new delhi a lush vegetable garden in the cramped confines of your balcony is not impossible the ongoing krishi vigyan mela organized by indian agricultural research institute iari has some interesting ideas for the apartment farmer too vegetables believed to grow only in farms have been cultivated in pots cauliflower chinese cabbage broccoli and brussels sprouts are just some of the possibilities with a little guidance from iari scientists growing flowers on terraces or balconies is also possible we have kept in mind the space crunch in delhi at the institute we have developed 30 varieties of gladiolus that are much cheaper and suited to indian conditions said senior scientist iari jps dabas the institute is also preparing new mango varieties that can be grown in small spaces with less chemical use kulwant singh a farmer from bulandshahr is showing a new variety of gram which is green in colour and rich in protein one stall also has indigenous rice varieties from bihar the mela is on till march 8 at the pusa campus