{"id":42118,"date":"2022-03-21T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/?p=42118"},"modified":"2023-03-26T17:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T22:32:02","slug":"how-to-grow-vegetables-in-a-small-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/how-to-grow-vegetables-in-a-small-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Gardeners Can Grow Vegetables Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"

No yard or balcony is too small to grow vegetables<\/a><\/span>! Even if you don\u2019t have an outdoor space, there are still ways to grow fresh, home-grown food. Here\u2019s how to grow veggies in any urban setting, including small yards, balconies, and indoors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to Make the Most of a Small Vegetable Garden\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Even if your growing space is only a few square feet, you can still enjoy a harvest with a variety of vegetables. Here are some growing strategies to get you started with a tiny yard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Choose Compact Crops\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Sure, it\u2019s cool to grow pumpkins, but a plant like that needs ample space to sprawl. On the other hand, greens like spinach, lettuce, bok choy, baby kale, and arugula don\u2019t require much space at all and can grow together compactly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Choose Fast-Growing Vegetables\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Why wait months for your peppers or <\/span>squash<\/span><\/a> to ripen when you can enjoy several harvests of radishes, greens, or bush beans during that time? Slow-growing crops are rewarding, but with limited space, speedier crops produce more food because you can get multiple harvests in a season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Manage Small Spaces Intensively\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Plant your crops close together and harvest them when they get crowded. If space opens up, plant something new! Be sure to weed daily so that only your harvestable plants use your precious space. With just five minutes of work each day, you\u2019ll manage to harvest more than you\u2019d expect from a small plot!<\/span><\/p>\n

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4.<\/strong> <\/b>Grow Vertically\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Utilize vertical space by growing plants that climb, such as pole beans, cucumbers, climbing peas, and indeterminate tomatoes. Train them up a trellis, and they\u2019ll climb into the heights, freeing up space for other plants below. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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No Garden? No Problem!<\/b><\/h2>\n

Depending on how \u201curban\u201d you\u2019re living, you may find yourself with no growing space at all. Maybe your yard is a concrete pad, or perhaps you\u2019re limited to a small balcony. Here are ways to garden when you have no garden at all:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Build A Raised Bed\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

You can build a raised bed<\/a> right on top of a gravel pad or patio that is the perfect size for your needs. Add a layer of mulch on the bottom and fill it with good-quality garden soil. You won\u2019t even have to tear up any concrete in the process!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Container Gardens\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Make your patio or balcony come to life with garden pots. Almost anything that you can grow in the ground can grow in a pot. Most vegetables grow beautifully in containers as long as they have enough root depth. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Hanging Baskets, Fence Planters, and Railing Planters\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

These planters <\/span>hang above the ground<\/span><\/a> or latch onto fences or railings. They are great ways to give you more growing room when ground space is in short supply.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Growing Vegetables Indoors\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Even if you have nowhere to put a container outside, you can still grow some vegetables inside. Microgreens are nutritious and flavor-packed greens that grow in a matter of weeks. <\/span>Indoor herb gardens<\/span><\/a> are also popular, but don\u2019t stop there! There are numerous mini vegetables that will do well in a container indoors, such as Micro Tom tomatoes, Baby Ball beets, and mini bell peppers. Just imagine your windowsill is like a miniature greenhouse<\/a><\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t need a suburban home or an acreage to grow fresh vegetables. If you choose the right crops and manage your space well, you can reap an abundant harvest. Visit our <\/span>garden centers<\/span><\/a> in Chicagoland to get your vegetable growing underway!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Platt Hill Nursery is Chicago\u2019s premier garden center and nursery.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t let a small space diminish your harvest. Here\u2019s how to grow veggies in any urban environment! You can grow using balcony planters or indoor containers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":42124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[971,1180,977],"tags":[1430,1428,1432,1427,1429,1431,1226,1425,1424,1426],"class_list":["post-42118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-newbie-gardener","category-vegetables-herbs","tag-balcony-vegetable-growing","tag-growing-vegetables-in-small-spaces","tag-growing-vegetables-indoors","tag-hanging-veggie-baskets","tag-how-to-grow-veggies-in-small-spaces","tag-patio-vegetable-growing","tag-platt-hill-nursery","tag-platt-hill-nursery-vegetable-gardening","tag-urban-space-vegetable-gardening","tag-vegetable-plants-in-chicagoland"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platthillnursery.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}