SOME THINGS TO ANTICIPATE WHEN GARDENING

TAN LISTS SOME CHALLENGES that all gardeners encounter but can be overcome if one is determined to grow one’s own food:

Time-consuming. Planting is not an overnight thing where you can obtain produce right away. Patience is a characteristic that you must develop, Tan said.

Responsibility. Growing crops is a commitment that you need to decide on especially if you want to produce a large amount of harvest. Feeding, watering, and maintaining the plants is necessary so better have a time allotted for taking care of the plants.

Pests. To control pests, you may use neem oil that comes from the neem tree as a pesticide. An alternative to this is a spray composed of onions, vinegar, chili, water, and dishwashing soap. To make it, mince the onions and chili, add vinegar and water then add a drop of dishwashing soap. After mixing it, you can spray it under the leaves to prevent the aphids. Aphids are pests that suck the plants’ sap that extracts sugary fluids causing the presence of ants on your plant.

Round water gallons and even clothes hampers can be used for your gardening.

Hold your phone camera over this QR code to read about how Tan grows the world’s hottest chillies on his rooftop at agriculture.com.ph. Internet access is required.