Presentation during the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) Seminar Series on March 23, 2017 at RDMIC Bldg., cor. Visayas Ave., Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon City

1. Vertical Gardening
for Food Production in Urban
Communities1
1 Seminar presented at DA-BAR, Diliman, Quezon City, March 23,2017
2 University Researcher, UPLB, Institute of Crop Science
Elena C. Ros2

2. Technology Enhancement
and Promotion of
Rooftop andVertical Gardening for
Food Production in Urban Communities
Lead Agency: Institute of Crop Science , College of Agriculture & Food Science, UPLB,
College, Laguna
Funding Agency: Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture Research, Diliman,
Quezon City
Project proponents:
Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. (UPLB Chancellor & Project Leader)
Ms. Elena C. Ros (University Researcher/Co-project Leader)

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4. Why grow vertically?
•enable to grow veggies without bending or getting on your knees,
avoiding back pain
•space saving especially where there is no land or limited area
•can be moved from outside to indoors especially during bad
weather
•easy to set up, low maintenance, easy to clean
•keep veggies off the ground, protecting plants fron soil-borne
pests/diseases
•can be moved to places to take advantage of sunlight & air circulation
•soilless culture means no or fewer weeds in medium
•can avoid prying eyes of intruders
•easier harvesting

5. Limitations/considerations
•need a sunny wall space, most veggies need
minimum of 6hrs sunlight/day
•garden should not be taller than you can
•support system must be strong enough to handle
the weight
•garden should be near source of water
•garden should be away from trees or shrubs which
will shade or compete with garden for sunlight

6. Advantages of having a garden at home (balcony, terrace, garage)
•filters noise & dust
•helps cool the air flowing into your home through open windows
•provides pleasure by enhancing views from the inside
•positive impact on the environment = mitigating urban heat island
effect
•makes an underutilized space into a cherished outdoor room
•pleasure of preparing meals from vegetables harvested in your own
garden
Where to place vertical garden
•balconies, veranda, terrace
•garage
•rooftop/deck
•wall
•side of fence
•green house

7. Design of vertical garden depends on
•available material
•space
•local preferences
•creativity & imagination of the users
Crops that can be grown in vertical garden
•vegetables
•herbs
•ornamentals
•medicinal plant
Growing media
•garden soil and its combination
•lightweight,soilless material (perlite,vermiculite,
carbonated rice hull, sphagnum moss, clay pellets,
coco peat )

8. Vertical garden ideas/designs

9. Pyramid garden

10. Tower garden

11. Hanging garden/bottle garden

12. Tray garden

13. Stair /pyramid garden

14. Trellis

15. Steel frame garden

16. Flora felt/ pocket

17. Gutter system

18. Freestanding garden/layered wooden boxes in a frame

19. Panel/modular garden

20. Panel

21. VERTICAL & ROOFTOP
GARDENING AT UPLB-
INSTITUTE OF CROP SCIENCE

22. Cherry tomato
Hydroponic drip irrigation
system

23. Cucumber
sweet peas

24. sweet pepper
eggplant

26. Control Panel(timer)
Return Pipe (Filter Catch Basin)
SolenoidValves
Irrigation Lines
SourceTank (1,000 Liter)
Pump
Drip irrigation system

27. Sphagnum Moss Perlite Clay Pellet
Coco Peat Vermiculite Carbonized Rice Hull
soilless growing media

28. Vertical Container Gardening using Wick System
Culinary herbs grown using wick irrigationsystem

29. Sphagnum Moss
Perlite
Clay Pellet
Vermiculite
Growing Media inVerticalWick Systemsoilless growing media

30. Wick System Diagram
wick irrigation system

31. cucumber

34. celery lettuce coriander
baby carrot lettuce

35. Culinary herbs in coco peat & sphagnum moss
(wick) and cucumber in dutch bucketLettuce in pyramid & tower planter

36. lettuce

38. Cherry tomato Cherry tomato & eggplant
Baby carrot Lettuce

41. rooftop/vertical garden serves as learning laboratory of Crop Science Students

42. UP Pres. Danilo Concepcion & his wife Atty. Concepcion plus UPLB officials &staff

43. UP President Danilo Concepcion & party at the rooftop/vertical garden at UPLB (March
10,2017)

45. Garden enthusiasts from UPLB Office of theVice Chancellor for Admin.
visited the rooftop/vertical garden (March 16,2017)

46. Seminar/lecture/technology demonstration and field
visit may be conducted upon request by interested
group /organization etc.
Kindly address your request to:
Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr.
Project Leader & UPLB Chancellor
Institute of Crop Science
College of Agriculture & Food Science
UP Los Banos

47. “ Gardening simply does not allow one
to be mentally old, because too many
hopes and dreams are yet to be
realized ’’
-- Allan Armitage

48. Thank You!!!
“Go Green…
Grow Veggies”