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How to Grow Lemons
Lemons can be grown on rooftops, verandas and courtyards across Bangladesh, and May to October is the right time to plant them.
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Rooftop farming
Rooftop farmingRooftop Farming on the Cox's Bazar District Administration Building
In fast-growing Cox's Bazar, the district administration has kept a 12,000 sq ft rooftop farm on its three-storey building for four years.
Vegetables
How to Raise Pui Shak Seedlings
A practical guide to raising pui shak seedlings, from seed rates and sowing time to transplanting and spacing.
Vegetables
A Dhaka University Professor's Rooftop Garden Full of Fruit and Vegetables
Dhaka University maths professor Dr Shahidul Islam and his wife have turned the roof of their Fuller Road residence into a garden of fruit, vegetables and herbs.
Crops
Sweet Grapes Hang in a Rooftop Garden Grown for Pleasure
A hobby rooftop grape garden in Sitakunda with 55 varieties has produced sweet fruit, delighting its owner and the local agriculture office.
Fruits
Asif Makes a Mark with Rooftop Strawberry Farming
A first-year college student in Gaibandha has grown a rooftop strawberry garden from a single seedling and now advises others who want to try it.
Vegetables
Two Cousins' Rooftop Garden in Dhaka's Banasree
Two cousins, Esha and Lamia, have turned the roof of their home in Banasree, Dhaka, into a garden of flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Fruits
How to Grow a Rooftop Fruit Garden in Winter
Many fruit trees bear easily in winter and brighten a rooftop garden, and a few simple steps can get them started at home.
Vegetables
A Striking Rooftop Garden Grown in Discarded Tyres
Shekhar Mondal's rooftop garden in Dhaka's Kalabagan, planted in discarded tyres instead of pots, meets 80 per cent of his family's nutritional needs.
Vegetables
Grow a Winter Vegetable Garden on Your Rooftop
A rooftop garden of winter vegetables can supply fresh, safe food, add income and help counter global warming, and large tubs make it safe for the roof.
Rooftop farmingTania Sultana's Rooftop Farm at BUET Teachers' Quarters
At the BUET teachers' residential area, Tania Sultana, back from years abroad, grows orchids, strawberries and vegetables on a 2,600 sq ft roof.
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Caring for Rooftop Gardens and Plants in Winter
Dry winter weather can leave potted and rooftop plants worn out, so here is how to care for rooftop gardens, tubs and plants in the cold.
Rooftop farmingShamima Sultana's Three-Tier Rooftop Farm in Mirpur DOHS
In Mirpur DOHS, where most roofs are green, Shamima Sultana has built a three-tier rooftop farm of about 200 kinds of plants on an eight-storey building.