No yard? Small balcony? Tiny patio?

A balcony is not a small garden. It's a windy shelf with a weight limit, no hose, a neighbour underneath, and a lease that may or may not allow anything hanging off the railing. Every guide in this pillar leads with those constraints instead of pretending they don't exist.

The practical version: most balconies safely carry about 50 lb per square foot, which matters more than you'd think once wet potting mix is involved — a 10-gallon pot weighs around 60 lb watered. Wind dries pots faster than sun does and snaps anything trellised above about three feet. And drainage that runs onto the balcony below is the fastest way to lose the argument with your building.

Work with that and a 4×6 foot balcony will feed you salad, herbs and tomatoes from May to October. Start with the balcony guide, then the railing planter review if you're renting.