Comments on: Spring is Calling and So is My Square Foot Garden

By: Vegetable Garden Tips and a Tasty Cookbook to Boot

Vegetable Garden Tips and a Tasty Cookbook to Boot — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:47:02 +0000

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By: EarthBox vs Square Foot Gardening - And the Winner Is?

EarthBox vs Square Foot Gardening - And the Winner Is? — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:08:22 +0000

[...] spring I had planted basil in my square foot garden (well I skimped a bit so it is more like my rectangle foot garden but the concept is the same) and [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:17:11 +0000

@Linda Thanks for stopping by, as an artist I always have people tell me “I can’t even draw a stick figure” I’m sure avid gardeners often here “I must have a black thumb because everything I touch dies” well I say it doesn’t hurt to try, it is often not as hard as it sounds. Besides you can always cheat and plant seedlings that have already been started at a nursery to help get a good start.

@Gail Thanks for the book recommendation I’ll look into it. And yes free compost sites are a blessing – we have one less than a mile from us so I’ve been using it for a ton of projects – the garden is going pretty well for a first start, although the basil looks like it went camping for the summer and left a pile of weeds to garden sit. The spinach and kale is coming up great though!
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By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:32:51 +0000

I’m glad to hear you’re thinking about growing your own food. I sincerely believe that even if you make $100/hour that it makes more sense to use some of your time to plant a garden (or use that money to hire someone to do it for you) because we do not control how far the dollar will slide or how much food will cost.

Not only that – organic garden produce is a far healthier way to eat. You should see my garden. My neighbors constantly tell me “you shouldn’t do this” and “you shouldn’t do that” (mostly because I use deep, wide beds and plant REALLY close together instead of in rows). And then they stare over the fence grumbling about why my garden produces more and looks better than theirs!

My secret is tons of compost (available free in many cities now) and leaves from really old, tall trees.

Another great book you can review and recommend is The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward C. Smith. I use it all season long.

What I would love to have is a larger garden. I have as much as I can packed into about 2600 square feet.
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By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:36:02 +0000

Imagine every other household doing this which would put the big boys out of business or make them think again how to price food. Great find and thank you!
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