Square Foot Gardening

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Comment by Julie Grinnell z5 MI on May 23, 2009 at 12:31am

Hi everyone. I guess I don't follow Mel's SFG to the letter, as I don't use his mix. But, I do use the SFG method for laying out my seeds and plants. I was amazed at how much food I got last year out of four 5'x5' beds simply by doing away with 'row mentality'!
This year I expanded my beds to four 3'x20' beds and one 3'x24' bed. Last year I used lumber that I recycled from old pallets that were left 'for free', and this year I was able to acquire a pile of used landscaping bricks to use.

I have photos on my page of last year's beds...new photos should go up sometime this weekend of this year's garden :)

This year I am growing:
Strawberries
Blueberries
Brocolli
Cauliflower
Potatoes
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Soy Beans
Sugar Snap Peas
Cabbage
Onions
Tomatoes
Bell Peppers
Hot Peppers
Leeks
Kale
Lettuce
Swiss Chard
Salad Greens: Arugula, Claytonia, Mizuna and Mâche

Comment by Toni Parker on May 22, 2009 at 9:40pm

Hi Adele! That's awesome about the lumber for your boxes!!! Are you using Mel's Mix?

Here in northern Wyoming, we're in zone 4 just past the avg "last" freeze dates. Sprouting up in my SFG:
onions
Yukon Gold potatoes
Wando Peas (bush type)
Bush Beans
lettuce
raddishes
cukes

Still to be planted:
roma tomatoes
carrots
corn
eggplant
pumpkins
watermelon
cantalope

Happy Gardening!

Comment by Adele Michelsen z6/7 LI, NY on May 22, 2009 at 6:49pm

Hi! I'm just starting my vegetable garden. I was going to buy lumber to build a raised garden bed, but then my neighbor was throwing away old closet doors. He'd cut each pair of bi-fold doors in half so I didn't have to make any cuts. I built myself 3 garden boxes, two 3' x 8', and one 4' x 6'... and they didn't cost me anything, yet... just the seeds.

Comment by Natalie Renee-Reno Kent on May 21, 2009 at 10:51pm

Super excited to find this group, my husband just started our first box!

Comment by Toni Parker on May 12, 2009 at 7:32pm

Anyone delt with wind barriers for their SFG? We're getting some gusty winds here in Wyoming. Blew out one of my squares... had just planted peas!

Comment by Toni Parker on May 8, 2009 at 2:56pm

Hi Giuseppe! Congratulations on your new home & for gathering up supplies to make some boxes! I've got 9 4x4 boxes made... just filled one with Mel's Mix the other day.

Comment by Giuseppe C Campo on May 7, 2009 at 10:00pm

Hi, Giuseppe from South Jersey, the"garden State", Have moved in new home and am excited about the plastic planks 2" thick and 12' long . Finally will build the boxes 4x8 that will last a long time. I located them from a custom deck bilder which purchased the planks then the project was stopped and he was stuck with a large amount of these BROWN planks . Just the right size for me....cant wait to fill the boxes and plant my veggies....

Comment by Toni Parker on May 6, 2009 at 11:23pm

Hi SFGers!
It's Toni from northern Wyoming (zone 4).
I just filled my very first box with Mel's Mix! Very exciting! So much more to do still... Having fun with it though..

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