Growing upward instead of outward might just be one of the simplest ways to grow smarter.
Vertical gardening encourages your plants to climb instead of sprawl, which saves space, reduces pests and makes garden harvesting a whole lot easier. Training tomatoes up a string trellis or letting sweet peas climb a net, growing vertically helps both your garden and your back.
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Nelson is Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service ag educator for Garfield County.
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