The document provides 7 creative ways to grow food without a garden, including planting fruit trees, shrubs, vines, edible groundcovers, and using windowsills and balconies. It encourages using perennials that can be planted once and harvested for many years with low maintenance. Specific plant options are suggested for each method, such as dwarf fruit trees, bramble shrubs, grapes, mint, and tomatoes grown in containers. The goal is to maximize small outdoor spaces and mimic forest-like designs to passively grow food.

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7 Creative
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Contents
Introduction...............................................................4
Pick Fruit or Mow the Lawn?.......................................5
Be Fruitful with Trees..................................................7
Don’t Shrug Off the Shrubs..........................................8
Find the Vines ..........................................................10
Edible Groundcovers.................................................12
Plant On or at the Base of Your Trees.........................14
Windowsills and Ledges............................................16
Balcony or Porch Planting..........................................19
Resources ................................................................21
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Introduction
The key to growing food without a garden is
to grow perennials. Perennials are plants
you can plant once and reap a harvest for
many years to come. It is very low
maintenance and perfect for those who are
very limited on time.
The beauty of planting in your yard, without
having a garden is that your plants will
typically look like ornamental landscaping.
The main and most important difference is,
while others’ landscaping may just be nice
to look at, yours may not only be nice to
look at, but it is also producing you some
delicious food.

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PickFruit or Mow the Lawn?
Wouldn’t you rather be picking berries in
your yard than mowing the grass? It is true,
the amount of time that most people spend
with typical yard maintenance just to have to
neat and green lawn, that same amount of
time or less could have been put into
growing semi-passive food.
Therefore, like a landscaper it is important
for you to see opportunity all over your
yard. Even if you only have a small front
yard and no side or back yard. It has been
beautifully pulled off before with those
exact same circumstances, but of coursethe

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more the merrier, when you look at what all
can be produced.
Don’t waste precious yard spaceon useless
grass or things that are not edible. Maximize
your space!You will also be pleasantly
surprised with just how beautiful many
edibles can be.

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Be Fruitful with Trees
Even if you are dealing with a small yard,
you can still comfortably fit 5-8 fruit trees or
more depending on your layout.
The key here is dwarf fruit trees.
Many of these fruit trees will give you
pounds of harvest year after year after the
initial planting. These trees are very low
maintenance.
Visit your local nursery to discuss your
interests and options for your area. They can

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also give you specific information for care
on the type of tree you are considering.
The most important bit of information I
learned early on that has help keep my dwarf
fruit trees happy was- pruning. Learn how to
prune, when to prune, and why to prune,
when it comes to your tree. Pruning will
usually allow to tree to bear more fruit, but
you decide you want to be ultra-passive with
your fruit production, I have done this on
occasionand our trees still produced enough
fruit to satisfy the needs of our family of 4.
Don’t Shrug Off the Shrubs

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There are many shrubs that will produce you
fruit. For example, if you don’t have the
climate for blueberries, go for juneberries.
If the appearance of where you plant and
how the shrub grows is of high importance
to you and you would like to keep an even
lower maintenance visual appeal to your
fruiting shrubs, here are some options you
may want to consider:
 Juneberries
 Honeyberries
 Currants
 Gooseberries and Raspberries
(brambles, which may try to take over
your planting area)
 Blueberries
 Elderberries
 Pineapple guava
 Hardy kiwifruit
 Highbush cranberry (great for privacy
screening)
Bramble shrubs like Gooseberries and
Raspberries may due best if you plant them

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in an “out of the way” place. Forexample,
around the side or backyard if available.
Both of these are easy to grow and quite
delicious.
Find the Vines
Another good idea for growing food without
a garden is to let your food climb. With
edible vines your food can climb your:
 Fence

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 Arbor
 Porch
 Trees
 And more!
Not only does this beautify and preserve
space, but it can also be used for shading
along your fence or porch or other needed
areas.
You can go for a dual purposeto suit your
needs or the triple threat- edible, shading,
and beauty.
Here are some vining options for you to
consider:
 Grapes
 Passion fruit
 Kiwi
 Scarlet Runner Beans
 Chayote aka Mirliton
 Groundnuts
 Loofah
 Malabar Spinach
 Climbing or Trailing Nasturtium

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 Jasmine
Edible Groundcovers
Not only do groundcovers help to enrich
your soil in the surrounding areas and help
with weed suppression, but they can also be
edible.
You can use grounds covers to:

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 Replace grass
 Fill in around paths, trees, and other
areas
 Suppress weeds
 Build the soil
 Decreases the need for watering
Here are some great edible groundcovers to
consider:
 Mint
 Creeping Thyme
 Strawberries or Alpine Strawberries
(for less runners, but also Alpine
produces less fruit than standard
strawberries)
 Creeping Rosemary
 Wintergreen aka Eastern Teaberry aka
Boxberry
 Oregano
 GroundcoverRaspberries
 GroundcoverCranberries
 Lemon Balm
 Rhubarb

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Plant On or at the Base of Your Trees
To save spaceand obtain other natural
benefits by mimicking how things grow in
nature, you can plant your shrubs and
groundcovers at the base of your tree and
your vines on your tree.
This works perfectly, especially if you are
limited on space.
Not only will your plant benefit from the
mulching effect, soil building, and natural
weed suppressionas your tree gives up its

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substance(leaves, etc. in the fall), but if
your tree is a tree that has been there for
years already you can also reap the benefits
of instant superior growing soil, when
planting at the baseof the tree.
This method is commonly referred to as a
food forest, which borrows from natures
passive functional design and strategically
applies it to your yard.
Plant like herbs can also be planted around
the base of your tree. These will aid in
keeping the “bad bugs” away by drawing in
more beneficial insects that eat the bad guys
and pollinate, but leave your plants alone.
Planting herbs around your fruit or nut trees
and vines can serve as a protective barrier.
Don’t forget the groundcover, which will
also serve as mulch and feed the soil, weed
suppression, and decrease the watering need.

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Windowsills and Ledges
You will do well to take advantage of
whatever spaceyou have, especially if you
are limited on food.
Growing your own food not only provides
you with independence and a sense of
security that you and your family will have
food to eat in case certain disaster strikes,
but it also ensures that you are getting
nutrient-rich, wholesome, natural edibles at
your fingertips- unlike what’s found in your
grocery store that has most likely traveled
for thousands of miles and contains

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chemicals that hurts or eliminates its health
benefiting qualities.
Now, while it may require a little craft work
to constructa container or you may just use
standard pots that will fit, it is well worth it
to use the areas in your windowsills or
ledges to grow food, especially if you are
limited on space.
Plants can be position in the appropriate
windowsill based on its needs.
If you are dealing with a plant that requires
full sun, consider placing it in one of your
south-facing windows.
If you have a shade-loving plant, consider
planting it along a northern-facing window
or at least not south-facing.
If you cannot tell which way is N,S,E, and
W, by the sunrise and sunset (sun rises from
the East and sets to the West), then consider
using a compass to let you know. It’s that
simple.

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If your only option is south facing for a
plant that loves shade, then you may add an
awning over that window or something else
to provide shade to the plant.

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Balcony or PorchPlanting

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When planting on a balcony or porch, you
still have all of the options mentioned before
(even dwarf fruit trees), you just need to use
containers.
You can grow broccoli, carrots, tomatoes,
spinach, squash peppers, even potatoes, and
sweet potatoes in containers.
Almost every form of plant fruit, vegetables,
vines, etc. can be grown on your porch or
balcony.
Creatively to maximize your balcony or
porchspaceyou may utilize the vertical
gardening method.
Here you can use pallets to make a pallet
garden on your porchor balcony. You can
also use such things as shoe organizers, etc.
Be creative, as is nature and you will
surprise yourself withyour harvest, even in
limited space.
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Resources
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