There is not much space in the city to grow a vegetable garden. Let's take a look at Huayou's one-meter vegetable garden.

Next, I would like to introduce to you how to raise a small vegetable garden in a small space. the creativity of the following vegetable garden is very strange, a bit like raising a flower bed. This is a lattice-shaped small vegetable garden built with some shelves, which is called an one-meter vegetable garden.

This kind of small vegetable garden is generally made of bottomless wooden cases, which are generally more than one meter long and wide. There will be nine squares in the wooden boxes, in which proper soil can be put into them to grow different kinds of vegetables.

The idea of an one-meter vegetable garden is mainly to adapt to the small space in the city. Small vegetable gardens can be grown on balconies, courtyards and even small balconies. The cultivated soil uses some prepared fertile soil, which is very easy to remove weeds, diseases and insect pests, and it is not too difficult to maintain vegetables.

The idea of this kind of small flower bed is especially suitable for some urban people who like to grow vegetables, but do not have much space. This kind of small vegetable garden does not require much land area, and it is prepared by oneself. You can buy some potted soil directly. This will be more convenient, and you can also eat their own organic vegetables, use some lighter soil, and can be planted on the balcony.

The idea of this vegetable garden is actually transformed with flower beds, but there are small squares in it, each of which has more than 30 centimeters. Of course, the gap is determined by the size of the flower bed.

This kind of one-meter garden is generally more than one meter long and wide, so the length of each lattice is about more than 30 centimeters, so it is no problem to cultivate vegetables with short growth period and not too exuberant roots.

The cultivated soil is best to use some loose and fertile soil with good drainage and weight, not too large potted soil. I suggest using peat soil, mixed composting soil and perlite, peat soil has a certain water retention capacity, and compost soil can add enough nutrients to the soil, and the added perlite can maintain good drainage of the soil.

The granular stone pictured above is vermiculite.

Vermiculite can also be used to cultivate this one-meter vegetable garden. Vermiculite is not soil, but a kind of volcanic rock. It is used as a paving stone, which can avoid fungal diseases and various insect pests, and maintain good drainage, but its price will be relatively high. If it is used too much, it will not be cost-effective.

Vermiculite is a little yellow in color, and its weight is very light, much lighter than ordinary soil. in fact, vermiculite is a high-temperature treated ore, which contains a lot of minerals, such as iron oxide, lithium oxide or magnesia and so on. after a high temperature expansion of more than 1000 degrees, it will appear larger in volume, but very light in weight, and it can usually be used to replace perlite. The appearance is similar to perlite, but it can be exposed to high temperature, and perlite is easy to deteriorate after exposure.

Vermiculite is often used for sowing and breeding, and can also be used for cutting propagation, for fear of being called "soilless soil". It is the most common cultivation medium and can avoid infection of mold or various fungal diseases. When sowing, vermiculite is directly mixed with appropriate peat soil to ensure a good rooting rate.

The next step is to prepare some compost soil to ensure that the soil has enough nutrients. Compost soil accounts for about 1 peat 2 of potted soil, and then add 1 peat 4 peat soil and 1 peat 4 vermiculite to become a good potted soil for growing vegetables. The price of peat soil is very cheap, very loose and breathable, it has a certain water retention capacity, can avoid soil caking and retain moisture.

If you use these three media to cultivate vegetables, the yield of the vegetables will be better. If you only use the usual original soil cultivation, it will be very difficult to guarantee the yield. This kind of vegetables cultivated in small lattices will not be very secret and easy to grow. Moreover, it is also very convenient to change the soil, and it will be easier to take care of it.

The soil in this one-meter vegetable garden is self-made, so there will be few weeds, which reduces the chance of breeding mold, and the soil is well drained so that rotting roots can be avoided.

However, this kind of small vegetable garden also has its shortcomings. To make this small flower bed, you need to use boards, that is, you have to cut some wood yourself, or use cement blocks or bricks instead.

This kind of small flower bed is divided into many small squares, each grid can only grow one vegetable, such as common tomatoes, corn, cauliflower and other melons. Vegetables with tall plants are not suitable for cultivation, and it is very suitable to plant small vegetables such as lettuce, coriander, basil and so on.

The depth of this kind of small flower bed is also limited, and some vegetables with deeper roots are not suitable. Many people make this kind of small flower bed with perforated bottom, in addition, it can increase the depth of the flower bed.

If you want to grow vegetables well, you must have a suitable environment. In addition to ensuring a sunny and well-ventilated environment, you should also pay attention to regular watering, especially in summer, which is the peak growing season. Watering is needed sooner or later to avoid a high degree of drought in the soil, otherwise it will affect the growth of vegetables and give fertilizer and water once a week or two during the growing period.