Implementation of a sustainable vertical garden in a residential urban area of Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz

Abstract

The experiment was developed Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz on structures constructed with wood recycled pallets, the containers used were four-liter PET bottles and polypropylene protectors eight inches in diameter. The objective was to implement HVS in an urban area and to know the response of crops planted in control soil and more composite soil. The evaluated variables were: days of germination, number of stems, leaf width, leaf length and root diameter. The influence of the compost as substrate improver had a positive effect on the agronomic variables evaluated in all crops, as well as water retention on the substrate. The tendency in the days of germination did not have differences between the control soil and more compound soil. In all crops, the Hi2 proves that the agronomic variable studied in the control soil is different from the most composed soil. For true leaves, leaf width and length, number of individuals in and diameter of root exclusively in radish, the most composite soil showed an outstanding growth compared to the control soil treatment in its four replicates.