1.   Although the pump water is often not potable, it is clean enough for washing and will help to eliminate trachoma and make it possible to plant vegetables.

2.   Plant tender vegetables, and the competition is lowered for weeds.

3.   Asked if residents will be allowed to cultivate green areas near their homes to plant vegetables and fruits, Mohamad Nor said it was not possible.

4.   Quah advised home gardeners who have limited space to plant leafy vegetables, instead of climbers like cucumbers.

5.   So far, he said, only Sime Darby has responded to the call by setting up a joint-venture with another local company to plant vegetables.

6.   The other hoped for land to plant vegetables on after his rented plot was taken away by the Government for a housing project.

7.   THE public have been urged to plant vegetables in their backyards or around their homes according to available space.