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Originally Posted by Someday
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Containers, small raised beds, and trellises with vining veggies.
I wish y'all could see my garden.
I've one small, 6'x16'(approx 2mx5.5m) plot in the ground where I have about 30 okra plants sprouting, and I've 6 watermelon plants that will run along the ground under the okra---surrounding that little plot is 9 squash plants with marigolds(not edible, but a natural pesticide for flying pests) in between.
I've one little raised bed, 2'x12'(approx .75mx4m). Along one long side I made a trellis with plastic wire fencing. I planted 20 vining green beans in the bed along the trellised side, and on the other of the trellis I have another 20 vining green beans in pots.
Along the other long side of the raised bed I have Nasturtiums----a very pretty flower that blooms all summer---they are helping to shade the roots of the bean vines(which helps down here where it gets so hot) and Nasturtiums are edible---they have a peppery taste.
At the ends of the raised bed I have 2 eggplant plants and 2 marigolds.
The rest of my garden is in containers.
20 tomato plants, each in a 2 gallon pot.
About 20 cucumber plants in 7 one-gallon pots, placed along a short trellis---you can plant 2-3 cucumbers together in a small pot(same with vining green beans.)
I have snow peas planted in 6 rectangular, window-box type containers----three containers on each side of a trellis. I've been harvesting these for a couple months now----it'll soon be too hot for them, and I'll plant some other type of vining bean or peas there.
I've 6 bell pepper plants, each in a 2 gallon pot.
I've bunches of green onions growing thick in 10 one-gallon pots---I will thin these out as I use them for meals(and chop & freeze for seasoning), which will allow the ones I don't dig up early to become bulb onions by winter.
I have a lemon tree that is loaded with fruit and blooms in a huge pot---I'm really proud of this since I'd rescued it last summer from my brother's house and nursed it back from near death.
I have basil growing thick in a 2 gallon pot.....and I've 2 strawberry pots, one with rosemary & oregano and one with cilantro and chives.
I hope my description helps give you an idea of how you can get a good yield in small spaces, someday. I have a huge back yard, and could have a really big garden....but I don't know if I could keep up with it and everything else!
I started a photo album at snapfish-dot-com the other day with pictures of what my 2008 garden is looking like so far. If you have an account there, I can send it to you.