The best way to start small is to plant vegetables in containers, and plant breeders have been scaling down the size of many edibles.
For many gardeners, a large property with rows of green peppers and sun-kissed tomatoes as far as the eye can see is just a dream. Many of us either don't have much soil to call our own, have limited mobility or are new to gardening and feel intimidated.
Crops like the aptly named Pot-a-peño peppers, Spacemaster cucumbers, Little Gem and Tom Thumb lettuces, Kitchen Minis Red Velvet tomatoes, Thumbelina carrots, Slim Jim and Patio Baby eggplants, Baby Head cabbages, Bush Baby squash, Peas-in-a-pot and Sugar Baby watermelons won't disappoint. Never use garden soil in containers; it's too heavy and can harbor pests and diseases. Opt instead for a high-quality, organic, soilless potting mix, and add an organic, granular fertilizer if the mixture doesn't already contain one. After planting, top the soil surface with one-half to 1 inch of mulch to reduce evaporation, keep soil temperature even and prevent weed seeds from taking hold.
Apply a water-soluble fertilizer to vegetables once every week to 10 days throughout the season. Herbs typically don't require additional fertilizer beyond that incorporated at planting time. Then the pandemic hit, and the homebound turned to houseplants for a sense of comfort and a connection to nature. Two years in, the desire to green up our living spaces with"houseplant jungles" is still going strong.
"Looks are what make them popular," said Puneet Sabharwal, CEO and co-founder of the Horti houseplant subscription service. Their leaves are uniquely fenestrated, which in the plant world describes foliage that is split or contains holes. He attributes their surge in popularity to the wholesale-retail cycle: In 2020, lockdowns and business restrictions created a shortage of plants, so demand grew. Commercial growers responded to that demand by producing more. But, Sabharwal said, small pothos and philodendrons flooded the market and just sat on nursery shelves, growing bigger as the year progressed. Now there's a large supply of plants with long vines, which are in greater demand.
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