The best planning solutions for a small personal plot

  • May 13, 2021

Not every household plot has enough area to plant everything that one would like on it. But if you know some secrets, then you can rationally distribute all garden crops even on a small area and get the desired harvest.

Country cottage area. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com
Country cottage area. Illustration for this article is used under a standard license © ofazende.com

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Experimental beds

As a rule, classic beds occupy a large area, but it is not necessary to follow traditions, you can use original agronomic techniques. These include vertical ridges, for which less space is required, and the yield from them can be quite high.

But the method, spied on by African residents, is to grow vegetables, herbs and other crops in bags. In addition, many plants grow well in containers. Using the proposed options, it will be possible to place a sufficient number of garden plants on a plot of 3-4 acres.

Combining a vegetable garden with a garden

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Many summer residents want not only to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, zucchini and eggplants, but also to receive aesthetic pleasure, admiring the beautiful flower beds with flowers and berries shrubs. An excellent solution would be a decorative vegetable garden that combines a garden, a flower garden and a vegetable garden.

Some vegetables are very beautiful and will look good in a flower bed, so beds, for example, with asparagus, artichoke or cauliflower can be safely placed together with flowers.

To make the decorative garden look even more attractive, you can design it in an original way: make fences from decorative stone, and the beds in the form of various geometric shapes. The main thing here is to include imagination, there are incredibly many options.

Preference - compact plants

Of course, a miniature garden bed is not suitable for growing tall tomatoes and peppers. Fortunately, there are undersized varieties of these vegetables that will not take up much space on the site.

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Choice for early ripening varieties

Another technique with which you can rationally use the area in a small garden is to plant early ripening crops several times per season. For this method to work effectively, it is necessary to prepare the seedlings by the time the first batch is ripe. Under favorable climatic conditions and depending on the region, it will be possible to harvest 2-3 crops.

Compaction of crops

Tomatoes and potatoes usually need a lot of space, but only at the end of the growing season. Until that time, it is quite possible to plant any early ripening greens between the rows, for example, lettuce, dill.

Ampel and climbing plants

Crops that develop vertically take up little space, they became the favorites of gardeners with small areas. Green peas planted by the fence and ampelous tomatoes suspended on the porch will save significant space.

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