Can you really grow more food with square foot gardening? [garden test]

00:28 The presenter explains that she planted six swiss chard plants in an experimental way, with four plants in one square foot and two plants taking up their own square foot.

01:34 The presenter compares the size of the leaves from the swiss chard plants in the one-square-foot bed to those in the separate square foot bed and notes that the ones with more space have grown significantly bigger.

02:22 The presenter questions the effectiveness of square foot gardening for maximizing food production, as she believes she may not be growing as much swiss chard in the four plants in the one square foot as in the two plants in the two square feet.

03:18 The presenter decides to conduct an experiment to compare the production levels of the four plants in the one square foot to the one plant in the separate square foot. She plans to weigh the harvest from both and compare.

03:44 The presenter harvests from the four plants in the one-square-foot bed and places it on a plate.

04:26 The presenter harvests from the two plants in the two-square-foot bed and places it on another plate.

05:00 The presenter weighs the harvest from the two plants and finds it weighs 116 grams.

05:59 The presenter weighs the harvest from the four plants and finds it weighs 114 grams.

07:00 The presenter concludes that the four plants in the one square foot provided the same amount of harvest as the two plants in the two square feet, which means the four plants in a smaller space are more productive. She is glad to have confirmed this and asks for viewer feedback.