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Growing up, I lived in a 3 bedroom row home in the city. Although we did have a backyard, it wasn't large enough to have the garden my dad always wanted. But he know how to take advantage of his small space using a few techniques that I am about to share with you. None of them are over the top, just some practical, common-sense ways to enjoy high yields from a small garden space.

One of the easiest things you can do right now is to pick plants that have high yields. By growing plants that grow more produce per plant, you will need to plant fewer of them. For instance, cherry tomato plants, peas, beans, zucchini, all have very high yields. So, simply planting just one or two could produce all that you need in a small space.

Do you companion plant? Companion planting is the process of planting vegetables with different needs next to one another. It may mean that they require different nutrients and by planting them together, they do not fight for the same nutrients. Two plants can structurally support one another. For example, Royal Burgundy Beans planted between your corn will allow the beans to use the corn as a trellis. Or, it may mean that one plant provides needed shade for a smaller plant. I love planting lettuce under my tomatoes in the hot summer. You get a high yield of lettuce will into the summer because the tomato?s shade keeps the lettuce from bolting.

Rotating crops from season to season will prevent disease help ensure your garden is abundant. You can also rotate crops within a season by planting your vegetables according to their temperature requirements. Plant cool weather tolerant plants in the early spring when temperatures are cool and then replace them (after they have been harvested) with summer varieties.

Expand your vegetable garden space vertically. You may have limited space, but literally, the sky is the limit if you grow plants vertically. Vegetables such as cucumbers, beans and squash are great candidates for vertical growing. If you let them grow out horizontally they can take up a tremendous amount of precious space. If they grow up a structure, strong enough to support them, you can use all that vertical space to your advantage. This will allow you to grow more varieties, too.

As you can see, these basic, common sense solutions can solve the real problem that many people face with limited garden space. Follow these suggestions and you will be well on your way to harvesting more vegetables from your garden this season.

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