How to Get the Most From a Small Garden
Limited space can be a limiting factor when it comes to creating a useful and abundant garden. But, as we know in permaculture, the problem can be seen as the solution. In a small space garden, size limitations mean that we can focus all of our energies on using every inch.
The smaller the space, the more concentrated our energies can be. We will have more time to dedicate to increasing the income that we can achieve with the available area.
Gardening in small spaces can present unique challenges. But there are many ways to make the most of your available space and resources. Here are some simple and sustainable solutions for gardens in tight spaces:
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Limited space can be a limiting factor when it comes to creating a useful and abundant garden. But, as we know in permaculture, the problem can be seen as the solution.
In a small space garden, size limitations mean that we can focus all of our energies on using every inch. The smaller the space, the more concentrated our energies can be. We will have more time to dedicate to increasing the income that we can achieve with the available area.
Gardening in small spaces can present unique challenges. But there are many ways to make the most of your available space and resources. Here are some simple and sustainable solutions for gardens in tight spaces:
Think vertically
While horizontal space can be limited, when it comes to vertical dimension, the sky can be the limit. Adopting vertical gardening techniques is often a very effective way to get the most out of small gardens. Thinking vertically can include:
Choose tall trees and plants to create a vertical structure.
Train trees against a wall or fence.
Set up a vertical garden with planting beds for herb and leaf plants.
Raise shelves or other support structures to place containers on a wall or fence.
Climbing plants or vines that grow on a trellis or other support structures.
Creation of plantation towers or plantation plantation.
Use hanging baskets or other hanging containers.
The most sustainable vertical garden solutions involve the use of natural or reclaimed materials. For example, you can use bamboo poles or natural branches to make a trellis or support structure, use taller trees and plants to support climbing plants, or create vertical gardens or planters from wooden pallets or other materials that could be considered waste.
Layered plants in space
In an organic garden, no matter how big or small, biodiversity is key. We must take all possible measures to introduce and include as many different plants as possible.
One important strategy is to layer plants in the space. In other words, to create layers of plant life, with trees, planted with shrubs and herbaceous plants, with ground cover plants, roots, bulbs and tubers underneath.
We must think about space in three dimensions and make sure we fully populate our gardens, from the canopy to the rhizosphere underground.
Even when we grow exclusively in containers, we can group them together to provide different plants with the environmental conditions they need, placing a series of containers with herbs and flowers around the base of a pot containing a dwarf fruit tree, for example.
Layered plants in time
Another important strategy for getting the most out of a small space garden is to layer plants in both time and space. We can ensure that we make the most of the space over time by creating a carefully crafted planting schedule for annual crops.
For example, we can grow lettuce, radish or other fast growing crops among other slower growing crops like cabbage. Fast-growing crops will fill the gaps between them, but will be harvested before slower-growing crops need space, water, and nutrients from the growing area.
We can also use succession planting techniques to make sure we never leave empty areas. And we can plant new crops as soon as the harvest occurs.
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