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Ayesha's Rooftop Garden Success Sends Saplings to Districts Across the Country
A Faridpur woman who started a rooftop garden with five fruit trees in 2019 now sells grafted saplings online to growers across the country.
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VegetablesGrowing Chillies in Pots: A Simple Guide for Rooftops and Balconies
A few pots on a roof or balcony can supply a kitchen with green chillies: how to choose the variety, pot, soil and sun, water and feed safely, and spot leaf curl and aphids early.
FruitsHow to Grow a Thai Sweet Tamarind Tree in a Tub on a Roof or Balcony
With open land vanishing from cities, Thai sweet tamarind has become a favourite of rooftop gardeners: a grafted plant in a large tub fruits twice a year, in the monsoon and in winter.
FruitsHow to grow jamrul, the wax apple, in a rooftop half-drum or a yard
A guide published by Jagonews24 on 22 October 2021 explained how the bushy, short modern jamrul (wax apple) varieties can be grown in half-drums on a roof, or in the ground where a yard has space.
FruitsRooftop Mango Garden in Rangunia: Clusters of Ripe Fruit in Sakib's Tubs
In Rangunia, Chattogram, college student Md Sakib's tub-grown mango trees on his roof carried clusters of fruit, some already ripe; the upazila agriculture office said good saplings and proper care make this nothing unusual.
Rooftop farmingRooftop garden tips: cocopeat, mustard cake, neem and hand pollination
A plant in a tub must be fed: nine rooftop garden tips on cocopeat soil, mustard-cake feed, neem sprays and hand pollination, checked against SAU and BARI research.
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Rooftop Rice in Plastic Bottles Succeeds in Barishal
After sugarcane, the Barishal Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences has grown fragrant Kalijira rice in more than 500 plastic bottles on its roof.
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Shaikh Ahmadullah Urges People to Grow Vegetables
Islamic scholar and popular speaker Shaikh Ahmadullah has urged people to grow vegetables on rooftops and in balcony pots wherever they can.
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Sakila's Enchanting Rooftop Garden in Kalyanpur
Sakila Parvin has recreated the greenery of her native Naogaon on a rooftop garden in Dhaka's Kalyanpur.
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An Eco-Friendly Initiative in the City
Tenant Ashim Sarkar has turned a Mohakhali rooftop into a green haven and planted trees along road dividers from Mohakhali to Gulshan.
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A Burst of Green in Shishir's City Life
Shamim Hossain Shishir's garden brings the green of his Naogaon childhood to busy Mohakhali, with medicinal plants, flowers, vegetables, birds and cats.
Rooftop farmingHafsa Alam's Rooftop Farm Beside the Mohakhali Flyover
After long years abroad, Hafsa Alam and Shah Alam Swapan have built a planned rooftop farm beside the Mohakhali flyover in Dhaka that meets much of their vegetable needs.
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The Flowers That Bloom in the Rainy Season
The rainy season brings the most flowers in Bangladesh, from kadam and water lilies to dopati, lilies and a wealth of white blooms.