Greenhouses for rent to gardeners in Kaohsiung

Known-You Seed Company of Kaohsiung, Taiwan has a practical way of encouraging city folks to go into urban gardening by providing the facilities at an affordable fee.

The company has built 50 greenhouses, each with an area of 33 square meters that are available for rent at NT$5,000 per year. That’s about 18,600 in Philippine money. The structures are provided and water is free. But the renter has to pay for the nets and enclosures that they want.

The greenhouses have been there since 2015 and all are occupied. In fact, there is a waiting list of 10 people who are ready to take over in case one does not want to continue gardening for one reason or another.

Most of the renters are adults, many of them retirees. And the majority of them are women who love to grow their favorite plants for their own consumption or for sale if they so desire. Many of the renters, however, are more interested in the joy of doing something meaningful like being closer to Mother Nature. Dur- ing weekends, many of them bring with them their children and grandchildren so they will also develop love for producing their own food.

The renters are growing a wide variety of crops. One is specializing in leafy cash crops like romaine lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, pechay and the like. Others go for a variety of crops that include vine vegetables like patola, pumpkin, patani, cucumber and more. There are also those who are growing sweet corn.

What is great about the greenhouses for rent is that they are situated within the compound of the seed company, just behind the company’s store of various 18,600 gardening needs. Everything that the gardeners require in their gardening, from seeds to seedlings, garden tools and equipment, fertilizers and a lot more are all available there.

Maybe, somebody with the facilities in Metro Manila could undertake a similar project.

GREENHOUSES FOR RENT – This is a view of 50 greenhouses within the sprawling compound of Known-You Seed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Each greenhouse has a space of 33 square meters, big enough to produce the family’s favorite vegetables and other crops. The rent is equivalent to per year in Philippine money.

VINE VEGGIES AND MORE – This rented greenhouse is planted to vine vegetables, sweet corn and salad varieties. The 50 greenhouses are all taken and there are some on the waiting list. The renters enjoy growing their favorite vegetables and other high-value crops.