Top Strategies to Maximize Your Small Garden Space

Quick Summary:

• Grocery prices are rising, and vegetable gardening can be a cost-saving and rewarding choice.
• Maximizing garden space is key to efficient food production; strategies include vertical planting and utilizing companion planting techniques.
• “Cut-and-come-again” crops like lettuce, celery, chard, and kale offer repeated harvests without killing the plant.
• Avoid planting space-heavy crops with low yields (e.g., cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower) unless specific conditions such as wintertime make them viable options.
• Growing mini versions of vegetables (e.g., cherry tomatoes or baby bell peppers) rather of full-size ones can yield higher productivity over time.
• Fast-growing crops like lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, scallions, etc., enable quicker harvest cycles compared to long-season vegetables such as Brussels sprouts or parsnips.
• Succession planting ensures continuous harvest by staggering crop growth every few weeks.

Images included in the article:

1. Raised bed gardens optimizing vertical space.

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1. Space-heavy plants like cabbage identified for selective use based on seasons.

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1. Mini vegetable varieties yielding better growth efficiency (Baby Bell Peppers).

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