Why, you interplant them, of course. Just look at your vegetables, and which of them grow predominantly above-ground as opposed to below-ground, what are their growing seasons, which are nitrogen givers vs. takers. Forget putting on the brakes; look into good sets of companion plants, and laugh shamelessly at the part of yourself that would have set aside 3 distinct plots for corn, beans, and squash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture)).
mirandaaskew's front garden is all of maybe 2' by 6', and supports plants which can yield (depending on the weather) somewhere in the neighbourhood of a bushel of tomatoes, 3-4 butternut squash, some unestimated quantity of garlic, chives, (black) mustard, savory/oregano, and I'm sure a few other plants that I'm forgetting.
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Where are you planning to plant all that?
Date: 2009-02-06 08:53 pm (UTC)