Square Foot Gardening Mini Class

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🌱 Square foot gardening conserves space, cost, seed, and water, making it an efficient method.

🌱 The three simple steps to get started with square foot gardening are finding a location with 6-8 hours of sun, laying down landscape fabric or weed cloth, and building a box frame.

🌱 The box should be 6 inches deep and filled with Mel's mix, a special growing medium made of one-third peat moss, one-third vermiculite, and one-third blended composts.

🌱 Adding a grid to the box is essential for square foot gardening, as it allows for the intensive planting technique of planting in squares inside a 12-inch square.

🌱 Square foot gardening eliminates the need for heavy-duty tools like tillers, hoes, and shovels, as it only requires a hand trowel and a pair of scissors for gardening.

🌱 Each square in the garden can be planted with a different vegetable, creating an attractive and diverse garden.

🌱 Watering is done at the base of the plant's roots with sun-warmed water to conserve water.

🌱 Square foot gardening allows for extending the growing season and improving harvest through the use of protective coverings and structures.

🌱 There are various resources and classes available for learning square foot gardening, including live classes and an instructor certification program.

Timestamped Summary

02:08 Square foot gardening method saves space, cost, seed, and water

03:30 Three simple steps to get started: find a location, lay down a landscape fabric or weed cloth, build a box frame

04:42 Fill the box with Mel's Mix, a special growing medium made of peat moss, vermiculite, and blended composts

05:21 Add a grid to the box, planting technique is done in squares inside a 12 inch square

05:47 The 10 basics of square foot gardening: layout, build a garden box, create aisles, use Mel's Mix, add a grid, plant a different vegetable in each square, care for the garden with a hand trowel and scissors, water at the base of the plant, harvest the rewards, extend the growing season with protective coverings

07:04 Classes offered for square foot gardening, including certification program to become an instructor

07:52 Resources available for certified instructors, including scripts and PowerPoints

09:06 Resources and classes available through the website squarefootgardening.com

09:18 Transformation of a square yard into a square foot garden, showcasing vertical growing and the beautiful setting

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Q&A

What is square foot gardening?

Square foot gardening is a method of gardening that conserves space, saves cost, seed, and water. It involves planting vegetables in squares within a 12-inch square grid.

How do I start square foot gardening?

To start square foot gardening, you need to find a location that gets six to eight hours of sun. Lay down a landscape fabric or weed cloth on the ground. Build a box frame that is six inches deep. Fill it with Mel's mix, a special growing medium. Add a grid to identify your raised bed as a square foot garden.

What is Mel's mix?

Mel's mix is the special growing medium used in square foot gardening. It is made of one-third peat moss, one-third vermiculite (course grade), and one-third blended compost. It is recommended to use four to five different types of compost.

How do I layout my square foot garden?

In square foot gardening, you lay out four-foot by four-foot planting areas with three-foot wide aisles in between them. The plants are then organized within a 12-inch square grid in each planting area.

What are the benefits of square foot gardening?

Square foot gardening conserves space, saves cost, seed, and water. It promotes intensive planting, allows for a variety of vegetables to be grown, and makes it easy to care for the garden with just a hand trowel and scissors. It also extends the growing season and improves the harvest.