Garden Maintenance Research Articles

PENINGKATAN DAYA SAING KELOMPOK TANI MELALUI PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI PERTANIAN

Indonesia is known as an agricultural region with a wide variety of agricultural and plantation commodities. Plantation commodities such as coffee plants are one of the superior products produced by farmers in Indonesia. Coffee plants grow in mountainous areas with relatively cold weather temperatures. Geographically, natural conditions support coffee plants to grow well even with limited technology. Community service activities aim to increase the competitiveness of coffee farmer groups through the application of technology. The community service activities were carried out in Mekarmanik Village, Cimenyan District, Bandung Regency, West Java Province. Service partner Tiwikrama Mukti Farmer Group is engaged in coffee plantations around Mekarmanik village. Coffee trees in this area are planted intercropped with rubber trees that grow on land owned by the PERHUTANI State-Owned Company. The method of implementing the service activities provides assistance with a set of grass cutting equipment and garden support equipment. This equipment can help farmers clean grass and weeds that often grow around the garden so that the growth of coffee plants can be better. In addition to providing agricultural equipment instruments, the service team provided simulations on the use of tools and counselling to farmer group partners regarding the market potential of coffee commodities. The results of community service activities in farmer groups after carrying out garden maintenance can increase coffee productivity. Coffee farmer groups also have a better understanding of coffee marketing circulation so that farmers obtain more optimal economic returns.

Pendampingan Tamanisasi: Upaya Meningkatkan Daya Tarik Bukit Tinatar sebagai Destinasi Wisata Alam

Tinatar Hill is a natural destination located in Sri Mulyo Village, Piyungan District, Bantul Regency, currently requiring management to increase its natural charm to attract more visitors. Pengelola Wisata Bukit Tinatar has synergized with the local community and the Srimulyo Village Government to make various breakthroughs to make Bukit Tinatar a natural tourist destination that is popular with tourists. However, the land on Tinatar Hill is less fertile, so during the dry season, this tourist area looks very barren and hot. Pengelola Wisata has reforested several plants that dry out and die during the dry season. Pengelola Wisata Bukit Tinatar also continues to improve by creating a main park that tourists can find before entering the hill area. However, Pengelola Wisata still encounter obstacles regarding the types of plants that suit the conditions of the barren land and their maintenance. Based on this background, this service activity aims to increase Pengelola Wisata' capacity to create the main park on Tinatar Hill through outreach and mentoring activities. Service is carried out in the form of counseling activities, assistance with ornamental plants, and assistance with garden maintenance. The result of this dedication is the creation of the main park and the Pengelola Wisata' ability to maintain the park, but in the long term, there is still a need for high awareness of caring for the park.

Assessing the efficacy of natural soil biotin on soil quality, microbial diversity, and Rhododendron simsii growth for sustainable landscape architecture.

Fertilization significantly influences soil quality and its sustainable use in urban garden maintenance. The widespread application of inorganic fertilizers has raised ecological concerns due to their potential environmental impacts. Organic fertilizers, while beneficial, often have slow effects and are costly. Biofertilizers, with their eco-friendly nature and low carbon footprint, are gaining attention for their multifaceted role in supporting plant growth. Despite the focus on fruit trees, vegetables, and medicinal plants, ornamental plants have been understudied. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a novel microbial fertilizer, 'natural soil biotin', on Rhododendron plants, specifically the Azalea hybrid 'Carnation'. The study employed a comparative approach to assess the impact of different fertilization strategies on soil properties, microbial diversity, enzyme activity, plant morphology, and physiological parameters. The application of 'natural soil biotin' was compared with the use of inorganic and organic fertilizers. The combined application of 'natural soil biotin' was found to effectively enhance soil properties and mitigate the impact of other fertilizers on soil pH. It also improved the relative abundance of beneficial microbial groups such as Proteobacteria, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Furthermore, the mixed application significantly increased the activities of urease and sucrase in Rhododendron plants, which promoted their growth, development, and stress resistance. The results indicate that the mixed application of 'natural soil biotin' with inorganic and organic fertilizers not only improved the soil quality but also enhanced the efficiency of fertilizer utilization. This approach led to increased economic and environmental benefits in Rhododendron cultivation. The findings contribute to the foundation for soil improvement and ecological restoration, suggesting that 'natural soil biotin' could be a promising alternative or supplement to traditional fertilization methods in sustainable landscape architecture.

Analysis of the Productivity of Garden Maintenance Work and Efforts to Improve Effective and Efficient Work Procedures

Weeds growing wild among the staple crops cultivated by farmers have become a serious problem and must be immediately controlled, especially in forestry, agricultural and plantation areas. Therefore, practical knowledge is needed about how to manage the problem of weeds that grow undesirable and how to overcome them. Non-chemical weed control is carried out with physical activity. Physical activity carried out by workers while working is a physical workload that will affect their work productivity. The weight or lightness of work done by workers can be measured through direct measurements of human limbs or physique, among others, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, sweat rate, consumption of inhaled oxygen and chemical content in the blood. This study aims to identify the use of semi mechanical weed tools and brush cutter as well as analyze the physical workload experienced by workers. The stages and methods of research are carried out by measuring and testing tools in the field based on technical aspects including theoretical work capacity, effective work, field efficiency, fuel consumption, while ergonomic work aspects by measuring workload and fatigue levels directly on the operator's heart rate. From the measurement and calculation of the Increase Ratio of Heart Rate (IRHR), the lowest workload level was obtained with an index of 1.15 and the highest workload level of 1.51.

Local governments as gatekeepers to community gardens: what does “support” mean?

ABSTRACT In Australia, community gardens (CGs) commonly take the form of communally-operated growing spaces situated on public land administered by local governments (LGs). LGs and their policies are gatekeepers for CGs, and their support can determine garden viability; however, evidence regarding the nature of “support” in this context is limited. This research identified CG policies through the websites of all LGs (n = 207) in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, Australia and analysed these policies to describe which LGs have a CG policy, the aims of LGs’ support, the departments responsible for CGs, and what practical supports LGs provide. Thirty-nine CG policies were analysed. Most commonly, policies existed to provide a standardised framework for how LG would facilitate community groups to establish and manage CGs, and to define the roles and responsibilities of LG and community groups. Departments responsible for CG policy implementation were categorised as Community, Environment and Infrastructure, Planning, and/or Strategic and Corporate. Overall, LGs took a “hands-off” facilitator role, rather than one of an implementation partner. Common supports during application and establishment included LG arranging a licence agreement for leasing the land, assisting with site identification, and helping groups with the application process. During the garden maintenance phase, the most common supports were providing platforms for networking between CGs, providing education and information, assisting groups to apply for grants, and providing in-kind support. Recommendations for LGs, community members, and other levels of government are provided. Key Policy Highlights Currently, the nature of support provided by Australian local governments to community gardens is variable and largely limited to a “facilitator” role. Local government support could be strengthened by producing clear and comprehensive policies, reducing bureaucratic red tape, and institutionalising processes that preserve public land for food production. All levels of government can allocate ongoing funding for edible gardens at community level.

Ecosystem services in coffee agroforestry: their potential to improve labour efficiency amongst smallholder coffee producers

This paper investigates the potential labour efficiencies and socio-cultural benefits of agroforestry for coffee smallholders practising low input production strategies. Employing both qualitative and quantitative methods, our case study of coffee smallholders in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, shows that despite managing very small holdings of coffee trees (< 500 trees), productivity is challenged by labour shortages and by very low levels of farm inputs. Constraints on labour supply include barriers to mobilising women’s labour; competition for labour from alternative livelihoods; the absence of a market in hired labour; and the time, labour and income demands of the indigenous socio-economy. The indigenous social economy draws heavily on smallholders’ time, labour and coffee income, to the extent that there is little labour for coffee garden maintenance and little coffee income invested in other farm inputs. To address these input shortfalls we explore the potential of ecosystem services from shade-grown coffee to generate labour efficiencies to partly fill some of the unmet maintenance requirements of coffee gardens and to partly fill the role of other farm inputs. Coffee extension must become more holistic and consider smallholder families’ diverse livelihoods and recognise the enduring nature of the low input production strategy, its socio-cultural value, its role in determining life quality, and thus its resistance to change. Extension must align with, rather than challenge, the low input production strategy to promote the potential labour efficiencies and benefits of agroforestry to create more resilient, sustainable and culturally-enriching coffee-based farming systems.

Collaborative Entrepreneurship sebagai Strategi Pt. X dalam Menghadapi Krisis di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

&#x0D; X has three services, namely pest control, garden maintenance, and general trade. During the COVID-19 pandemic, only the general trade service operated normally. PT. X identified an opportunity due to the increased demand for health and hygiene support equipment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when PT. X obtained a project for the procurement of hand sanitizers and handwashing soap, they realized that they were not fully capable of handling the project entirely due to resource constraints. PT. X decided to collaborate with a partner company that had expertise and experience in the production of health support equipment. The research aims to identify the reasons why PT. X turned to collaborative entrepreneurship, how to operate collaborative entrepreneurship, and the role and implementation of social capital theory in building trust in the process of creating collaborative entrepreneurship as a strategy to overcome the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research uses a qualitative method with primary data obtained from interviews with informants from PT. X and secondary data obtained by observing the situation faced by PT. X. The results of this study indicate that PT. X successfully survived this COVID-19 pandemic. This research is expected to provide insights into the collaborative strategies adopted by PT. X in overcoming the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the application of social capital theory in building trust in cooperation with business partners.&#x0D;

The Analisis faktor yang memengaruhi efisiensi kinerja pemeliharaan taman di Hotel Oberoi dan Melia Bali

Analysis of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of the Performance of Garden Maintenance at the Oberoi and Melia Bali Hotels. Hotels on the island of Bali have experienced an increase, that's because more and more tourists are interested in visiting the island of Bali so that a hotel that is indispensable for its existence in the world of tourism has also create business competition. Therefore, the hotel owner's strategy is to attract tourist interest through the arrangement of outdoor aesthetics or gardens. But so that the garden to function optimally, it requires efficient maintenance and can sustainable. Currently, park maintenance activities, especially in hotels, are still fluctuating, that is, they can be very efficient or even less efficient. Destination in this research is to analyze what factors influence efficiency of park maintenance performance in hotels, thus causing occurrence of fluctuations and recommend strategies for management programs garden maintenance. Furthermore, this study uses data analysis techniques using Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM). Furthermore, from the results of the analysis shows that the most influential factor on performance efficiency garden maintenance is the factor of garden workers and maintaining the cleanliness of the garden area which are in the independent sector which is a key factor that must be resolved soon. Then costs, Standar Operation Procedure (SOP), low quality of human resources, and workers the hotel is in the linkage sector which means it must be handled medium term or after the short term is over.

Examining level of school garden integration among Georgia elementary agricultural education teachers

This study used the GREEN (Garden Resources, Education, and Environment Nexus) tool to examine the level of school garden integration in elementary agricultural teachers’ classrooms. The tool describes the 19 necessary components (e,g., organizational support, garden space) for gardens to become integrated within the school. This study utilized mixed methods with a concurrent triangulation design based on quantitative data obtained from an online questionnaire and qualitative data collected from focus groups. The findings were used to validate the findings produced by the other method. The population consisted of elementary agriculture teachers in Georgia. Though a definitive model does not yet exist for elementary agriculture education, it was clear that teachers rely on hands-on, experiential teaching activities such as garden maintenance tasks and taste tests. Teachers struggle most with volunteer and parent involvement and social events in the garden, largely because of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research should consider how the results of the GREEN tool can shape professional development topics and help teachers set goals to improve their garden’s level of integration. Research should also examine how COVID-19 impacted school garden programs.

Prospects for the Development of Coconut and Oil Palm Commodities in Community Plantations in North Aceh Regency

This study discusses commodities of oil palm and coconut plantation in North Aceh Regency. This study aims to analyze the prospect for the development of oil palm and coconut commodities using cost and profit analysis methods and financial feasibility analysis. The results of the analysis show that the production cost of oil palm plantations is higher than that of coconut commodities. This is due to differences in garden maintenance costs. Coconut farmers almost never maintain the plantation, while oil palm farmers maintain their plantation even though it is not recommended. The results of the profit analysis show that both businesses provide profits to farmers. Furthermore, the results of the feasibility analysis show that both businesses are feasible, as indicated by the value of NPV > 0, Net B/C > 1 and IRR > of the prevailing interest rate and the BEP is still in the economic life of the plant. However, overall oil palm plantations are more profitable than coconut plantations. In addition to having considerable potential, oil palm and coconut plantations contribute to regional economic development by increasing farmers’ incomes and providing employment and business opportunities for the majority of the local community. Therefore, oil palm and coconut plantations have great prospects to be developed in North Aceh Regency.

Research on the Problems Existing in the Application of Garden Maintenance Technology

In the modern city, the garden is an important part, it plays a role in beautifying people’s living environment, but also can purify the air, to the maintenance of natural ecological environment balance has played a role in promoting. Landscape engineering construction content and complex, especially the late maintenance work is very important, directly about the sustainable development of garden, it is easy to be ignored, so, to reasonable application of garden maintenance technology, make the garden engineering get higher comprehensive benefits, this paper focuses on the problems in the process of garden construction maintenance technology and solution strategy.

Brief Discussion on the Importance of Urban Garden Maintenance and Management

Brief Discussion on the Importance of Urban Garden Maintenance and Management

The Influence of Fine Management of Garden Maintenance on Garden Landscape

The Influence of Fine Management of Garden Maintenance on Garden Landscape

Sustainable and preservative historic garden management

Abstract The restoration of historic gardens in Hungary puts an increasing responsibility on the shoulders of management. The use of what might be termed as “traditional horticultural approach” significantly increases the needs and costs of garden maintenance. But if we do not fulfil this task, heritage value can be lost and the former restoration efforts can become futile. Today’s challenge is to find a balance between these two issues. This study aims to develop the scientific foundations for practical solutions.

The Impact of Sustainable Practice on the Indonesian Hotel’s Financial Performance: A Case Study of Cipaku Garden Hotel

&#x0D; The agenda of researchers and practitioners within the hospitality and tourism sector has focused on the need and demand for sustainable practice. Following this situation, the Cipaku Garden Hotel, as a small-to-medium-sized hotel operating in Indonesia, follows the trend that has taken place and conducts sustainable practice as part of its business activities. Accordingly, the objectives of this study are to examine the sustainable practice conducted by the Cipaku Garden Hotel, uncover the management’s perception concerning the benefits of the applied sustainable practice, and analyze the outcome and influence generated by the implemented sustainable practice on the hotel’s financial performance. Through a case study approach, it is found that the Cipaku Garden Hotel applies its sustainable practice within the form of waste management activities. Within those activities, the hotel recycles organic waste into catfish food and compost. As a result, the hotel’s waste management activities have improved its cost-saving capabilities, and it is marked by the reduction of cost on catfish care up to 49% and garden maintenance around 50%. Profit-wise, the hotel’s sustainable practice has also increased its gross profit margin and net profit margin by 8% and 4%, respectively, compared to its previous year. Thus, the sustainable practice conducted by the Cipaku Garden Hotel brings a positive impact to its financial performance.

Identifikasi Pemeliharaan Vertical Garden di Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali

Maintenance Identification on Vertical Garden at Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali. Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali has a vertical garden with an area of 10 m x 4 m. The Hotel is able to maintain the plant condition. The purpose of this research is to identify the vertical garden maintenance system at the Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali. The research method uses survey and literature study methods. Data collection techniques are observation, interview, and literature study. Data analysis methods with descriptive methods and scoring tables. The results about the identification of vertical garden maintenance systems consist of watering, water disposal system, trimming, fertilizing, replanting plants, media replacement, sanitation, pest and disease control. Watering in 2 hours creating high humidity in the media. The volume of water released is not fully experienced evapotranspiration. The planting media do not experience drought during the day, so the plants keep fresh. In the calculation of plant suitability values, the corresponding values are Hemigraphis alternata. Plants with adequate value are Epipremnum aureum, Asparagus densiflorus, Ananas bracteatus tricolor, Schefflera Arboricola, and Portulaca grandiflora. In the maintenance process requires a fertigation system to facilitate fertilization. The use of automated systems such as timmers will simplify the maintenance and a more scheduled.

A Survey on the Actual Conditions of Housing Garden Creation and Maintenance, to provide suggestions for Improvement

A Survey on the Actual Conditions of Housing Garden Creation and Maintenance, to provide suggestions for Improvement

Evaluasi pemeliharaan taman di areal jogging track dan playground, Pusat Pemerintahan Kabupaten Badung

The use of plants in the jogging track and playground area at Puspem Badung is currently disrupting visitor activities because their growth has damaged pavements and facilities. Therefore, the implementation of garden maintenance is very important to be able to maintain the comfort of the visitors and the beauty of the garden. This study aims to evaluate the maintenance of the garden in the jogging track and playground area at Puspem Badung. The research method used is a survey method. The data collected in this study are primary data and secondary data. The data collection method is done by using observation, interview, questionnaire and literature study. Based on the research results, the implementation of maintenance is carried out independently by implementing an unit and special maintenance system. In the implementation of watering, pruning, silting and weeding activities, the performance of the workers exceeds the ideal working capacity standard except for sweeping and fertilizing activities. The perception of visitors to the physical condition of the garden is considered good, seen from the indicators of assessment including garden's cleanliness, pedestrian's cleanliness, cleanliness of benches, cleanliness of planter boxes, garden safety and the beauty of the garden. Suggestions in this research are that it is necessary to have a written standard operational procedures for garden maintenance and to propose tree pruning activities at least once every three months.

Studi kinerja pemeliharaan taman di Hotel Melia Bali

Melia Bali Hotel is one of the luxury hotels under Melia Hotel International Corporation. This hotel becomes one of the favorite destinations for tourists during their stay in Bali. This hotel is also often used as a venue for international events. The Melia Bali Hotel concerns on its garden because it is the highest value of the hotel itself. Therefore, the company ought to preserve the garden to embellish and keep the convenience of the hotel environment. This study aims to examine the garden maintenance performance in Melia Bali Hotel. The method used in this current study is a survey method. Data were collected from questionnaire, interview, observation, and literature. Interview was done with several key persons of the garden. Meanwhile, the questionnaire was delivered to twenty garden employees. According to the result of the study, the Melia Bali uses outsourcing garden maintenance crews. The garden crews working performance in maintaining the Melia Hotel garden shows above technical standard performance uses in this study. The maintenance activities are sweeping, watering, and trimming.

Current Patterns in the Use of Domestic Wells in the Villages in Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat Division, Southern Sri Lanka

At present, freshwater is rapidly becoming scarce with increasing competition from humans for different purposes and climate change. In this context, sustainable use and conservation of freshwater aquifers, water use efficiency, and wastewater reuse at the domestic level play a significant role in solving water management challenges and food security. Domestic well use pattern, very unique to Sri Lankan villages for centuries, is mutually connected with the society, environment, and culture. However, nowadays the village lifestyle has been changing with increasing the standard of living of people. It leads to change their traditional behavior when they use natural resources like domestic wells. Accordingly, such changes affect the sustainability of wells and domestic food security. Therefore, this study examines the current patterns in the use of domestic wells aiming to identify the factors affecting such behavioral changes and their impacts. Five Grama Niladari Divisions like Pathegama East, Thalalla North, Naotunna, Uda Aparekka, and Kadawadduwa East in Devinuwara Divisional Secretariat Division were selected purposively. The sample consists of 100 dug well owners. While the sampling was stratified random, the data analysis was carried out using SPSS 17.0. Findings show that only 24 % of well owners directly accessed to their wells daily to fulfill their water requirement. 76% of well owners did not directly access to their wells daily as they have pumped water. The main reasons for that were due to easiness and save time (33%), easiness and water depth (24%), location and water depth (14%), and the location of the wells (8%). According to the chi-square test, it was statistically proved that there is no relationship with adoption of pumped water to the distance of the well from home (P value= .627), the number of family members (P-value = .089), well depth (P-value =.174) and occupation of the housewives (P value=.107). Further, it was revealed that 60% of well owners did not use land near wells for crop cultivation. In contrast, 39% of householders have planted crops near their water tanks while 77% of respondents planted crops near their outdoor taps. 60% of well owners’ wives maintained their kitchen gardens using well water. 47% of well owners’ wives used once used well water to maintain their kitchen gardens while 53% of them did not utilize kitchen greywater for any purposes. Accordingly, this study statistically proved that there is a relationship between the attitude of the housewives regarding water conservation at home and greywater reuse (P value= .000). Further, this study also found negative impacts of the absence of direct connection with wells such as lack of knowledge about the changes in water level, water quality, domestic well condition, and dryness of surrounding well environment. This study highlights the significance of enhancing knowledge about managing and protecting well resources, domestic water conservation, water use efficiency, kitchen garden maintenance for sustainable water, and food security at the domestic village level.