There’s nothing like growing and harvesting your own
vegetables. You can save a significant amount of money and get a lot of
personal satisfaction from raising crops in your own garden. It’s something
that the whole family can get involved in and the best thing is that even if
you only have a small garden to work with, you can get involved in home
growing. There are plenty of space saving varieties of vegetables and small
scale growing ideas that you can put to use. Read on for growing tips tailored
for small gardens.
What
Should You Grow?
Think about the type of vegetables that you’re most
interested in eating and focus on them. Asparagus, Brussels sprouts, celery and
maincrop potatoes take up a large amount of space so it’s worth avoiding these.
It’s advised that growers choose vegetables that are expensive to buy in shops
and taste best when they are at their freshest. Most legumes fall into this
category and good space savers include pole beans, bush beans, fava beans and
peas. Dwarf varieties are good for small containers and climbing beans utilize
vertical space.
Make
Your Own Containers
Making upright boxes out of wood that can be filled
with soil is an ingenious space-saving solution. Most seed packets will tell
you how much space the adult plant requires so you can plan ahead for this.
When constructing your wooden boxes, use well-maintained and high quality power
tools to get the best results, like those from Anglia
Tool Centre. You can also use old crates or cans if
you want to create a bohemian feel.
Time
and Space
Its a good time to be planning ahead, particularly as you mention in a small garden. We have an allotment as well as a small london garden. Last year we were renovating the garden, but this year Im intending to grow a selection of mostly salad crops, in the garden as well as at the allotment.
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Just found your blog and i am looking forward to having a good read with a nice warm homemade hot chocolate. I too am passinate about growing vegetables, infact I have four allotments. I also want others to see how easy it is to grow veg and also how we live a more simple, pleasing life.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to starting with a small selection of vegetable and herb growing this year in my tiny london garden!
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ReplyDeleteBrilliant blog post about growing vegetables and fresh produce in smaller garden areas. Over the spring I am going to give this a go and see how it turns out! Never thought it was possible to grow a vegetable garden in a small place but you never know! Any tips for good vegetables and produce to grow?
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