SLC31-W6 | THE GREEN JOURNEY | Sustainable Legacy
Hello friends, I hope you are all well. For the last week of the Steemit Challenge contest, I will be sharing Sustainable Legacy. I would like to thank the organizers of this challenge, and without further delay, I am starting my participation.
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Rooftop Garden
Respecting the topic of the contest, I decided to visit the rooftop garden of our house as an eco-friendly natural place. My father and I planted all the trees and plants here together, and we maintain them regularly.
We often plant seasonal vegetables in this garden. Due to adequate maintenance, the seasonal vegetables yielded well over the last few years, and we were able to eat the vegetables we produced, which gives us great satisfaction. We have also shared them with our neighbors.
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This garden is set up along the north and south walls of our roof, with the plants placed side by side. Here, we have vegetable plants like yardlong beans and eggplant among greens, there are Malabar spinach, amaranth, and red amaranth; and among fruit trees, we have papaya, pomegranate, and guava trees.
Every single plant is taken care of equally, and truth be told, all the plants look fresh because we water and maintain them regularly. I have provided the necessary support for the vines to grow so that they can climb up vertically.
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I have tried to capture the entire garden area in the video. The size of our garden can be called well-suited, and we have kept the center area of the roof empty for walking around; the garden setup is strictly alongside the side walls. I tried to show all the plants by walking around in the video. I captured all the plants, including vegetables, fruits, and greens.
YouTube steemit-viewable Link👇
Natural Surroundings
First, I am sharing the natural surroundings of this garden with you because anyone would feel good seeing the beautiful environment of these plants upon coming here. This is because everything here is completely natural.
Especially the afternoon time feels the most beautiful to me, when the sunlight fades a lot and the plants sway in the afternoon breeze. Since there are trees and greenery around the garden, you get a pure natural vibe here.
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Reusable items
Among reusable items, we have used plastic containers as flower pots. Actually, there are many plastic things that we can reuse for other purposes later if we want. We all know about the harmful effects of plastic, so it is better to utilize them properly.
We didn't have to buy separate pots for the plants in our garden. There are some plants whose bases are somewhat wide, and pots for this type of plant are not easily available either. That's why we used plastic containers, large bottles, crates, and some other useful plastic-based items to make pots.
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Sustainable activities
To make the garden sustainable and to help the plants grow properly, I watered them. Actually, the moment of watering that I captured in the picture is not how it is done in reality; I arranged the image respecting the topic of the content. I take water in a bucket and then pour it into the pots using a mug.
I water the plants every day in the morning, and on days it rains, watering is not required; I even arrange for drainage if excess water accumulates then. Either I or my father first collect water in a bucket from the tap connected to the rooftop water tank. After that, we carry the bucket near the plants and water them using a mug.
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Plants or Trees
Now, let's talk about the plants. We have planted various types of plants in this garden, and we also cultivate seasonal vegetables here in sufficient quantities every year. Currently, among vegetables, there are yardlong beans, eggplant, green chilies, and okra plants. Along with these, there are nari shak and red amaranth.
Apart from vegetables, we have also planted guava, pomegranate, and papaya trees. The papaya tree is about over 2 years old, and it has borne papayas. Besides, fruits have appeared on the guava and pomegranate trees at present, though they are very small and not yet fit to eat; since they are hybrids, they grow up quickly.
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This was our rooftop garden. This garden is not just a garden; it is an emotion for me. My father and I have been working on this garden for the last 5–6 years. We have planted various plants here, including seasonal vegetables.
Right now, the number of plants looks a bit low here because it is the summer season. When the monsoon season arrives, we will plant many more types of seasonal vegetables and various other plants.
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Here's the Steem Atlas pin and other details
| Place | Garden, Sitakunda |
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| Place Type | Garden |
| Location | Sitakunda, Chittagong |
| Google Plus Code | Link |
| Atlas-Map | [//]:# (!steematlas 22.4534375 lat 91.7304375 long Rooftop Garden, Sitakunda d3scr) |
Thank you to the organizer of this challenge. I invite my three friends, @edgargonzalez @dove11, @jyoti-thelight to participate in this beautiful challenge topic.
At first, I thought about sustainable crops like wheat, rice, and perennials like coconut, oil palm, and mango. But I eventually understood that it's an agricultural cultivation that can increase food security, especially for families, without harming the surrounding environment. This means that almost any crop can be cultivated to support the family economy.
I love almost all types of plants, but unfortunately! Our land is so limited that we can only grow a few perennials like mango, grapes, and figs. But honestly, the climate and soil conditions don't support grapes to grow well and produce ideal fruit.
If only we had a little more land, I would definitely cultivate vegetables sustainably, such as tomatoes, chilies, kale, and spinach. These vegetables are daily necessities, always needed for side dishes, and their prices fluctuate in the market.
...your story is very interesting, indeed. I wish you success in this exciting challenge.