It’s amazing how much food you can grow in a very small space. Picture a tomato plant in a pot or potatoes in a barrel. Think about prolific heads of lettuce and spinach side by side in an overflowing raised garden bed. One way to make even better use of a small garden is a technique called intercropping. This basically means sharing one space between different types of crops. Intercropping has been around for many generations, and for good reason.

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