If you have a tiny garden, this is the easy-to-grow veg that thrives in small spaces – all you need is an old compost sack

Small green table and chairs on patio with potatoes on table.

For those of us with tiny gardens, courtyard spaces and balconies, it can be easy to assume that a thriving vegetable garden is out of the question. Luckily, however, this isn’t the case at all. Experts say potatoes are one of the best vegetables to thrive in small spaces.

Right now, it feels like everyone and their mother wants to grow potatoes. From viral jacket potato recipes and food trucks on social media, to the celebrity potato trend, spuds are arguably the ‘it’ veg of 2026.