HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR

HEALTHY FAMILY

STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO

SUCCESSFUL CONTAINER
FARMING:
any location will do

Planning Your amount of air

movement.
Container
Farm Location water source
access to a
minimum of 6 hours
sunlight
everyday.

3. SOIL MEDIUM
Factors to be considered for a
planting medium

The growing medium must be

porous

Have a good deal of air inside

Well-drained soil

Different Types of Vegetables:

Leafy vegetables
Example:
Mustard,

Pechay, lettuce, cabbage,

Sweet Potato, Alugbati,

Kangkong

Root or bulb crops

Example: Onion, Radish, Garlic, Carrots,
Sweet Potato

Beans and Legumes

Example: Munggo, String beans,

Fruit Vegetables:
Example:

Eggplant , Tomato,
Sweet Pepper

Flower Vegetables:
Example:

Cauliflower
Broccoli

Vine Fruits Vegetables:

Example:
,Ampalaya

Squash

Tree Fruits Vegetables:

Cucumber

Indigenous Vegetables
Nutrient Value PER 100 Grams
Particular

Edible Portion
Contain Water

Protein

Fat

1. ALUGBATI
2. MALUNGAY

91
87
75
89
91
92
90
86.8
84.4
92
84.4

2.1
2.5
6.7
4.0
0.008
2.4
3.1
2.9
4.6
2.0
4.6

0.03
0.1
1.7
0.5
1.22
0.05
0.3
0.9
7.4
1.0
-

3. LABONG
4. KATURAY
5. TALINUM
6. PAKU
7. HIMBABAO
8. SALUYOT
9. AMPALAYA
10. KULITIS

Carbohy Fiber
drates

3.9
3.7
13.4
4.0
0.36
4.0
3.9
8.1
1.1
10.5
7.4

1.3
4.8
0.9
1.0
6.87
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.1
1.7
1.1

Ash

2.0
13.4
1.0
0.29
2.4
1.3
1.3
2.5
2.5

6. Method of
Propagation:
Direct Seeded Plants
Ex.

Radish

Bottle gourd

Carrots Squash
Okra

Bitter gourd
String beans

Transplanted Plants
1. Seedbox preparation
2. Seedling trays
Leafy Veg.

Fruit Veg.

Celery
Cabbage
pechay

Eggplant
Tomato
Pepper

Flower
Veg.
Cauliflower
Broccoli

Asexual Propagation
Cuttings
alugbati
kangkong
malunggay
sweet potato

7.

Distance of Planting

Leafy Vegetable
Ex.
Pechay - 10 cm x 10 cm
Cabagge - 40 cm x 50 cm
Lettuce - 15cm x 15 cm

Fruit Vegetable
Ex.
Tomato - 40 cm x 120 cm
Eggplant - 75 cm x 100 cm
S. Pepper
- 40 cm x 120
cm

 Root Vegetable
Ex.
Radish - 5 cm x 5 cm
Carrots - 5 cm x 10 cm
Vine Vegetable
Ex. Calabaza
- 100 cm x 100 cm
Cucumber - 50 cm x 100 cm
Ampalaya - 25 cm x 300 cm
Beans and Legumes
Ex. Pole Sitao - 30 cm x 120 cm
Bush Sitao - 40 cm x 100 cm

9. WATERING
- 8:00 9:00 AM & 3:00- 4:00 PM
(ideal time)
- Twice per week is needed

10. Cultivating & Weeding

- Allows air to enter to potting
medium
- Encourages bigger and healthier
roots

2. Organic
Fertilizers

Three to four weeks before

transplanting (unprocessed)
One week before
transplanting (processed)

12. Controlling Pest and

Diseases
- IPM approach
- Using companion crops
- Provide good air circulation
- Hang-up a yellow card
coated with grease
- Grow resistant varieties

HOME MADE PESTICIDES

Plant Material
1. Tobacco brew

Methods of
Preparation

Leaves, stem or
dust placed in a
container. Add
boiling water &
cover
immediately.
After 3-4 hrs.
the extract is
2. Custard apple Seeds
ready are
(Anona squamosa) pulverized and
mixed with water

Method of Use
Dilute the
extract with 4
parts of water.
Spray only when
insects are a
serious problem
since this brew
kills all insects.
Use against
aphids, ants and
other insects

Plant Material
3. Kerosene
and soap
spray

Methods of
Preparation

Mix cup soap

powder, tbsp
of kerosene
and 1 liter of
water
4. Tomato
Boil the stems
plant extract and leaves in
water. Cool it.

Method of Use
Use as spray
when insects
are serious
problem
Spray against
caterpillar,
black or green
flies. Serve to
deter the
future attack.

Plant Material

Methods of
Preparation

5. Red pepper

Dry pepper.
Grind first
before use.

6. Garlic,
onion &
pepper brew

Chop & boil in

water 1-2
minutes.
Grind/blend
the material

Method of Use
Liberally
sprinkle the
powder as
repellants.
Dilute this
with 3-4 times
of water then
pour over/
spray plants

Plant Material
7. Wood ash

Methods of
Preparation

Method of Use

a. Spray a
For flea beetle
mixture of
wood ash and
water
b. Spread fresh
For root maggots
(not hot) ash
around the
roots
For Cucumber
c. Spray equal
quantities of beetle
wood ash and
powdered
lime with

Plant Material

Methods of
Preparation

8. Molasses
Spray

Blend one
tablespoon of
molasses with
one liter of hot
water until a
color of a weak
tea. Then mix
one teaspoon of
detergent which
help the
molasses stick
to the leaves of

Method of Use
Spray the
solution to the
leaves of the
plants. Ideal for
moth and grubs
of cabbage and
other brassicas.

Plant Material
9. Household
detergent plus
vegetable oil

Methods of
Preparation
Mix one
teaspoon of
liquid
dishwashing
detergent
with one cup
of vegetable
oil. Shake
well to
emulsify and
then add one
quart water,

Method of Use
Use at ten days
intervals as an all
purpose spray for
white flies,
spiders, mites,
aphids and
various insects
for cucumber,
eggplant, pepper
and others. Could
be used on
ornamentals and

Cut bamboo leaving the nodes

intact. Fill them with garden soil
and plant them with mustard. They
serve as hedges of your backyard
garden.

Used gutter could be planted to pechay.

A hill of sweet potato came

up of pile up tires.

Never burn used tire of tractors or any

vehicle tires. They could be planted to
carrots, lettuce, leek onions, etc. Old
newspapers could be used as mulch.

Tomatoes need some pole to hold their

body upright. Try making half-tunnel out
of bamboo. Plant tomatoes in old tires at
the base of the tunnel.
Place some
shade-loving ginger inside the tunnel.

Banana

Ginger

Pomelo

Cauliflower

Sweet
Pepper

Eggplant

Bell Pepper

Guava

Calamansi

Macopa

Kangkong

Green

Ubi Plant

Tomato

Hot Pepper

Pineapple

Carrots

Pandan

Gabi

Chinese Pechay

Mushroom

Peanuts