Guides
Practical guides for growing in a small footprint
The parts of small-space gardening that don't fit in a spec sheet: how much actually fits per square, whether your balcony can hold it, and how to keep it watered.
Planting
Square-foot planting chart
How many plants of each size class actually fit per square, applied to a 9-square, 4-tier frame.
Safety
Balcony weight limits
What balconies are typically built to hold, why wet soil changes the number, and where to place the weight.
Care
Watering schedule
How water moves through a drain-linked frame, how often to check it, and the signs you're over- or under-watering.
Planting
Container size chart
Minimum pot depth, recommended volume, and plants per pot for 20 common vegetables and herbs.
Safety
Container soil weight
What potting mix, garden soil, and gravel weigh per gallon, dry and watered, with worked examples per pot size.
Planting
Sunlight requirements chart
Full sun, part sun, and part shade in actual hours, crop by crop, and what still produces on a north-facing balcony.
Planting
Days to maturity chart
Seed-to-harvest times from seed and from transplant, with succession-sowing intervals to keep harvests continuous.
Planting
Companion planting chart
Which pairings have research behind them, which are folklore, and which crops actually share a container.
Care
Container fertilizer basics
What N-P-K numbers mean, how often to feed container vegetables, and the signs of over- and under-fertilizing.