Planning a Thai pattam tomato crop? Here's what to expect for yield, and how to raise seedlings, lay drip lines, schedule water and fertigation, and manage leaf curl and fruit borer, based on TNAU, ICAR-IIHR and FAO recommendations.

How a Madipakkam home garden waters dozens of grow bags, pots and planter boxes automatically with a battery-operated timer and adjustable drippers. Also covers how to work out how much water each container needs and what to change during the northeast monsoon.

How a retired sub-inspector in Dharmapuri turned 8 acres into a mulberry farm for silk, using automated drip and sprinkler irrigation system.

The Hindu reported on an IIT-Madras study showing rooftop gardens cut roof surface temperatures by 8–12°C in Chennai. I took a thermometer to my own terrace — a garden my mother built entirely out of kitchen seeds — and measured a 4.4°C difference between the exposed roof and the planted side.