Tips for Gardening When You Don’t Have Much Space
Grow big, and grow at home. Even if you don’t have much space, you can still do a lot more than you think! The new age gardening techniques not only yield more but also take a lot less space. So if you find yourself dreaming about creating your ideal green expanse often, it’s time you stop limiting your ideas! If you’ve got little space at home and would like to make the most of it, check out the following tips for gardening:
GO FOR EDIBLE LANDSCAPING
Grass can be eye-candy, but it depletes the soil of its nutrients and requires a lot of water for maintenance. It looks great but that’s the extent of it. When you have limited space, it’s probably that you lack a lawn or backyard area that you may dedicate to gardening. Growing grass in that limited area on the ground or a small terrace shouldn’t be an option.
So what should you do? Grow food, not grass. We’re referring to creating a small edible landscape. The following plants would make a great addition:
- Beets
- Lettuce
- Cabbage
- Sunflowers
- Strawberries
- Herbs
- Potatoes
- Artichokes
- Peppers
- Rhubarb
RAISED GARDEN BEDS
There are two ways you can install raised garden beds. They could either be wall-mounted or on the floor. Mounting the garden beds against a wall will free up some of the ground space for other stuff so we suggest going with that. If you’d rather have an edible landscape in the middle of your yard, that’s fine too.
You can create this raised garden bed out of bricks, wood, and marble. We advise covering the bottom with straws, wood chips, leaves and grass clippings as that will help retain moisture. You can also purchase raised garden beds that offer decent drainage and modern self-watering systems. Make sure you get beds that match your house’s theme — to make sure your dream space looks as good as you had imagined.
PLANT IN WHATEVER LITTLE OUTDOOR SPACES YOU HAVE
If you’ve got a terrace, plant there. Even if it’s super small and may only fit a single raised garden, go for it. If you’ve got a little backyard, plant there too! Utilize your walls and the combined produce from these little spaces should account for a decent yield for a family of two to three people.
YOU CAN ALSO PLANT INDOORS
If you’ve got a sunroom or any indoor space that gets some direct sunlight, turn it into a mini garden! You can successfully grow herbs like parsley, chives, basil, thyme, and ginger. in such a setting. You may also grow mushrooms, dwarf lemons, and lettuce in an indoor mini garden.
START GARDENING VERTICALLY
Vertical gardening is being opted for on a major scale where you suspend the plants vertically instead of horizontally. The crops are grown using hydroponics and deliver an excellent yield. The primary disadvantage is that when you’re growing them against a wall, you’ll have to feel the moisture more.
TRY COMPANION PLANTING
Some plants grow in synergy with others. For instance, you should grow radishes under cucumbers and carrots under tomatoes. An excellent example of this gardening method is known as the Three Sisters. It involves planting squash, corn, and beans together. How do they help each other? The beans provide nitrogen for the corn and squash. The corn provides a trellis for the beans to climb. Squash blocks sunlight and prevents weeds from growing.
GROW BAG GARDENING
Vegetables like potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and even tomatoes can be easily grown in a grow bag. The method is excellent when you’ve got little-to-no space for gardening at home! It lets you put small-to-medium soil beds, wherever you like!
FINAL THOUGHTS
If you’re fond of growing flowers or would like some basic greens, you can just as easily purchase some indoor and low-maintenance outdoor plants. You can plant an English ivy for an excellent green backdrop on your backyard wall. Purchase a few corner planter racks and include them in your setup for a good ornamental touch!