Having a large vegetable garden may be the dream of every veggie grower, but it is the discipline of growing veggies in a small space that is the making of an effective gardener.
Maximising the productivity of a small space is about picking the right vegetables: suitable container varieties, cut-and-come-again varieties, compact growers and those that are quick to harvest.
It is also about planting methods that optimise the yield, such as succession planting, high-density planting and interplanting.
Compact growers with high yields
Leafy greens top the list: Swiss chard, dwarf kale, Asian greens such as pak choi and tatsoi, leaf lettuce varieties, rocket and beetroot, for its leaves as well as the root. In square-foot gardening, the general practice is to plant four Swiss chard plants in the equivalent…
