Gardening Methods
Choosing a Method
Why Choose Square Foot Gardening?
Aquaponic Gardening
Container Gardening
Design Your Garden
Designing Your Square Foot Garden Beds
For help designing traditional beds, check out one of these books:
Building Your Garden
Building from kits
SFG Vinyl Kit
Easy Garden Box (Metal & Vinyl Kit)
Elevated Garden Boxes
Other Kits Available on Amazon.com
Building from scratch
Cost Comparisons
Building vs. Buying Cost Comparison
Updated–Buying Sources and Cost Comparison
Building Accessories
Drip Irrigation System
Garden in Minutes Irrigation System
Vertical and Horizontal Trellises
Tomato Cages
PVC Light Frame Kit
Fences
Soil (for your raised bed)
Soil Options
Mel’s Mix Soil
My Mix
Vermiculite
Bulk Composts Sources in Utah
Soil Testing
Fertilizer
Each method of gardening will have different needs when it comes to soil. I suggest finding a good book written by someone who specializes in the method you use, or who lives in the same region.
Create Your Garden Plan
How to Create a Garden Plan or Layout
Plant Spacing in a Square Foot Garden
Easiest Vegetables for Gardening Success
Suggested Plant Varieties
Companion Planting
Share Your Garden Plan
Purchase Supplies
Spring Gardening Checklist
Organizing Your Seeds
Buying Seeds and Plants
Suggested Plant Varieties
Starting Seeds Indoors
Should I Start Seeds Indoors?
How to Start Seeds Indoors
Why You Need Grow Lights
How to Build a PVC Light Frame
Plant Your Garden
Types of Plants
Gardening Patterns
When to Plant Your Garden
Planting By Color System
Plant Spacing in a Square Foot Garden
Suggested Plant Varieties
Companion Planting
How to Plant Seeds and Plants
Watering Your Garden
Watering Options for Your Garden
How to Build a Drip Irrigation System
Garden in Minutes Irrigation System
Fertilizer, Problems, and Pests
Testing the Soil
Fertilizer
Fertilizing Onions
Common Problems and Solutions
Organic Pest Solutions
Protecting with Fences
Supporting and Pruning
Trellises and Cages
Building Tomato Cages
Pruning Tomatoes
Staking and Pruning Zucchini
Store
Gardening Basics
Planting By Color
Vegetable Reference Sheet
Gardening Bundle (save 25%)
Vegetable Reference Sheets
- All About Raspberries
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Beans
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Bush Beans
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Collard Greens
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Garlic Harvest and Storage
- Green Onions
- Growing Garlic Reference
- Growing Herbs
- Kale
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Melons
- Onions
- Parsley
- Peas
- Peppers
- Pole Beans
- Potatoes
- Pruning Zucchini
- Radishes
- Rutabagas
- Spinach
- Storing Onions
- Summer Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Swiss Chard
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Types of Plants–Very Tender, Tender, Semi-Hardy and Hardy
- Update on Peas!
- What are certified seed potatoes?
- What is wrong with my potato plants?
- What kind of fertilizer should I use on my peas?
- What kind of fertilizer should I use on my potatoes?
- When do I plant and harvest potatoes?
- Winter Squash
Recipes
- Broiled Salmon with Warm Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Cabbage Noodles
- Calling All Zucchini Recipes!
- Cauliflower Rice
- Cheryl’s Mac Salad (uses beets)
- Chicken and Cauliflower Pesto
- Claudia’s Salsa Recipe
- Delicious Potato Soup
- Fresh Salsa
- Learning to Cook From Your Square Foot Garden
- Mediterranean Green Beans with Golden Raisins
- Moroccan Zucchini Boats
- My Winning Salsa Recipe
- Oh SO EASY Tomato Sauce
- Pineapple and Lime Green Smoothie
- Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Mayo
- Ratatouille
- Roasted Green Veggies and Grapes
- Roasted Tomato and Fennel Soup
- Roasted Turnips
- Shucking Corn
- Spicy Sweet Potato Hash
- Summer Vegetable Mahi Mahi Bake
- Sweet and Spicy Sausage Stuffed Peppers
- Thai Green Curry with Rice
- Veggie Lasagna
- Yummy Marinara Sauce
- Zucchini and Cornbread
- Zucchini Noodles
Sample Garden Plans
- Shorewood Illinois Square Foot Garden
- Alaina’s Square Foot Gardening Plan Update
- St Louis Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Tennessee Square Foot Garden Plan
- Omaha First-ever Garden Plan
- Alaina’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Trupe Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Plainfield Illinois Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Laura’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Chicago Suburb Square Foot Garden 2013
- North Salt Lake Square Foot Garden Plan
- Chicagoland 2012-2013 Square Foot Garden Plan
- Western New York Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Indiana Square foot Gardening Plan
- Minneapolis Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Idaho Square Food Gardening Plan
- First-timer in Boston
- Dakota Winds 2012 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Square Foot Garden in North Dakota – Steven’s Plan
- Mobile Alabama Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Square Foot Gardening Plan – Suburbs of North Texas
- Pennsylvania Square Foot Gardening Plan
- My 2012 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Northern Utah Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Chicago Suburb Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Elizabeth’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- North Alabama Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Georgia Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Miriam’s 2012 Square Foot Garden Plan
- Kati’s Square Foot Gardening Plan–Abundant Boxes
- Fall 2011 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Charity’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- My 2011 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Jacki’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Tavia’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Vanessa-Gardening in California
- Carmen-Gardening in Galesville
- My 2010 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Emilee’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Sandra’s Square Foot Gardening Plan
- My 2009 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- My 2008 Square Foot Garden Plan
My Garden Posts
2013
- 2013 Harvest
- August 2013 Garden Update
- July 2013 Garden Update
- June 2013 Garden Update
- May 2013 Garden Update
- Happy Mother’s Day!
- My 2013 Square Foot Gardening Plan
2012
- 2012 Gardening Season in Review
- August 2012 Garden Update
- Technology Crash
- Swimming in Greens – Recipes Please!
- Summer Slump
- Walls O Water and Broccoli
- May 2012 Garden Update
- April 2012 Garden Update
- Starting Seeds and Planting Onions
- My 2012 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Adventures in Eating
2011
- The Last of the Onions
- Merry Christmas to Me!
- My Gardening Christmas Wish List
- Storing Onions
- Summer Veggie Harvest 2011
- Fall 2011 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Spring Success, Summer Failure
- It’s finally summer!
- First Harvest of 2011
- It’s still winter. . .
- The Longest Winter Ever–Delayed Planting
- All In A Week’s Work. . .
- Spring has sprung
- My 2011 Square Foot Gardening Plan
2010
- Harvest Time! (and August update)
- Gardening Problems, Solutions, and Update
- The weather is holding. . .
- Back in the Garden, again. . .
- The strike is over. . .
- My 2010 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- What the . . . hail?
- It’s Not Too Late!
2009
- Harvest Update
- My (Square Foot) Gardening Therapy
- Summer Fun
- Fun With Food Storage features. . . Me!
- How does your (square foot) garden grow?
- Not kidding. . .
- I’m not lazy. . . I’m just a wimp!
- Adventures in Broccoli
- Sometimes, Gardening is Ugly
- My 2009 Square Foot Gardening Plan
- Little Packets of Joy!
2008
- 2008 Garden in Review–Cauliflower, Cabbage, and Broccoli
- 2008 Garden in Review–Onions, Potatoes, Cucumbers
- 2008 Garden in Review–Squash, Peppers
- 2008 Garden in Review–Tomatoes
- End of August
- Harvest Rainbow
- Potato Harvest!
- Fourth Week of July
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of July
- 2008 Garden, Second Week of July
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of June
- 2008 Garden, Second Week of June
- 2008 Garden, First Week of June
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of May
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of May
- 2008 Garden, Second Week of May
- 2008 Garden, First Week of May
- 2008 Garden, Fourth Week of April
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of April
- 2008 Garden, Second Week of April
- 2008 Garden, First Week of April
- 2008 Garden, Fourth Week of March
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of March
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of March
- 2008 Garden, First Week of March
- 2008 Garden, Fourth Week of February
- 2008 Garden, Third Week of February
- 2008 Garden, Second Week of February
- My 2008 Square Foot Garden Plan
