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  • This post has costs of 12″ vinyl boxes (4′x4′, 4′x8′)
  • This post has photos of 12″ high vinyl boxes built, and costs for Mel’s Mix
  • This post has photos of the horizontal trellis I built for my tomatoes, as well as a regular vertical trellis and shows growing squash on a chain link fence.

9 Responses to “Build It!”

  1. Kimi, on May 20th, 2009 at 2:36 pm Said:

    Thanks for all your help. I’m just trying to finish building my garden box and I have no clue how to build a trellis! Could you give some instructions on how you build yours??

  2. Emily, on May 26th, 2009 at 10:18 am Said:

    I purchased my trellis from squarefootgardening.com. However, they would be cheap to make with 1/2″ aluminum pipe. Theoretically, this is easy but I’ve never done it, so I can’t really say. Just measure how wide and high you want the trellis, and cut the pipe 6″ longer. So, if you want it 4′ wide and 5′ high, add 4+5+5+0.5=14.5′ total. Then, use the tools (found right by the pipe at Home Depot) to bend the corners. Pound a 12″ piece of rebar halfway into the ground where you want the trellis, and slide the pipe on top. I like to give the whole thing a little shove down into the ground, for stability. Then just tie your nylon netting to this.

  3. adriana, on June 10th, 2009 at 5:48 am Said:

    how do you plant cabbage in a square foot garden

  4. Emily, on June 21st, 2009 at 6:47 am Said:

    I plant mine one per square. They can get a little big and start crowding the neighbors. I just plant accordingly.

  5. Brian, on August 8th, 2009 at 7:11 pm Said:

    I was thinking of building a SFG, made of cinder blocks. Has anybody else done this? Was there any problems with it?

  6. Laurie, on March 2nd, 2010 at 6:52 am Said:

    Can you address building a worm farm/bin? Thanks.

  7. Emily, on March 3rd, 2010 at 8:56 pm Said:

    You read my mind–I have a friend who does this type of composting, and I’ve been planning on doing a bunch of composting posts this season. Just watch for it!

  8. Cherie, on August 1st, 2010 at 12:00 pm Said:

    What are you using to mark off your square foot sections?

  9. emilyrhp, on August 1st, 2010 at 10:11 pm Said:

    I purchased grids from http://www.squarefootgardening.com or from http://www.homegardenstogo.com. You can build your own from blinds, wood, or even string (if your boxes are wood).

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