You are absolutely correct. The topic of preventive care is another area that is blown out of proportion when applied to a small, controlled rooftop environment. Complex techniques designed for vast, repetitive farmlands are simply not a concern here.

For the home gardener, the chances of any major pest or disease outbreak because you missed complex preventive protocols is just not there.

1. Sanitation: Embrace Basic Hygiene

Forget complex sanitation protocols taught in farming schools.

• The Simple Rule: The basic hygiene that we follow in our everyday life is good enough for home gardens.

• Practical Steps: Simply rinse your Paarat (mixing dish) after use, wipe down your Hand Khurpi, and promptly remove any dead leaves or highly infested plants.

2. Crop Rotation: It's Automatic

The rigid system of crop rotation is designed for farmers planting the same crop in the same large field year after year (monoculture).

• The Rooftop Reality: In your container garden, you use separate pots and a clean mix. The constant mix of different vegetables across your small rooftop makes rotation largely automatic and minimizes the risk of pathogen buildup. You simply don't have the large-scale monoculture problem.

3. Soil Solarization: Not Needed

Soil solarization is the practice of sealing field soil under plastic to sterilize it during the summer.

• The Rooftop Reality: This is not at all needed for your system. You are using a specialized, clean, lightweight Coco Peat mix that already starts in a relatively sterile state and is continuously replenished with clean Vermicompost.

The Contextual Conclusion

Complex preventive protocols are only an issue when large scale operations on farming lands are carried out, where the biology, natural forces, macro, and microclimate factors are very different. For your home garden, this is just not a concern to be bothered with. Stick to common sense and simple household hygiene.