HOW TO CONSTRUCT A MULTISTORY GARDEN- URBAN FARMING

How to construct a multi-story garden
Kales growing on a story-garden
๐Ÿ”ทMulti-story gardening is a farming technology aimed to produce more vegetables and utilise space.
๐Ÿ”ทย The suitable vegetables to grow are Coriander (dania), kales (sukuma wiki), capsicum, eggplants, spinach, tomatoes, okra and amaranths (terere).
๐Ÿ”ทIt is a cost-effective farming technology as it discourages pests, weed and conserves water through minimal evaporation.
Here are a few guidelines for constructing the garden.
Preparation
๐Ÿ”ทYou will need the following tools and equipment; a jembe, fork jembe, spade, knives, tin punch, wheelbarrow, perforated tins, sacks, gravel, clay soil, manure seeds and water.
๐Ÿ”ทCut the top part of the tin with a knife and punch holes on the tin surfaces and bottom using a tin punch.
Constructing the gardens
Six layer story-garden
๐Ÿ”ทDig the soil using the jembe and use a fork jembe to dig hard ground components.
ย ๐Ÿ”ทMix the three soils components with the spade.
๐Ÿ”ทย Put two spades of soil in the sack and level them.
๐Ÿ”ทPlace the bottom perforated tins at the sides filled with gravel in the sack.
๐Ÿ”ทFill soil at the sides to level with other tins.
๐Ÿ”ทFill the soil at the sides to the level of the second layer of the tins, repeat the same process till the last tin.
๐Ÿ”ทYou can also use dam liner materials with a thickness of 0.5millimetre to 1millimettre which are cut into different sizes and fastened using bolts and nuts at the ends to form circular rings with a diameter of four square feet.
๐Ÿ”ทThe rings should reduce in size by two inches upwards to make layers of stakes with a wider base and a narrow top forming a pyramid-shaped structure with terraces.
๐Ÿ”ทThe storey garden has six layers, each with terraces filled with soil while the top ring holds the topsoil.
๐Ÿ”ทย The soil used should be mixed with the less acidic fine goatsโ€™ manure on a 50:50 ratio.
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