Effectiveness of vegetable cultivation through kitchen gardening in rural areas

The study was conducted to find the effectiveness of vegetable cultivation using kitchen gardening demonstrations at different villages of Amritsar and Tarn Taran (Punjab) during Kharif and Rabi season of 2020-2021. Various farmers who were adopting vegetable kitchen garden were selected in district Amritsar and Tarn Taran and the data was collected by personal field visit and interview schedule with farmers. The area per demonstration was 6x6 sq m. This model of vegetable kitchen garden was suggested by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The vegetable cultivation by using this model was very effective to increase the supply of vegetables throughout the year. Vegetables like Bottle Gourd, Tomato, Radish, Chinese cabbage and Carrot gives more yield per plot. The harvesting span of vegetables ranged between 30 to 120d in Amritsar district while 30d to 125d in Tarn Taran district. Vegetables like Chinese cabbage, turnip and fenugreek were early to harvest while others like onion and garlic were late to harvest. The total yield per plot ranges from 62.5q/ha to 500q/ha in district Amritsar and 45 q/ha to 475 q/ha in Tarn Taran district. Vegetables like bottle gourd, tomato, radish, Chinese cabbage and carrot gives higher yield in both of the districts. The net income from various vegetables ranges from Rs100 per sqm to Rs 400/m² of plot in district Amritsar and Rs90/- to Rs350/- in Tarn Taran district.