Small Garden
Everything on the site that's specifically about a small no-dig garden, across every topic — what to grow, how to plan it, and what goes wrong.
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A Year of Harvests From a Small Container Collection
Four containers, rotated through the seasons instead of left empty half the year — a worked succession plan using real UK sowing windows.
17 Sept 2026
Rhubarb in a Container: What It Actually Needs and How Long It Takes
The container size alone rules rhubarb out of most small spaces — but for the space that can take it, the real wait is longer than most crops on this list.
11 Sept 2026
Is Growing Garlic Yourself Actually Worth It?
Seed garlic costs more than a supermarket bulb, and you can't just plant that bulb instead — here's what the extra cost and effort actually buys you.
7 Sept 2026
Leeks: Why Yours Might Be All Green and No White
The white shank everyone wants doesn't happen by accident — it's a planting depth decision made at transplant time, not something you can fix later.
6 May 2026
Asparagus: Is a Three-Year Wait Actually Worth It?
No harvest at all for the first two years, a permanent bed for two decades after that — asparagus asks for more commitment upfront than almost anything else on this list.
28 Apr 2026