Comments on: Why Square Foot Gardening? http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/ Follow the progress of my square foot garden. I provide helpful tools for companion planting, square foot gardening layouts and plans, square foot gardening spacing, and more! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:39:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Babs Wood http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-44629 Babs Wood Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:05:01 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-44629 I took your advice and added a second tier to part of my raised bed so I could grow carrots. Total of 6 inches in part and 12 inches in the other part. Success!! I grew everything I wanted and am very happy. My freezer is full !I also made your salsa and my family really liked it. I plan to grow extra next year. This was our first garden and your site was very encouraging. Thank you and see you again next spring! I took your advice and added a second tier to part of my raised bed so I could grow carrots. Total of 6 inches in part and 12 inches in the other part. Success!! I grew everything I wanted and am very happy. My freezer is full !I also made your salsa and my family really liked it. I plan to grow extra next year. This was our first garden and your site was very encouraging. Thank you and see you again next spring!

]]> By: Square Foot Gardening « grace garden http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-37678 Square Foot Gardening « grace garden Sat, 21 May 2011 08:18:45 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-37678 [...] Why square foot gardens? [...] [...] Why square foot gardens? [...]

]]> By: Emily http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-34018 Emily Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:11:41 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-34018 You can grow in 6 inches, though I prefer 10-12 inches myself. You can grow in 6 inches, though I prefer 10-12 inches myself.

]]> By: Babs Wood http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-33980 Babs Wood Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:28:41 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-33980 I love your website. It has really helped me. I have a 4x16 raised bed with hardcloth on the bottom due to ground squirrels. I have approximately 6 inches of soil. Can I grow vegetables in that shallow depth? I love your website. It has really helped me. I have a 4×16 raised bed with hardcloth on the bottom due to ground squirrels. I have approximately 6 inches of soil. Can I grow vegetables in that shallow depth?

]]> By: Emily http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-33730 Emily Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-33730 Inna--The risk of using soil is that it has weed seeds in it, and may be alkaline or acidic. I would not worry about it--use what you've got and if you don't have as much success as you hoped, test the soil in the fall and add amendments. Inna–The risk of using soil is that it has weed seeds in it, and may be alkaline or acidic. I would not worry about it–use what you’ve got and if you don’t have as much success as you hoped, test the soil in the fall and add amendments.

]]> By: Inna http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-33634 Inna Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:07:38 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-33634 Love your site!! Thank you so much for all your work! I have a question/comment. I made 6 4x4 beds last year and added 3 more 4x6 last week. The new 3 beds went in a place where I had a very good traditional garden. So, to create 'Mel's mix', I scraped off the great soil I had in that spot and added vermiculite, peat moss and a bag of compost. I am planning to add some bagged compost when I am ready to plant and some fertilizer as well but I am slightly worried that part of the mix was soil and not compost as Mel recommends. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much! Love your site!! Thank you so much for all your work!

I have a question/comment. I made 6 4×4 beds last year and added 3 more 4×6 last week. The new 3 beds went in a place where I had a very good traditional garden. So, to create ‘Mel’s mix’, I scraped off the great soil I had in that spot and added vermiculite, peat moss and a bag of compost.
I am planning to add some bagged compost when I am ready to plant and some fertilizer as well but I am slightly worried that part of the mix was soil and not compost as Mel recommends. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!

]]> By: | Aggie's Kitchen http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-32211 | Aggie's Kitchen Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:58:46 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-32211 [...] with a school mom comes in. She was telling me about her garden and how she’s following the square foot gardening method. As she explained it to me, I became really interested in learning more. I found this site called [...] [...] with a school mom comes in. She was telling me about her garden and how she’s following the square foot gardening method. As she explained it to me, I became really interested in learning more. I found this site called [...]

]]> By: Emily http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-31690 Emily Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:27:04 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-31690 You can choose to use bark or mulch, but it will decompose and weeds will grow there. I put down gravel, but it is a lot of work and it gets quite hot. I suppose another option would be rubber mulch. You can choose to use bark or mulch, but it will decompose and weeds will grow there. I put down gravel, but it is a lot of work and it gets quite hot. I suppose another option would be rubber mulch.

]]> By: Marjorie Robertson http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-31641 Marjorie Robertson Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:19:45 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-31641 I'm excited about my new square-foot gardening beds. I have just one question. I've covered the walkways between boxes with garden fabric, but I don't know what to cover the cloth with. Any suggestions? Thanks so much. I’m excited about my new square-foot gardening beds. I have just one question. I’ve covered the walkways between boxes with garden fabric, but I don’t know what to cover the cloth with. Any suggestions? Thanks so much.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/whysfg/comment-page-1/#comment-29847 Laurie Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:17:14 +0000 http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/?p=1#comment-29847 I just wanted to thank you for all the time you have taken to share your knowledge with us. I tried a small 4x8 square foot raised bed last year and had pretty good success, even though we had a cold wet summer. I am going to expand that and add 2 more beds abou that same size this year. Have my seeds started inside as per youre direction! C'mon spring! Thanks you, Laurie I just wanted to thank you for all the time you have taken to share your knowledge with us. I tried a small 4×8 square foot raised bed last year and had pretty good success, even though we had a cold wet summer. I am going to expand that and add 2 more beds abou that same size this year. Have my seeds started inside as per youre direction! C’mon spring!
Thanks you,
Laurie

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