Horticulture Dept releases seed kits to promote winter vegetables

Kapurthala: Quality seeds play a vital role in the horticulture sector. Currently, central as well as state governments are providing valuable seeds and encouraging people to grow vegetables in their waste land so that they can yield enough vegetables to feed their families easily. The Horticulture Department of the Punjab government today released seed kits for the healthier production of winter vegetables.

The kit was distributed by Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal. Nine kinds of seeds have been included in the kit for the super growth of peas, spinach, coriander, fenugreek, radish, carrot, turnip, broccoli, and Chinese mustard in an individual’s home. The vegetable will fulfill the need of five members of a family by cultivating one kit in an area of 3 marla (a measurement of land).

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The horticulture department distributed about 2,000 kits alone in Kapurthala to encourage people to grow veggies in their backyard, and it will also motivate them to spare some time and go for home gardening.

Inspiring people to grow vegetables for their families, the Deputy Commissioner said that vegetables are an essential component of our diet and a source of several kinds of vitamins, proteins, minerals, fibres and other nutrients that play an important part in keeping us healthy.

He further added that anyone can avail these vegetable seed kits for Rs. 80 from the Horticulture Department office. Gurjit Singh Ball, Deputy Director, Horticulture Department, went on to say that by doing this, people will get fresh and poison-free vegetables, and the cost of purchasing them will be reduced.