Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Square Foot Gardening

My friend just built some boxes in her new back yard to do square foot gardening. The box is divided into 9 square feet and in each you plant something different. It is convenient to weed, since you can reach everything, you don't walk on the soil, so it never compresses, and you can manage it anywhere. The soil is a combination of peat and organic material and topsoil, so it is good and light and ready for healthy plants to grow. So much different than trying to improve hardpan or clayish soil. Look up the book, Square Foot Gardening All for now, running as usual.

Flower Power

PS Time to get out there--unless you plot is covered with snow and ice.

1 comment:

Gardeness said...

I love SFG. I started it last year and it's been great. The beds look so lush and you really get quite the return. They bring in lots of beneficial bugs, too. I'm adding more on the north side of our house, as well as mixing veggies in with the regular ornamental garden beds. Enjoy!