Small-space gardening, explained plainly

Small Space Greens is a set of practical how-to guides for people growing microgreens and salad greens without a yard. The pages are written from university extension publications, with the sources linked, so you can check the method yourself.

Start with a guide

• How to grow microgreens in a small apartment

  A tray, a soilless mix, and a bright spot are enough to start. Here is the sequence extension publications describe.

• Microgreens kit vs DIY: what the costs are made of

  The tray is a one-time purchase. Seed is the cost that returns with every sowing.

• Microgreens seed density per tray

  Extension charts do not all use the same tray. Read the tray size before you copy a gram number.

• Pea shoots vs radish microgreens

  Radish is a light sowing of a spicy green. Pea is a heavy sowing of a milder shoot.

• Can you grow microgreens on a windowsill?

  Several extensions say yes, with a bright window. A lamp is the backup when stems lean hard toward the glass.

• How to start vegetable seeds in an apartment

  Transplants need more light and more weeks than a tray of microgreens. The setup is still a shelf, not a yard.

• Bottom watering for trays and microgreens

  Water from below to wet the mix without soaking the leaves. Then let the tray drain.

• A balcony salad garden in containers

  Leafy greens need less sun than tomatoes. Drainage and pot size decide whether a balcony salad lasts.

How these pages are written

Ryan Moalemi edits the site. The guides do not report grow tests from this site, because none have been run. Where two extension publications give different seed rates or storage times, the page says so instead of smoothing them into one number.

There are no paid placements. Affiliate links are not live yet. If a product link is added later, the page will say so at the top and the affiliate disclosure explains how a commission would work. Questions and corrections go to ryan@smallspacegreens.com.