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Vertical gardens have become all the rage lately, especially in suburbia and urban settings. All you need is a patio deck, porch, balcony, or rooftop to grow some fresh fruits and veggies. Saving space is just one reason. It's easier to control pests and harvest fruit without bending over. There is no weeding, tilling, or getting dirty so anybody can do it. You can use scrap lumber, old gutters, cloth shoe hangers, just about anything laying around or purchase one to use year after year. I've seen so many that are functional and beautiful at the same time. There are two ways to go with vertical gardens, most people have a combination of both. There is the "gutter" garden for shallow root vegetables and fruits, and the vertical trellis for the vine-based creepers.
Many leafy vegetables have shallow roots. Lettuce and spinach seeds can be planted less than an inch deep, they need plenty of
above-ground space between each plant. Radish grows well in relatively cramped quarters. Strawberries and many herbs will also do good in a gutter garden. Climbing vegetables that grow good on a vertical trellis are tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, pole beans, gourds, melons, squash and pumpkins. Which ever method you chose, make sure your plants have plenty of sun and water.
