cuisine.
10:20 It is used in leaves.
10:22 The leaves can grow in shade
10:24 or in less sunlight.
10:26 But, the fruits like
10:28 green chilies, tomatoes, and lemon
10:30 need direct sunlight.
10:32 Thank you so much, Mr. Udha.
10:34 - Thank you so much.