Garden Sustainability

The demand of the nutritious food now a day is very high because of the too much
consumption of unhealthy food that is scattered everywhere. If we noticed that the
Department of Education pursue that every school has its own Gulayan sa Paaralan to
sustain the nutritious vegetables in need by the student. Sustainable school orchard can
give an enough volume of vegetable for our student in school. A sustainable garden
works in harmony with nature. There are many techniques that can improve the health of
your garden and minimize any negative impact on the environment. Here are some ways
in producing a sustainable garden: Organic gardening is growing food without the use of
petrochemical pesticides, herbicides and inorganic fertilizers that pollute our soil and
water. It relies on the use of beneficial insects, diversity of plants, and the use of compost
to supply the soil with nutrients, Planting native plants and trees is one of the best ways to
work with, rather than against, nature. By matching plant species to your particular area
you will have plants and trees that take less care and energy and will be healthier than
exotic species, Backyard composting is a method of returning organic waste back into a
nutrient rich soil amendment, Backyard composting is a method of returning organic
waste back into a nutrient rich soil amendment and many other ways can we use to
enhance and developed Gulayan sa Paaralan.

Aside from knowing the kind and ways on improving the Gulayan sa Paaralan,
let’s take into consideration variety of seeds that we need to plant for the next cropping.
Good variety of seed can give a good harvest. Also the being knowledgeable about what
particular plant is necessary to plant in that particular month.
 Calendar of Planting

Crop Soil Type Planting Period Depth of Harvesting

Sowing (cm) Period (in Days)
Ampalaya Sandy to Clay loam Sep.- Jan. 3-5 90-120
Bulb onion Sandy to silty loam June-July ½ 30-40
Sept.- Jan
Carrot Silty Loam May-June ½ 75-85
Nov. -Jan
Cabbage Clay loam June to July ½ 95-105
Nov to Jan.
Cut Flower Silty Loam Apr to May ½ 90-120
Cowpea Clay to Sandy loam June to July 2.5 70-100
Dec to Jan.
Cucumber Sandy to Clay loam June to July ½-1 75-100
Oct. to Dec.
Eggplant Sandy Loam Sept. to Feb. 1 120-140
Garlic Sandy to Silty May to June Until covered 90-120
Sept. to Jan
Green Onion Sandy Loam Apr to July ½ 90-120
Sept. to Jan
Lettuce Siltyy Loam June to July ¼ 90-120
Jan to Feb
Mungo Loam June to July 1½ 50-60
Sept. to Oct.
Muskmelon Sandy to clay May to July 2-3 40-75
Oct. to Dec
Mustard Clay to silty loam May to July ¼ 80-100
Nov. to Jan
Patola Sandy to clay May to June 2.5-3 80-100
Dec to Jan
Okra Silty to loam Jan to Feb 2.5 45-70
Pechay Clay loam May to June ¼ 20-40
Sept. to Jan
Pepper Clay loam May to July 1 20-40
Sept. to Jan
Radish Sandy to clay loam May to June ¼ 120-180
Nov to Jan
Sitao Sandy to clay loam May to June 2.5-3 30-75
Jan to Feb
Snap beans May to June 2.5-3 40-50
Oct. to Dec 30-50
June to September
Oct to Jan
Squash Sandy to clay loam May to June 2.5-3 30-75
Jan to Feb
Sweet Pea Clay loam May to June 2.5 80-100
Oct. to Feb
Tomato Sandy to clay loam May to June 23-30 90-120
Nov. to Jan
Upo Sandy to clay loam May to June 23-30 90-120
Oct. to Jan
Watermelon Sandy to clay loam Nov. to Jan 2.5-3 90-120
Adoption of Organic Farming Practice

Fertilizers are used to keep our plants healthy and strong the same as us. Proper
nourishment of our plant is a best way for its good development. In a single thought good
production of vegetables and fruits is based on the proper practices that we adopt in farming.
Good framing practices can give a lot of knowledge on how we manage our orchard through this
matter, it can give assurance that our vegetable plants are free from any harm that can cause
unhealthy living.

Organic farming is a method of crop and livestock production that involves much more
than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics and
growth hormones. Organic production is a holistic system designed to optimize the productivity
and fitness of diverse communities within the agro-ecosystem, including soil organisms, plants,
livestock and people. The principal goal of organic production is to develop a means that are
sustainable and harmonious with the environment. Organic farmers find their method of farming
to be profitable and personally rewarding. Through the use of organic farming we can assure that
are vegetables planted in our school orchard are free from any commercial fertilizer it is made of
compost coming from the decayed leaves, waste materials. One key to success is being open to
alternative organic approaches to solving production problems. Determine the cause of the
problem, and assess strategies to avoid or reduce the long term problem rather than a short term
fix for it.
 Supplementary Feeding using
Vegetable from the School Garden
Nutrition
Education.