Some key ideas in Square Foot Gardening include:
- Dividing your garden up into 1-foot squares. I used one of my kids garden tools to mark the 1-foot squares or grid for planting.
- Planting only one seed in each whole spaced appropriately for the type of vegetable you are trying to grow to eliminate the pain stacking task of thinning plants.
- For Example we planted Carrots, Radishes, Spinach and Peas.
- Carrots- 16 plants per square
- Radishes - 16 plants per square
- Spinach - 9 plants per square
- Peas - 8 plants per square
- Guides for when to plant both starting indoor seeds and outdoor seeds and plants based upon the Last Spring Frost in your location. I also used the website, The Old Farmer's Almanac, where you can simply type in your zip code and it will produce a chart of what to plant when.
Square Foot Gardening Online Resources:
The Square Foot Gardening Foundation features many resources including Local Resources, Square Foot University, Garden Store and Forums.
iPhone/ iPad Application for Square Foot Gardening
You can read Saving Family Green's book reviews of Square Foot Gardening and The Backyard Homestead here.
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