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| - | # Urban / small-space gardening | + | This topic is part of [[gt: |
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| - | ## What is small-space gardening? | + | ===== What is small-space gardening? |
| The vast majority of us have limited space in which to grow things, but this isn’t necessarily the huge disadvantage to increasing self-reliance that it might seem. All gardening is about the accumulation of resources into a relatively fertile and intensively-managed area; with small-space gardening we make the most we can of the area in which we garden, and we find that working on a manageable scale can make our systems highly productive and rewarding, as well as positive for our immediate environment. | The vast majority of us have limited space in which to grow things, but this isn’t necessarily the huge disadvantage to increasing self-reliance that it might seem. All gardening is about the accumulation of resources into a relatively fertile and intensively-managed area; with small-space gardening we make the most we can of the area in which we garden, and we find that working on a manageable scale can make our systems highly productive and rewarding, as well as positive for our immediate environment. | ||
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| - | ## What are the benefits of small-space gardening? | + | ===== What are the benefits of small-space gardening? |
| It's hard to imagine one single change that could more dramatically transform our built environment than a massive adoption of urban food small-space gardening. The only thing stopping us realising William Morris’ vision of cities full of vegetable gardens and fruit trees is our lack of community and imagination. | It's hard to imagine one single change that could more dramatically transform our built environment than a massive adoption of urban food small-space gardening. The only thing stopping us realising William Morris’ vision of cities full of vegetable gardens and fruit trees is our lack of community and imagination. | ||
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| - | ## What can I do? | + | ===== What can I do? ===== |
| Small-space gardening can be a great place to start a gardening career. Your one nasturtium seed in an old yoghurt pot can be the experience that starts you working on much more ambitious projects. Here are some things you need to think about: | Small-space gardening can be a great place to start a gardening career. Your one nasturtium seed in an old yoghurt pot can be the experience that starts you working on much more ambitious projects. Here are some things you need to think about: | ||
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| - | ## Further resources | + | ===== Forum ===== |
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| + | ===== Further resources | ||
| - [Gardening in small spaces](https:// | - [Gardening in small spaces](https:// | ||
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| - [Square Foot Gardening Foundation](https:// | - [Square Foot Gardening Foundation](https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Related topics ===== | ||
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| + | - [[spro: | ||
| + | - [[hydp: | ||
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| + | - [[grho: | ||
| + | - [[mush: | ||
| + | - [[vegg: | ||
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| + | - [[soft:Soft fruit]] | ||
| + | - [[herb: | ||
| - | ## Specialist curators of this topic | + | ===== Specialist curators of this topic ===== |