Unique 'hanging garden' of green vegetables made from discarded plastic bottles

(Baonghean.vn) - By using waste to make a "hanging garden" of green vegetables, composting, and creating a mixture of "pesticides" using chili, ginger, and garlic, Mr. Le Xuan Tuong, in Dong Tho block, Hung Dung ward (Vinh city) has helped his family have a source of green, safe food and contribute to protecting the environment.

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Mr. Tuong uses the second floor of his family's hanging vegetable garden to grow all kinds of vegetables: kohlrabi, green cabbage, herbs... In particular, he uses these vegetables to grow in discarded plastic boxes. Photo: Thien Thien

In this special garden, there are vegetables and tubers grown in small plastic boxes but growing just as well as those in the market. In the photo: Mr. Le Xuan Tuong next to a pot of kohlrabi ready to harvest. Photo: Thien Thien

The "vegetable beds" of cabbage are also grown in discarded plastic bottles that once contained cooking oil and dishwashing liquid. Photo: Thien Thien

Mr. Tuong said that the soil is sun-dried and then composted with biofertilizer. The irrigation water is made from rice-washing water soaked with biofertilizer for 15 days. Next, each scoop of this mixture is mixed with a bucket of clean water and used to water the vegetables. Therefore, his vegetable garden grows very well. Photo: Thien Thien.

In particular, in addition to watering, Mr. Tuong also mixes ginger, garlic, and crushed chili peppers with alcohol for 1 month. Then, each cup of this solution is mixed with 4 liters of water to spray on vegetables to kill pests. Mr. Tuong said that this solution not only kills pests, but also stimulates the natural growth of vegetables. Photo: Thien Thien

Thanks to his diligence in learning, researching, and taking care of his family, Mr. Tuong always has clean vegetables to use, and in addition, he makes use of waste to contribute to environmental protection and ensure food hygiene and safety. Photo: Thien Thien.

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