Tips for growing vegetables in a vertical garden

Have you ever dreamed of growing your own fruits and vegetables from the comfort of your home, but gave up on your dream because you live in a city apartment or only have a few square meters of space in front of your yard? Believe it or not, you can still enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables from your own garden with vertical gardening. The key word in vertical gardening that separates it from what you may have come to associate with your average garden is “vertical.” Vertical gardening allows you to use shrinking space to produce pounds and pounds of fresh produce, season after season. Here are some tips to get you started on the right foot.

First, you need to decide which fruits and vegetables you’d like to grow on your own instead of buying them at your local market. Once you have chosen a list of prospects, you need to find out what type of soil and weather conditions are favorable. For example, if you live in Alaska, growing watermelons may not be a viable option. Many times the rules for vertical gardening are a bit different than the rules for conventional gardening because soil and plants can be kept inside the house, which will always be slightly warmer than outside.

Second, you should read up on vertical gardening. Vertical gardening is not difficult as long as you have accumulated the necessary basic knowledge. Being knowledgeable is invaluable when starting to grow your own vegetables at home, and the fact that vertical gardening relies on many unconventional techniques means you need to be a lot more knowledgeable. Gather as much information on gardening in your area, as well as general information on seedlings and soil conditioning.

Finally, if you intend to grow your own produce at home, you need to know what equipment and supplies are locally available. Also, you may be able to order seeds online, so if you want to grow something that isn’t available at your local garden store, you should order the seeds online ahead of time to make things work better.

Always remember that gardening in general is a game of patience. If you are patient and persevering, you will soon surprise yourself with your own vertical garden. Vertical horticulture focuses on maximizing the production potential of very small and restricted spaces. If you live in a high-rise city, vertical gardening may be the innovation you need to grow your own plants at home.