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我们一直在寻找能让我们的小花园种植更多食物的方法
We're always looking for ways to grow more food in our small garden,
多年来，我们采用了9种策略来扩大种植空间
and over the years, we've adopted 9 strategies for maximizing our growing space.
今天，我把这9种方法分享给大家
Today I thought I'd share these strategies with you in the form of 9 simple tips.
第一种是以土床的形式种植，而不是种成排状
The first tip is to grow in garden beds instead of rows.
土床的种植形式使种植空间最大化，因为节省了步行空间
Growing in beds maximizes the amount of growing space relative to walking space.
举个例子，4乘8英尺的土豆土床有32平方英尺的种植空间
For example, this 4 x 8 potato bed has 32 square feet of growing space,
但如果以单排的形式种植，并在中间留出步行空间
but if it were planted in single rows with walking spaces in between,
那就只有16平方英尺的种植空间了
we'd only have about 16 square feet.
空间节约也可以通过锁孔土床来实现
Additional space savings can be achieved with keyhole beds,
它中间有一个小的入口，或者说是锁孔
which allow access to all crops
能让你接触到所有的作物
but only have a small inlet or keyhole in the middle,
因此，节约步行空间对于种植空间的增长是显著的
thereby significantly increasing growing space relative to walking space.
第二点是优化土床和植物之间的空间
The second tip is to optimize the spacing between beds and plants.
我们把园子里的小径设置成25英寸宽（约63.5cm）
We decided to make the center path in our garden only 25 inches wide,
这样就释放了大量的种植空间
which frees up a lot of growing space,
而小径也有足够的空间
but is still wide enough to carry buckets of compost
来存放堆肥，护盖物和堆肥茶
mulch, and compost tea around the garden.
当然，如果你想使用手推车的话
Of course, if you want to use a wheelbarrow,
那道路就得拓宽一点了
you'll have to make your path wider.
土床两边之间的小径只有18英寸宽
The paths between the beds on either side of the garden are only 18 inches wide.
我们发现这个宽度刚好合适
We find this width to be just right.
在里面走动很方便
We can still comfortably navigate between the beds,
但再窄一些的话就很不舒服了
but any narrower would be awkward.
说到种植间隔
When it comes to plant spacing,
在不妨碍作物生长的情况下
we like to plant crops as close as we can
我们总是喜欢种得越密集越好
without hindering their growth.
梅尔巴塞洛缪的著作《一米花园》
A great reference for plant spacing
可供大家参考最好的种植间隔
is Mel Bartholomew's book "Square Foot Gardening"
我们经常严格按照Mel的建议去做
We often follow Mel's recommendations to the letter.
例如，这些樱桃和番茄每个占了一平方英尺的空间
For example, these indeterminate cherry tomatoes each occupy a square foot of space,
我们就经常修剪以免长得过于密集
and we prune the suckers to keep them from getting too crowded.
第三点是垂直生长
Tip number 3 is to grow vertically.
这也许是节约种植空间的最好方法了
This may be the best space saving tip of all.
如果你见过西葫芦或者南瓜在地上蔓延的样子
If you've ever seen a squash or pumpkin plant sprawled out on the ground,
那你就会知道垂直生长能节约多少空间了
you'll know how much space can be saved by growing vertically.
我们用棚架栽种各种作物
We grow a wide variety of crops on trellises
有番茄
including tomatoes,
豌豆
peas，
菜豆
pole beans,
笋瓜
winter squash，
南瓜
pumpkins,
还有木耳菜
and malabar spinach.
种植蔓生作物为其他作物腾出来很大空间
Growing these vining crops vertically frees up a lot of room for other crops
以后，我们希望也能使用其他垂直栽种系统
In the future, we hope to grow some non-vining crops vertically as well,
栽种一些非蔓生作物
using other vertical growing systems.
第四个技巧是连续种植
The fourth tip is succession planting,
这是让土床保持生产力的好方法
which is a great way to keep a bed continually producing.
连续种植的一个好例子就是我们的土豆土床
One example of succession planting is here in our potato bed.
随着土豆叶子的枯萎
As the potato plants are starting to die back
也就快到收获的时候了
and the potato harvest draws near,
我们已经在计划下一个要种什么
we're already planning what will take their place.
收获以后土豆以后
After the harvest
为了能在夏末初秋的时候有收获
we'll plant carrots, rutabagas, beets, kale, collards, and swiss chard
我们通常会种胡萝卜，大头菜、甜菜、羽衣甘蓝和甜菜
for a late summer and fall harvest.
我们选择这些作物是因为
we choose this crops in part because
更重要的是轮种
it's important to consider crop rotation
而不是单一地种植与之前一样的作物
and not follow one crop with another related crop.
第五个技巧是套种
Tip number 5 is interplanting.
最近我们的菜园里便有套种
A recent example of interplanting in our garden was
今年春天，我把洋姜和小萝卜种在了同一土床里
when I planted sunchokes and radishes in the same bed this spring.
尽管我己经把洋姜种满了整个土床
Even though I had already fully planted the bed with sunchokes,
但我还接着种了小萝卜
I also planted radishes,
希望他们在被洋葱完全遮盖之前成熟
hoping they'd mature quickly and be ready to harvest
并已经能够收获了
before being completely shaded out by the sunchokes.
这个计划奏效了
The plan worked well
刚好在洋姜长叶的时候
and the radishes were ready to harvest
小萝卜已经可以采收了
just as the sunchokes really started to take off.
第六个技巧是在阴凉区种植
Tip number 6 is to grow in the shade,
或者至少部分阴凉区
or at least partial shade.
如果你已经拥有了一个阳光充足的菜园
Even if you already have a garden in full sun,
通过种植绿叶蔬菜，草本植物，大黄，巴婆树和蘑菇
you may be able to grow even more
你也许可以栽种更多作物
by planting leafy greens, herbs, rhubarb, pawpaw trees, mushrooms,
而且在你的院子里也会有更多阴凉区
and more in partially shaded areas of your yard.
第七个技巧是在前院也种食物
Tip number 7 is to grow food in the front yard.
浪费可种植空间是可耻的
It's a shame let all that space go to waste!
如果当地条例禁止前院种菜
Even if local ordinances forbid front yard vegetable gardens,
你仍然可以栽种一些好看的可食用植物当作前院景观
you can still usually sneak in some attractive edible plants as part of your landscape
第八个技巧是栽种芽苗菜
Tip number 8 is to grow microgreens.
绿叶蔬菜的其中一个好处是
One of the great things about a lot of leafy greens
种植间隔可以比种子包装袋上的建议
is that you can plant them much closer together
更密集
than the recommended spacing on the seed package.
在它们生长的过程中
As they develop
你可以剪下并再次收获菜苗
you can do a cut and come again harvest of microgreens
在收获更早的同时
which gives you a much earlier harvest,
也能收获更多
as well as a potentially more bountiful one.
最后一点，也就是第九个
And, last but not least
可以栽在罐子和其他容器中
tip number 9 is to grow in pots and containers.
栽在罐子和容器中最好的就是
The great thing about pots and containers
植物可以在原本不能生长的地方生长
is that they allow you to grow where you otherwise could not.
因此，只要是有辣椒和茄子生长的地方
So, you can have a garden
都是你的菜园
on your patio, deck, or in our case, our front steps,
无论是天井，书桌，小盒子还是台阶前
where we grow peppers and eggplants.
好的，就这样啦
So, there you have it -
我们的9个小贴士帮助你的小菜园长出更多
- our 9 easy tips for growing more food in a small garden.
如果你有更多的想法
If you have more tips along these lines,
请在评论中让我们知道
please let me know in a comment
我将把它们列表，让每个人都能从中受益
and I'll include them in a list in the description for everyone to benefit from.
现在就结束啦
Well, that's all for now.
感谢您的观看
Thank you very much for watching,
请记住
and until next time remember
方寸之间
you can change the world
可以改变世界
one yard at a time.
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