Things You'll Need:
- String or trellis netting
- Seeds
- Small wooden stakes
- Hammer/nails or staple gun
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Step 1
Go vertical! Find an outside wall that faces south. Tie string to the end of a small wooden stake, and then string it upward, attaching it to the uppermost portion of the wall. You can tie it to a nail, use a staple gun, etc.
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Step 2
Add more stakes and string as needed, depending upon how many vines you plan on growing, and/or have room to grow. Try to space the stakes about two feet apart.
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Step 3
Plant a vining vegetable, such as beans, or a vining flower, such as Morning Glories. For a beautiful display, you can plant Scarlet Runner Beans, which will produce small, lovely red flowers (which attract hummingbirds) and will produce many beans as well.
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Step 4
As your vine begins to grow, guide it along to find the string. Once it gets started, it will continue to vine up the string without further assistance.
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Step 5
If you prefer, you can purchase trellis netting (which can be found at most gardening and home improvement stores). Trellis netting is sturdier, and can hold heavier vegetables such as cucumbers, small pumpkins (such as "Wee Be Little" or "Baby Bear"), and even small water melons (such as "Sugar Baby").
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Step 6
Have fun! See what works. Gardening is an adventure, and what grows well in one yard will not necessarily do well in another.
Comments
PajamaMommy said
on 2/25/2009 How clever! Thanks for this, we have limited space, but I would love to grow vegetables with my daughter.
dlcass said
on 1/27/2009 Kids will often eat what they grew themselves, even if they would never touch it before. Great tips, thanks.
goodselfme said
on 1/27/2009 wonderful ideas for limited space. 5* and a recommend too.
veryirie said
on 1/25/2009 I would love this child's garden for myself and I haven't been a child for 50 years; this is an excellent how-to grow in limited spaces, specifically with vining vegetables. How fun!