Small Space Vegetable Gardening

All that’s required to grow fresh greens continuously is basic gardening knowledge plus a little light, a little soil or water, and a little air. With a little more elbow grease, you will have a productive kitchen garden full of fruits and vegetables.The real joy of small-space gardening is the creativity and resourcefulness it demands.

Maybe the main source of light for your wintertime container garden is what’s reflected off the snow beyond your windowsill, or the fluorescent tubes under your kitchen cupboards, or perhaps you’ve sprung for one of the compact, countertop hydroponic units now available (more on those in due time). Maybe your summertime city garden is so hot, you’re growing lettuce in the shade of tomato and baby pumpkin vines, or in hanging baskets beneath the fire escape. No matter what your space limitations or budgetary constraints, it’s possible to eat homegrown vegetables year-round.

What’s more, when you use (and reuse) simple materials such as kitchen compost and open-pollinated vegetable varieties, you’ll be going green in the most basic and meaningful way — with sustainable sources of plant nutrients and seed.