Ep. 209 Vegetable gardening in small spaces | #GoodGrowing

From getting exercise to growing your own food to a sense of accomplishment, there are many benefits to having a vegetable garden. However, sometimes, we run into space restrictions and give up hope of having our own vegetable garden. But does that have to be the case? Tune in to this week’s Good Growing Podcast to learn about ways we can grow vegetables in small spaces, like cultivar selection, growing in pots, seasonal planting, and more!  Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lVDite6vvGE Skip to what you want to know:    00:30 - Welcome, Ken. More plants for small spaces and our experiences with gardening in small spaces  03:18 - Happy Arbor Day  04:54 - Gardening in small spaces - selecting smaller plants  09:47 - Growing in containers  23:00 - Fruit plants for containers  28:10 - Using trellising to save space  34:30 - Growing in raised beds to save space  37:28 - Planting seasonally  40:03 - Incorporating food crops into landscaping (edible landscaping)  43:52 - Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!  Pictures:Watermelon Cal Sweet Bush - All-American SelectionsPepper Pot-a-peno - All-America Selections  Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Johnson: [email protected]  Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies.  Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms.  iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377     Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR    Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/    Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/    Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902    Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us