Prime space and time are precious commodities for every one growing crops from the biggest corporate farmer to the smallest window box gardener.

Planning Tips
Know why you are growing each crop. Is it for flavour, feeding the family, aiming for show quality or just to enjoy the process.
Only grow crops that you or your family will want to eat. Do not grow just for the compost heap.
Sow in succession to avoid gluts.
Consider ‘catch’ crops to use the available space more intensively.
Plants perform better with adequate space.

Tips to Help Plants Excel
Light is one of the most important, yet often forgotten needs of a good crop. If possible face south and use reflected light from walls and white floors. I even have a large old mirror I call into use.
Water in a morning, where it is most needed, at the roots.
In a greenhouse maintain humidity and an exchange of air.
Seal in moisture with a good mulch and/or dig in plenty of compost before planting out.
Attract pollinators for fruit, tomatoes and beans.
Combination planting can boost yields as with the courgettes below.

Other Tips For Growing Edible Crops
Control predators that includes over zealous gardeners.
Mice love peas & beans and some insects go to lunch on lush young growth.
Birds peck sugary fruit just before you plan to harvest them.
Slug and eel worm damage can ruin a potato crop.
Pick little and often so you eat fresh and leave other crops to grow and mature.