Houses these days have such small gardens. This is because when houses are built, they are built on small patches of land. And house builders want to build as many as they can on that small patch of land. Having a small garden or even no garden limits the plants you can grow. So how are you going to do it? If you have a huge garden, you are really lucky. If you have a patio garden, then it is covered in paving slabs. You cannot obviously dig into those. Follow these tips and hopefully, we will give you some great ideas so you can grow vegetables without a garden.
Use Your Window Ledges
Have you seen pictures of houses in Europe where they grow plants in little window boxes? The window boxes hang from the window ledge and it just adds some colour to the house. But if you want to grow vegetables without a garden, you can do this. Obviously, you can only do this with plants that grow above the soil. Because you won’t get window boxes deep enough to grow in the soil.
The vegetables that grow best in window boxes are lettuces, peppers, small onions and small carrots. But you can also grow strawberries in a window box too.
A Balcony Works To Grow Vegetables Without A Garden
If you live in a flat or apartment, you will have a balcony instead of a garden. you can turn this into your own private allotment. This will only work well if you do get some sun on your balcony. you can use any pots from a garden centre, but the deeper the better. Look around car boot sales or garden yards selling plant pots as you might get some decorative pots to use.
Try A Climbing Plant To Grow Vegetables
There is nothing to stop you from growing vegetables that grow upwards instead of along the ground. Peas work well at climbing plants. There are also kidney beans and green beans that climb well. Did you know Cucumbers are also climbing plants? Just look out for vining cucumbers for your garden.
Go On An Allotment List With The Council
Many councils use dead space to rent off as allotments. You get a good space to use and you can grow a wide range of plants. Allotments are usually locked when they are not being used so your little garden space should be safe.
You can grow anything you like on an allotment and there is no limit to the number of vegetables you would like to try and grow. Allotments are great for meeting other like-minded people too, so you are never alone on an allotment.
The only real downsides to this are that you will need to go on a waiting list for a council allotment. You could be waiting a while to get one. Also, you will need to pay rent for the allotment. It might only be a few pounds, but you need to decide whether it is worth it or not.
Ask Friends To Borrow Their Garden Space
If your friend has a huge garden ask them for a little space to grow some vegetables. You can give them some veg in exchange for the land. Your friend will be super excited about this if she struggles to keep up with her gardening. You can also ask an elderly neighbour to borrow some garden in exchange for help with the upkeep.
