For Renz Ticsay, 41, an IT solutions architect by profession, gardening has been a significant part of his life since his teenage years. “Life for me is incomplete without plants and trees,” said the urban gardener. Looking back, he has always been interested in plants and nature, which sprung...
There are thousands of mushroom species worldwide, but not all of them are edible. “One indicator that mushrooms are poisonous is that it has white gills,” said Emma Tolentino, farmer, ATI learning site cooperator, and owner of Eco Natural Integrated Farm, during an AgriTalk webinar on mushroom...
Carol Goitia, an urban gardener, demonstrated in a video how one can start an urban garden without having to spend a lot by turning a soft drink bottle into a self-watering planter: First. Prepare your materials including a plastic bottle, scissors, soil, fabric, water, and your plant or...
QUEZON – Michael Triviño, a businessman and urban farmer, decided to turn his vacant lot into a backyard farm and named it Myrtle Sharrin’s Garden after his daughter. A quarantine project Despite having no work during the community quarantine, Triviño was kept occupied, not because of his...
The crisis that COVID-19 has brought to the world has made more individuals see the importance of nature and environment. But this is not a new trend. Many people have already realized the joys of tending plants and growing their own food even before the global health emergency has occurred....
Living in urban areas entails challenges like pollution. As per Rosalie Joven, gardener and resource speaker during the webinar ‘Basics to Urban Gardening’, if your home garden is located beside or near the roads, the application of natural fertilizers will help combat pollution (caused by cars...
In the previous article , we delved into different methods and requirements in urban gardening. Here, steps to begin your gardening journey from sowing to plant care and maintenance will be discussed. Three vital steps in urban gardening Soil preparation Seed germination and seedling...
Growing food in urban areas has become a rising trend not just because it's a good way to save or earn money but most importantly, more people want to be self-sufficient amid the crisis. In part 1 , Rosalie Joven, resource speaker on the webinar 'Basics to Urban Gardening', has imparted the...
Aside from discovering a new hobby and earning a profit, many people now practice urban gardening to survive and to secure their food at home amid the community quarantine. Urban gardening is a process of producing food or cultivating any varieties of plants in or around urban areas. “There is no...
