Planting High Yield Veggie Garden using Square foot gardening

🌱 Square Foot Gardening is a space-efficient technique used to plant seeds, particularly suited for areas with limited space.

📐 The garden is organized into 7 feet by 3 feet, with 21 individual squares planned out for specific plants.

🌞 An online program was used to map out planting, which can benefit first-time gardeners by simplifying the process and helping visualize where seeds will go.

🥬 Kale is planted with one plant per square due to its size, indicating that some plants require more space than others.

💰 Starting from seeds is more economical than buying plant starts and also allows for a wider variety of plant selection.

🔄 The planting strategy involves adjusting the plan according to the sun's pattern to prevent larger plants from shading smaller ones.

📝 Labeling what has been planted in each square with tape is a temporary solution until more permanent markers can be created.

🍃 When planting seeds, the depth should be roughly two to three times their size, and for tiny seeds, surface sowing may be appropriate.

💧 Newly planted seeds and starts need gentle watering to avoid drowning them and to settle them into the soil.

🌾 The type of plant determines the number of plants per square; for example, kale allows for only one plant per square, while arugula can accommodate up to 16 plants per square.