Here are three other things to think about as you fit more food plants into your space. But do you like eating them three times a day?! My first rule of vegetable gardening is to grow things you like. To grow more food in less space, be strategic with your crop choices. That’s fine: It saves time and you get more veg from the same area. When scatter-seeding blocks, you will use more seed than if you seed in rows. Where seeds are too close, thin as plants start to grow.īeets too close? Thin out a few and enjoy baby beet greens.Ĭarrots too close? Thin your block of carrots and have some baby carrots for supper. (Remember, gardening is detox for perfectionists.) You will get some seeds too close together and some too far apart. With practice, you can scatter seeds so that they are spread at approximately the distance you want. When seeding a block, I hand-scatter seed. Bolivian cucumber, it’s absolutely prolific, and a fun novelty) Malabar spinach (a vining spinach substitute, not really a spinach…but excellent during the heat of summer)Īchocha (a.k.a. Here are a few of my favourite climbers to grow in a small space. They're great for herbs and many of the leafy greens. For example, make an A-frame for cucumbers, and underneath the A-frame, plant leafy greens that benefit from some shade during the summer.Īnd one more idea if you're making layers in your garden: Hanging baskets. By growing vertically, you can also grow more than one crop in a small space. Growing a climbing plant up a stake or trellis frees up space on the ground for different plants. Use the vertical space! This just means growing some plants upwards instead of letting them sprawl around the ground. Plan for the dimension of height in your garden. Here are 7 tips to help you come up with a vegetable garden layout that suits your situation: 1. That means that two gardeners given the same garden bed can come up with completely different layout plans. And then there's a creative aspect to it. There's a simpler approach, and I share it below.īefore we get to my top tips: Remember that there are lots of ways to organize and space out vegetables in a garden. I saw centimetres and inches (because we’re in Canada and can’t decide on which to use.)
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I didn’t have a simple explanation about how to make a vegetable garden layout! Keep reading, because this inspired me to map out the way I think when I'm veggie gardening.Īs we studied her small, partially shaded front yard, I saw numbers in my mind-distances between plants, between rows, and between crops. She asked me to help her plan her vegetable garden layout. One more edible garden in the neighbourhood! It's a nice departure from the driveway-and-shrub aesthetic around here. I was delighted when a neighbour removed her front lawn to grow vegetables.
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