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How To Grow All The Food You Need On Just Half An Acre

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 14:35
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How To Grow All The Food You Need On Just Half An Acre

Homesteading on a small plot of land offers many advantages that a larger plot cannot. For example, a small plot allows for easier control and management of space, soil and plants.

A half acre or less, utilized wisely and strategically, will produce just as much as a large plot of land interspersed with vegetation will. So, for those of you without a large 20-acre farm to work with, here are tips and tricks to small-scale homesteading to achieve all the perks of a large-scale farm and to grow all the food you need — with half the work.

Physical Solutions for the Farmer

A small scale homestead is less physically demanding. Walking and bending to tend the garden places a strain on homesteaders of all ages. On a smaller plot, plants are clustered closer together so that instead of walking far distances to tend to another part of the garden, you simply take a few steps or turn to tend the garden.

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Vertical gardening is one of the best solutions. You can go vertical in just two steps:

  1. Use trellis made of just about any material.
  2. Plant cucumbers, squash, pole beans, and fruit trees near the trellis so that they may “climb.”

While most vertical growing plants will cast a shadow and seem to be problematic, they really are not.

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