GARDENING IN A BIKINI/ FILL IN THE GAPS

Square Foot Gardening is a method of intensive gardening where you plant in clearly defined square foot sections within a small, manageable plot. The idea is to create a high-yield garden with less work, focusing on using the space efficiently.

Once you harvest something from a square foot garden, you should plant something else in its place to keep the garden productive throughout the growing season.

Some lettuces don't like hot weather as they can bolt, but if you pick certain varieties and harvest them on time, they can still be grown successfully during the warmer months.

If your seeds don't germinate, like in the case of the beets mentioned, you should try planting something else in those spaces to optimize your garden's productivity.

To avoid the need for thinning and to prevent waste, it’s a good practice to place seeds strategically instead of sprinkling them across the entire section.

If you don't have a spoon or a regular marker, you can rip the top off the seed packet and place it in the garden to mark where you planted the seeds.

A good practice is to fill each square foot section with a different type of seed after you've harvested the previous crop to maintain a continuous and varied supply of produce.