Kitchen gardening provides healthy vegetables

FAISALABAD - The agriculture experts have advised the general public to adopt kitchen gardening as it is not only a healthy activity but also provides cheap and hygienic vegetables for human consumption.

According to a spokesman of Agriculture (Extension) Department here on Sunday, radish, carrot, spinach, turnip, coriander, can be sown to get healthy vegetables during winter.

Seeds of these vegetables are easily available in the market as well as the agriculture department.

Therefore, the people should cultivate these vegetables which are not the only pesticide-free but are also fit for human consumption and keep the people healthy, he added.

He further said that the people can grow this vegetable in pots, plastic bags, crates, boxes and open spaces in their houses and if space is not available in the house lawn, the same can also be
cultivated on the rooftop of the houses.

The agriculture department has also started a special campaign to educate and impart training to the people so that they can get maximum benefits from kitchen gardening, he added.