Also remember that depending upon your roof, that is area that can be used for growing some smaller veggies or more commonly used for solar pannels. I read somewhere that a family had installed solar pannels on their roof, and in the area between the pannels they set up some root veggies since they didn't need to be watered every day, or could be watered with a hose creating a 'rainfall' like effect.
Also layering and stacking some of the plants is a good way to go, it can double or tripple your growing space. Also if you're growing a more vine like veggie (tomatoes and green beans) you can create a lattice work that will draw the plant upward... this has the benefit of keeping the veggies grown from touching the ground. and allows them to grow even bigger with all the space to grow and expand without something getting in the way.
if you have pictures of your back yard, we could give more informed suggestions for how to set up the growing area. when i go to mom's for Saturday Night dinner & game night, i'll take a few pics of the garden areas we have on the homestead.
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