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Homegrown: Your Backyard Garden Podcast · Jun 23, 2025 · 13 min

Grow More in Less Space: Growing Vegetables Vertically

You can grow more food without needing more space. In this episode, we’re exploring how vertical gardening can help you maximize your garden’s potential, even in a small area. From trellises to arches and cages, I’ll walk you through simple tools and techniques to grow crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, melons, and more - up instead of out. You’ll also discover why growing vertically isn’t just about saving space; there are some surprising benefits that can make your garden healthier and more productive too. Plus, I’ll share a few clever ways to use vertical gardening to extend your growing season and create helpful microclimates. Transcript: Grow More Food in Less Space with Vertical Gardening (OR copy/paste: https://www.oakhillhomestead.com/2025/06/verticalgardening.html ) Related post: Easy Ways to Trellis Tomato Plants (OR copy/paste: https://www.oakhillhomestead.com/2017/06/diy-easy-garden-trellis.html ) Keep in touch! Oak Hill Homestead, the blog Facebook Instagram Pinterest Subscribe and Review New episodes drop every other Tuesday during the gardening season - subscribe so you don’t miss a single one! Subscribe to my emails for even more gardening tips and seasonal ideas. If you’re enjoying HOMEGROWN: Your Backyard Garden Podcast, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen: Apple Podcasts Spotify Keep in Touch Website: https://oakhillhomestead.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/oakhillhomestead Instagram: https://instagram.com/oakhillhomestead Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/oakhh

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You can grow more food without needing more space. In this episode, we’re exploring how vertical gardening can help you maximize your garden’s potential, even in a small area. From trellises to arches and cages, I’ll walk you through simple tools and techniques to grow crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, melons, and more - up instead of out. 

You’ll also discover why growing vertically isn’t just about saving space; there are some surprising benefits that can make your garden healthier and more productive too. Plus, I’ll share a few clever ways to use vertical gardening to extend your growing season and create helpful microclimates.

Transcript:
Grow More Food in Less Space with Vertical Gardening
(OR copy/paste: https://www.oakhillhomestead.com/2025/06/verticalgardening.html )

Related post:
Easy Ways to Trellis Tomato Plants
(OR copy/paste: 
https://www.oakhillhomestead.com/2017/06/diy-easy-garden-trellis.html )

Keep in touch!
Oak Hill Homestead, the blog
Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest 

Subscribe and Review
New episodes drop every other Tuesday during the gardening season - subscribe so you don’t miss a single one! Subscribe to my emails for even more gardening tips and seasonal ideas.

If you’re enjoying HOMEGROWN: Your Backyard Garden Podcast, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify

Keep in Touch
Website: https://oakhillhomestead.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/oakhillhomestead
Instagram: https://instagram.com/oakhillhomestead
Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/oakhh

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