Updated–Raised Garden Bed Cost Comparison
Go here for the original post about buying vs. building cost comparison. For those of you who love Square Foot Gardening, or at least prefer to grow in raised garden beds, I have good...
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Easy Garden Box–Review
I’m always on the lookout for places to buy raised garden beds (and square foot garden beds), and have I found a great option! This is called the Easy Garden Box and it is available...
Growing Vertical–How to Support Your Plants
One of the biggest advantages of Square Foot gardening is that you can grow more plants in less space. However, if you don’t provide the plants with adequate support they will fall over, or...
How To Build Tomato Cages
Emilee, one of my readers, gave me the instructions to build some pretty cool tomato cages. You can see from this picture that her tomatoes were over 5′ tall, and still growing, thanks to...
How to Build a Drip Irrigation System
Building your own irrigation system is not for everyone, but it’s not as hard as you might think! All you really need is determination and a good plumbing/irrigation supply store. I love my local...
Building vs Buying Cost Comparison
I’ve found a couple of great resources for building square foot gardens. Here are the price breakdowns, done as “apples to apples” as I could! Vinyl Square Foot Gardens 6″ high (single rail) NO...
Building a Square Foot Garden Box (Wood)
This spring my friend Tara and I tackled this project together. Here’s a list of materials and costs: wood (two 16′ 2×10 boards, one 8′ 2×10 board-$31 total) 16 corner brackets ($.56 each, $9)...
Building a Square Foot Garden Box (Vinyl)
I decided that 6″ was not enough soil for me, so I’m upgrading to 12″ boxes. I found out my old boxes will not “mix and match” with my new vinyl materials, so basically I’m...
Bulk Compost in Utah
Salt Lake Valley SWMF Compost 801-674-6920 6030 W California Ave SLC, UT 84104 $30 for a truck bed full Timpanogos Special Service District 801-756-5231 5050 W 6400 N (Utah County) American Fork UT 84003...
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...
