how should i begin

[franlane08]

i want to grow veg and some fruit in my back garden. what is the smallest space you can use? how do i know if my soil is good enough?

[Two_Sheds]

i want to grow veg and some fruit in my back garden. what is the smallest space you can use?

a lettuce in a pot.
The back of a seed packet will tell you how much room each plant needs. Obviously things like radishes need very little room, and a sprawling great pumpkin needs about 4 foot

[Two_Sheds]

how do i know if my soil is good enough?

try and grow something. You'll soon find out

lettuce can be sown now, and they grow quickly.

[Stacey Steve]

Well the smallest space you could use would be from one flower pot onwards. All depends what you would like to grow.

You can container grow many things including small fruit trees. One of the biggest problems with small gardens of course is how much light does it get during the day.

[Flummery]

Most soil is good enough to grow something - you'll get a crop. You might get a bigger, better one with better soil but just look around - any spare ground is rapidly colonised by plants. Plants want to grow - we just have to help them a bit!