Roof Top Vegetable Garden Module in Bangalore, India

Please look at my other videos for the latest model of Rooftop Organics - Organic Garden Modules. This is an old prototype and has quite a few problems associated with it.

One of them is hand watering, and different plants have different watering needs. This doesn't allow that flexibility. Nutrients are chemicals, which are expensive and not necessarily complete. Plus the structure doesn't last too long. In the long run it is expensive.

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[AjayKagitha]

Very nicely done. Is that only Coco peat, didn't you mix it with compost or vermi-compost? What kind of manure are you adding to the growing medium?

How much of help is that polythene sheet roof providing?

[arijitmumbai]

@AjayKagitha

Thanks...

This is a Hydroponics module. So the nutrients are mixed in water and fed to the beds. The grow bed only has coco-peat. The roof doesn't really make much of a difference, except helping to tie the plants for support.

This is an old prototype. Since then there has been many improvements. Check out my other videos in the Rooftop Organics series.

[YouMr2010]

@arijitmumbai Hi, what is your email id?

[arijitmumbai]

@YouMr2010 arijit.mitra(at)greentechlife(­dot)in

[cray0308]

very interesting. what do you grow ? has a roof garden had any impact on house interior temperatures?

[arijitmumbai]

@cray0308 it definitely does have an impact, in this case however the module was only 15 square feet. Once the roof is covered or a larger portion of the roof is covered, the room below will be much cooler. Currently I have an aquaponics system on the roof covering the top of one bedroom. That room remains significantly cooler than the next room. I grow veggies like beans, tomotoes, peppers, eggplants, okra, different kind of gourds and greens.

[arijitmumbai]

@yapi85 Thanks yapi85!

[yapi85]

Thanks for your reply. Keep up the good work, and inspiring lot more people. May God bless you.

[arijitmumbai]

@yapi85 Yes. There are two components of the husk - the fibres (coir) and the dust. It is the dust which is called cocopeat.

[yapi85]

Is coco peat made from dried coconut husk?