A Guide to Eco-Friendly Home Gardening

Contents
Foreword 08
Preface 09
Acknowledgements 10
1. Towards Environmentally-Friendly Urban Cultivation 13
1.1 The Benefits of Home Gardening 16
2. Organic Cultivation at Home 15
2.1 Why is Organic Gardening Important? 16
2.2 Preparing the Soil Prior to Planting 16
2.3 Using Organic Fertilisers 17
3. Vertical Agriculture 23
3.1 Choosing the Right Plants 23
3.2 Reusing Materials for Your Organic Garden 29
3.2.1 Crop Tables 29
3.2.2 Vertical Wall Racks 29
3.2.3 Pallet Beds 29
3.2.4 Pallet Can/Bottle Holder 29
3.2.5 Plastic Can Rack 29
3.2.6 Tyre Crop Tower 29
3.2.7 Lotus Tyre Crop Tower 29
3.2.8 Wall Sack Model 29
3.2.9 Barrel Crop Tower 29
3.2.10 V Rack 29
3.2.11 Waga Thepawa 29
3.2.12 Plastic Bottles Fence 29
3.2.13 Green-wall Tyre System 29
4. Organic Inputs 33
4.1 Heap method 23
4.2 Faith Garden (Food Always in the Home) 29
4.3 Starter Solution 31
4.4 Wormy Compost 29
4.5 Wormy Wash 29
4.6 Liquid Fertiliser 29
5. Organic Pest Control 13
5.1 Growing Plants That Are a Natural Deterrent 16
5.2 Margosa (Neem) Seed Solution 16
5.3 Margosa (Neem) Juice 16
5.4 Margosa (Neem) + Cinnamon + Garlic Mixture 16
5.5 Kerosene Oil + Cinnamon + Garlic Mixture 16
5.6 Setting Up an Insect Trap 16
6. Responsible Garden Maintaining 15
6.1 Water Conservation in Your Home Garden 16
6.2 Water Saving Tips for Home Gardening 16
6.3 Beautification 17
6.4 Promoting Biodiversity Conservation Within the Home Garden 17
6.4.1 How to Create a Butterfly Garden 17
7. Annex 138
Other new species and new records of Sri Lankan lichens
8. Glossary 172
9. Bibliography and Resources for Further Study 172