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    Pebble Garden in Auroville, Tamil Nadu focuses on seed conservation of over 200 native plant species on 8 acres of regenerated land without external inputs or hired labor. They conserve 1,000 rare and local seed varieties of vegetables, tuber crops, garden fruits, perennial greens, herbs, and flowers. Some endangered crops highlighted include aerial potato, local Dioscorea tuber species, Velleripazham heritage fruit of Puducherry, and Hibiscus sabdariffa. They also introduce highly productive and hardy varieties like winged bean. Pebble Garden shares these seeds for home gardens across India.

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    Pebble Garden in Auroville, Tamil Nadu focuses on seed conservation of over 200 native plant species on 8 acres of regenerated land without external inputs or hired labor. They conserve 1,000 rare and local seed varieties of vegetables, tuber crops, garden fruits, perennial greens, herbs, and flowers. Some endangered crops highlighted include aerial potato, local Dioscorea tuber species, Velleripazham heritage fruit of Puducherry, and Hibiscus sabdariffa. They also introduce highly productive and hardy varieties like winged bean. Pebble Garden shares these seeds for home gardens across India.

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    01 Seed Work at Pebble Garden

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    Pebble Garden in Auroville, Tamil Nadu focuses on seed conservation of over 200 native plant species on 8 acres of regenerated land without external inputs or hired labor. They conserve 1,000 rare and local seed varieties of vegetables, tuber crops, garden fruits, perennial greens, herbs, and flowers. Some endangered crops highlighted include aerial potato, local Dioscorea tuber species, Velleripazham heritage fruit of Puducherry, and Hibiscus sabdariffa. They also introduce highly productive and hardy varieties like winged bean. Pebble Garden shares these seeds for home gardens across India.

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    SEED CONSERVATION AT PEBBLE GARDEN

    DIVERSITY FOR HOME GARDENS

    DEEPIKA KUNDAJI
    PEBBLE GARDEN Area 1984

    8 Acres REGENERATED since 1994


    NO External Inputs & NO Hired Labour

    FOREST of 200+ native species Food & Seed GARDEN


    SEED CONSERVATION : 1000 sq m

    FRUITS & FOOD : 1000 sq m


    Seed Conservation Focus

    HARDY VARIETIES
    FOR
    HOME GARDENS

    Local & all India


    •Rare Varieties of Popular Vegetables

    •Neglected Tuber Crops

    •Neglected Garden Fruits

    •Perennial Leafy Greens

    •Herbs & Semi wild Medicinal Plants

    •Hardy Garden Flowers


    Neglected Tuber Crops
    Once common in Puducherry area,
    NOW ALMOST EXTINCT

    Aerial Potato Dioscorea bulbifera

    Vethalavalli Kizhangu
    Aalvalli Kizhangu Local Dioscorea species
    Kaavalli Kizhangu
    Siruvalli Kizhangu
    Indigenous POTATO !!

    Highly Productive 35kg/per plant


    Endangered Heritage Fruits VELLERIPAZHAM

    a heritage fruit of Puducherry area


    Neglected Crops

    Hibiscus sabdariffa

    Hibiscus asetosella
    Perrenial Leafy Vegetables

    Cnidoscolus aconitifolius Sauropus androgynus

    Sesbania grandiflora, Drumstick, Talinum etc


    Introduced Crops – Highly Productive & Hardy

    Winged Bean Varieties - Psophocarpus tetragonolobus


    Pebble Garden Auroville
    Tamil Nadu 605 101

    pebblegardenforest@gmail.com
    DEEPIKA & BERNARD
    Pebble Garden Auroville
    Tamil Nadu 605 101

    pebblegardenforest@gmail.com

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