Being short of space in your back garden shouldn’t put you off filling it with beautiful bloomers and delicious fruits and vegetables.
In fact, it can offer ample opportunities to find innovative, unique approaches to capitalise on the space you do have.
Joe, who goes by @joesgarden on TikTok, shared a zero-waste trick to make the absolute most of your garden during the spring and summer months.
In fact, creating a vertical herb garden is very simple and straightforward - and it won't cost you a penny.
In fact, creating a vertical herb garden is very simple and straightforward - and it won't cost you a penny
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Joe said: "Now there are so many ways you can garden vertically, but some of the equipment you can buy is just so expensive. So instead, why not try to use what you have around the house, such as tins."
He told followers: “Next time you finish with your tin cans, instead of just throwing them away, simply remove any labels that might be on your tin and carefully poke some holes in the bottom.” To do this part, he said that he finds a hammer and a nail or a drill works best.
"Then, give your tin a really good wash to make sure there’s no residue and to check the drainage holes are working," he instructed.
“Now this is optional, but I like to paint the outside of the tins to offer a little bit of protection from getting too hot in the sun,” he said.
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“Once dry, start to screw your cans to a wall or fence trellis, somewhere that is sunny, but also gets a little bit of shade throughout the day.
"Pop in some quality soil and start to plant out some micro herbs - such as chives."
The majority of herbs are able to thrive in small containers, easily grown from seed or purchased from garden centres or local nurseries.
However, the RHS did warn garden enthusiasts away from pot-grown herbs in supermarkets "as they are usually grown under glass and are often too lush and stressed to adapt well to life outdoors".
Greens that can survive and enjoy the outdoors include the likes of pea shoots, rosemary, mint and parsley, to name a few
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Greens that can survive and enjoy the outdoors include the likes of pea shoots, rosemary, mint and parsley, to name a few.
But, Joe added: "To take it to the next level, paint on some little black squares [on the tins] where you can write the names of each variety."
Then, he emphasised the importance of harvesting your herbs regularly, keeping them nice and small, and said to also keep them well-watered during hot sunny days.