Jodi’s Garden, Fourth Week of February
In reading through the MySquareFootGarden blog I realized that I was missing out on the opportunity to get started on my plants! I was waiting until the magic “6 weeks before the last frost...
Monthly Archive: February 2008
2008 Garden, Third Week of February
My seeds have been sprouting!!! My jalapeno peppers are doing great–at least two seeds from each have sprouted. I do notice a difference in the more expensive seeds. They seem hardier and almost every...
Starting Seeds Indoors
Whether you’ve got the winter blues and growing seeds helps you feel better, or you want to save a little money, starting seeds indoors can be fun. It can also be annoying, time consuming,...
Suggested Plant Varieties (by State)
Alaska Interior, Alaska Southeast, Alaska Southcentral Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Ohio...
Why Square Foot Gardening?
There are many different ways to garden, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. To begin, I thought I’d explain why, when I wanted to garden, I chose the square foot method. Easy Setup: The...
Designing Your Square Foot Garden Beds
Note: This post discusses planning and building your square foot garden beds. If your beds are already constructed, go here for information about planning your square foot gardening layout. As you choose a design...
Building a Square Foot Garden Box (Vinyl Kit)
Since I was setting up my garden by myself, and had limited time before I needed to plant, I took the easy route of ordering my square foot gardens from Mel’s website www.squarefootgardening.com....
Square Foot Gardening Soil
How to Create Mel’s Mix You may be asking “whose mix”? Mel Bartholemew is the author of All New Square Foot Gardening and the founder of the square foot gardening method. He recommends filling...
Buying Seeds and Plants
I will admit, when it comes to buying seeds and plants I’m not that fancy. I haven’t yet ventured into the world of catalogs and heirloom seeds. I have gotten my seeds from several...
Square Foot Gardening Plant Spacing
To calculate how many plants per square, look on the back of the seed packet–totally ignore the row spacing, just look at the plant spacing: 12″ apart, plant 1 per square 6″ apart, plant...
