With the modern trend agriculture has taken, it is much possible
to have a bumper harvest from your small plot of land. For instance, you can organically
grow tasty and beautiful vegetables and/or tomatoes just in a plot measuring
100 square feet. Therefore, in order to get achieve the best and most out of
your small space, try these tricks and tips below.
Building up your soil
This is one of the most tried, tested and approved tips that
can help you experience a bumper harvest out of your small piece of land. What it
takes is simply making a deep layer of the soil; that must be fertile through a
raised bed. It is important to note that by planting your veges on a raised
fertile ground, the plant will benefit from the loose fertile soil in addition
to adequate spacing. Also, by planting your vegetable on a raised bed,
researchers say that the later matures fast.
Round out the beds
Rounding out the beds can equally help you get the most from
your small garden. As it works, raised beds are known to be space-efficient. This
is however achievable if you gently round out the beds in the form of an arc. Nevertheless,
through rounding out your bed, you stand chances of increasing the garden’s
planting area regardless of the size. For
example, on the edges of your bed, you can add lettuce and spinach among other
greens.
Proper spacing
Did you know that when you smartly space your crops, you
stand high chances of getting maximum yields? If you did not know, now you
know. It is imperative to reiterate the fact that as a farmer, you need to pay
a lot of attention to how you space and/or arrange your crops. You are
discouraged from planting your plants in a square pattern or in rows; instead,
you should plant them in triangles. This way you can easily fit ten to fourteen
percent of the crops in each bed thereby increasing your yield.
Grow up
Without paying much attention to the size of garden you own,
it is not an exaggeration to state in this piece of art that you can still
achieve a lot by growing vertically. For instance, it is possible to grow
vining crops that are space-hungry such as pole beans, tomatoes, melons, squash,
cukes and peas. When you grow your vegetables vertically, you save much time. It
is nonetheless easier to harvest and maintain.
Mix up your crops
Ultimately, when you intercrop crops that are compatible,
you are likely to space. For instance, you can grow squash, beans and corns on
same bed. Other compatible crops also include tomatoes, onions and basil among
other combinations.
Conclusively, many people have perceived agriculture as an
activity that can only be practiced in a junk piece of land. Therefore, those
who live as squatters have neglected this important enriching activity to those
who own lands. However, as already indicated, agri-business can be carried out
in a small plot. This in the long run can help you address the idea of food
security driven across the globe.