EPISODE · Apr 25, 2025 · 45 MIN
Ep. 209 Vegetable gardening in small spaces | #GoodGrowing
from Good Growing · host Chris Enroth
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
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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
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