Awesome, do it. Is there anyone who has created a deep SFG on top of tilled soil or uses innoculants (http://www.bio-organics.com/) or Aerated Compost Tea? The book “All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space” by Mel Bartholomew arrived and I studied and planned for the spring. The book âAll New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Spaceâ by Mel Bartholomew arrived and I studied and planned for the spring. Sooooo many people think they are square foot/intensive gardening when really they just framed in an area and filled it with yard dirt and dumped a bag or so of store bought compost/manure on it and called it a day. Deep Roots said"With single stem tomato plants, Urbana, Illinois, studies saw around 6.5 pounds of tomatoes per plant. Well, the secondary thing about the radish plantings is table use is assumed. With the plants unwilling to send roots deep into the less desirable soil under the bed, they were more susceptable to water stress too. Now with SMALL radishes, you could drop one seed in the middle of each square inch. And for the same reason, if we are not planting legumes and practicing the kind of rotation he recommends, we may not be getting the results? Alex, Your email address will not be published. It is amazing how quickly I can fill a bucket with greenbeans when planting this way. While I agree with using rock dust for long term soil amendment, I also think that the newer brewed compost teas are very healthy for plants. Square foot gardening is an easy, minimal work, low weed and chemical-free way to grow plants in a small area. Originally formulated by Mel Bartholomew in 1981 in both a book and PBS TV series, square foot gardening has been popular ever since, for those with small and large gardens alike. No Work!' Toyota plant is in KY.This works. Are you familiar with him? : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw1vugKYcvKLBvv-gOQVdKA Please like and ⦠I have yet to see an easier way to garden and get results as good (although Earthboxes and similar self watering/fertilizing setups are good too). (4) Tomato PlantsDivide the 4x4 into quarters and plant one caged inderterminate tomato plant in each of the 4 quarters, (16) Cucumber PlantsDivide the 4x4 into the typical 16 one foot squares and plant one cucumber plant in the middle of each square foot and let the vines ramble, (16) Sweet Corn PlantsDivide the 4x4 into the typical 16 one foot squares and plant one sweet corn plant in the middle of each square foot, (9) Muskmelon PlantsDivide the 4x4 into the typical 16 one foot squares and plant one muskmelon plant not in the middle of a square foot, but rather at the nine points of intersection where the grid lines intersect and let the vines ramble, (9) Summer Squash PlantsDivide the 4x4 into the typical 16 one foot squares and plant one squash plant not in the middle of a square foot, but rather at the nine points of intersection where the grid lines intersect. Curious to know how people adapt SFG to their locations! To get a lot out of very little space requires no short cuts when it comes to soil quality and fertility. Firstly, I love this square foot method. Square Foot Gardening. Each year they spread the amendments, fire up the roto tiller and engage in heavy labor. The photos were taken yesterday before I started any maintenance (like pruning and weeding). tom_n_6bzone,You are right that SFG brings in a lot of new gardeners, as well as inspires a lot of older gardeners who miss their large gardens to start again with a more manageable SFG bed. And it's true. But in planting, I realized all my planting experience was in the traditional rows. A large, machine harvesting operation needs rows obviously, but for one person, I think SFG is better. It can be made at 2/3rd cost than what is the selling price. I think one of the great appeals of Sq Ft Gardening is that it is encouraging to new gardeners as well as long time gardeners who end up saying 'I love gardening, but I am starting to question if it is worth all the work I put in each year.'. If Mel"s mix is expensive one can use AlÂs container mix, but still you need vermiculite, but slightly lesser quantity. One of the biggest strengths I think the method has, is it is not limited to any one garden or area! This is really only of importance early in the growing season if you are sowing seeds or extremely young transplants without a good root system. I'll be sure to put it to good use. penguingardener,Your photo link was very helpful. but remember that around 4' wide needs to be used for stair and that is likely to take up to 8' long. Follow Anderson, Reams, and Beddoe fertilization guides(Book "nourishment home grown "by AF beddoe). Gardening Expert Tonya Ashworth talks about the basics of square foot gardening. Do you use different spacing? The first book I purchased about gardening in early eighties is by John jeevons"how to grow more vegetables"I hired some one to double dig due to lack of time added faithfully Soft Rock phosphate, high calcium lime, green sand, kelp Etc.Now due to age factors I wonÂt do it again. Note that I found another supporting article for French Intensive Method on Mother Earth's web site. It would seem that the two systems could be somehow blended. That really is intensive [work].'. Regarding weeds and mulch, I was using an organic approach and did not use a plastic mulch so my soil could sustain more microbial life. Production? They are cheaper; there is no hype and promotional write upsFoliar feeding receives a publicity that it does not work. I packed in: 2 tomatoes, 2 eggplant, 5 peppers, marigold, snapdragons, flat and curly parsley, basil and oregano. Gardens that fade out - maybe this is particularly common when people only garden in summer? On page 3 of that link in table 2, it gives spacing for Band Planting in Approximate number of plants per square foot. The sacrifice of a small percentage of yields per plant, if at all is worth while. In the spring, we built and planted a so-called square-foot garden here in Calgary, faithfully following the instructions in an updated version of Mel Bartholomew's 1970s book, Square Foot Gardening. Space, bad soil, labor and it invites new and old people alike to begin or begin again, GARDENING. eswar, that is one jam packed website. His biological ionization hypothesis has been completely discredited, a long time ago. Trying Square Foot Gardening – My first season in review. I am short 5ft 4 inches tall. A quality, well aerated mix with 33%+ quality compost is a different animal altogether. ~tom. I thought I'd post an update on my 2'x8' bed (which is about 3" high). mujib - thistranslates to just under 23' At 23 feet in each direction, I'll assume that you can build to "zero" and don't have any setback requirements. 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Do you have bad soil? (Think: SFG's wise old grandmother whose hands are never empty). You can convert the rest back to meters. I had a garden for years but not the last two, due to low plant production. The man claimed to have gotten his best information directly from God during a period of prayer and fasting. penguingardener,While not having read "Cubed Foot Gardening" by Christopher O Bird, I have read reviews that say CFG is not much different than SFG. Upstairs, in 23 x 18, how many bedrooms do you need? Justaguy 2 called space, "small apartment living". It would seem the concepts of SFG are more easily understood than the concepts of biointensive sustainable gardening. It's just not the be-all, end-all to gardening...there's no replacing your own observations and learning. . Wow! While I currently have Mel's mix and lumber to create a 4 foot by 4 foot by 1 foot deep SFG for summer 2009, I have used a 2.5 foot by 12 foot by 1 foot bed over the past two years. 19.9k. Itâs a remarkably well-engineered, self-contained way to garden. If you carefully place the stair so it helps theflow upstairs also (maybe along the back wall of the shorter dimension?) Cheers,D. Enjoy what ever method you choose to use. I’d love to hear from you. The only source of nutrition for plants in Mel's mix 1/3rd compost. You will want to utilize tricks like banquette seating in the dining corner so that is not taken up with space to pull chairs out. There is a lot of 'mystery' ooohs and aaahs about SFG. .Less work, gardening is more enjoyable. Neither of which have as good of results as open ground growers. The most common square foot gardening raised bed is a wooden frame that is 4 feet by 4 feet (4 feet by 8 feet is also another commonly used size). I was excited to plant but knew I did not have enough season left for anything other than a couple quick crops. Popularized by retired engineer-efficiency expert Mel Bartholomew, square-foot gardening allows you to get a high yield from a small areaâa win-win situation for beginning gardeners and experienced ones alike.Itâs especially beneficial to gardeners who donât have much time or yard space. (4) Tomato PlantsDivide the 4x4 into quarters and plant one caged indeterminate tomato plant in each of the 4 quarters. Some may not use the recommended 1/3rd vermiculite. They are cheap. We had slugs in the dirt beds and none in the mix. I do think that a deeper SFG with more frequent watering might help. I guess I had forgotten about those items and only remembered the deeper beds part. I do it on a regular basis. Just a couple quick nips, four times, and done! A roof terrace might give you some outdoor space that is yours - very useful for practical maintenance of things that require fresh air / light. Note that you might consider adding a little surface scratched alfalfa that contains triacontanol plant growth stimulant. The growth looks healthy and vigorous. Ask your questions! But I think that may be a function of a deeper problem, namely that square foot gardening is barely enough of a concept to merit an encyclopedia page. You mentioned using "molasses, compost, High calcium lime, soft rock phosphate, fish emulsion, calcium nitrate, sea weed and few foliar fertilizers" I like all those products. This one foot outside / planted in something vertical / columnar or with a metal laser cut privacy screen can make the entire house feel larger due to the light and green just outside . “All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space” by Mel Bartholomew, Make your own inexpensive DIY portable quick-clean potting table, Overwintering Sweet Potato Vines for Next Season. It is expensive and not easily available in 4 cubit foot bags every where.Adding compost from 5 different sources may be difficult for some living in rural areas. More skylights upstairs, and a 36" parapet on the roof for future private outdoor space. The other thing that eswar and squareftgardener have me considering is bed size. Join. Still, there are those who report good success with mushroom compost. I appreciate the information you shared. I did struggle with beans, they were always chompped off as seedlings. . New breath into old post? Once again divide the Even with heavy mulching in the dirt beds the weeds were a problem but not in the mix. I am considering using a water-based or slow-release fertilizer combination. You can manage excellent improvements with composting (which is an added benefit to SFG...it makes you want to compost because of Mel's soil mix) or even purchasing compost or a good soil mix because the smaller area is manageable. (target 20-40)5.3 Org Matter5.8 Soil pH (target 6.7-6.9)64 Lime Index161 P lbs./ac (target is 70)296 K lbs./ac4304 Ca lbs./ac332 Mg lbs./ac55% Ca Sat'n (target 65-70%)7% Mg Sat'n (target 10-15%)2% K Sat'n (target 2-5%)63% Base Sat'n Ca + Mg + K + Na7.8 Ca/Mg ratio (target 5-8:1 Ca:Mg)3.7 Mg/K ratio (target 3:1 or higher Mg:K)151 SO4 lbs./ac0.9 B lbs./ac2.1 Cu lbs./ac23 Mn lbs./ac16.5 Zn lbs./ac192 Fe lbs./ac, Here is a link that might be useful: Gardens Alive Environmental Growth Products. For those doing 24 hour aerated compost teas, I also saw where someone created a commercial brewer that did not use a aerator. Also, it appears some of your plantings are not spaced as close as typical SFG rules suggest. Here is a link that might be useful: Mother Earth's Mini-Garden Experiment. Here is a link that might be useful: Intensive Planting - See Page 3 for Space Saving Techniques. I was intending on putting a layer of river stone on the bottom with the soil on top, but will I need to cut drainage holes in the base of the sides of the box (to be made with composite wood boards, so rot isn't an issue) I was also considering using drip irrigation for watering. Here are 5 tips for a successful square foot garden. Small intensely planted vegetables like onions were difficult to weed after being gone on vacation and coming back, with rapidly growing grassy weeds effectively outgrowing and overtaking the onions. He doesn't say that you have to follow his plans to a tee, he advises to adjust things to fit your own needs. If I could suggest anything, it would be to make your growing beds deeper. ", Anyway, I use the SFG principles as a guideline and just add in other concepts like "lasagna-layering. I just have to believe that there are gardeners on this forum who can do and have done better than anything that I have seen to date. See for yourself and make your own opinions. It turned out to be a load bearing wall so I was limited to about 6". another option I heard of is to place raised bed over existing grass which will break down and be beneficial. Following is a picture link from June showing half-way decent looking plants close to their peak appearance for the season. I notice that eswar uses organic fertilizer versus the typical miracle grow 15-30-15. Second, compost broke down rapidly with the heat of the raised bed being higher than my in-ground plantings. Regarding the changing fertilizer needs of vegetables in their different growth stages, eswar can you give me some details of this? The concept of overcoming poor soil with a compact growing system was interesting to me in that I could compare it to SFG. The kit 3 -3 feet was on sale for 33 dollars at GardnerÂs alive at that time. So much so, that I would almost watch the compost disappear before my eyes. I live in Kentucky. Just my experiences, we each find our best way. Required fields are marked *, I am working hard on inventories, and will add new items as they are ready for your gardens! I also eliminated a weird peninsula that cut the kitchen in half. That's a big if though, and it is up to each person to decide for themselves. I should have known that the square, the grid, and the angles would appeal to an engineer like alexjh. Fermentation is a traditional farming practice with Asian cultures. Dan,Using a temperature probe, I found my SFG soil temps were within the 50 to 70 degree range for most of the season. and carrots are being grown. . As far as drainage on a patio, the stones won't help you at all. It might, but it wouldn't be my first choice in a container. Leafy Vegetables are grown in 5 dollar and 12 dollar 7 inch depth swimming pool planters. SFG rapidly gained popularity during the 1980s through Mel's first book and television series and since ⦠This is divided into 1-foot squares, giving 16 square feet in total. For containers (and a raised bed on concrete is just a large container) I prefer a material that doesn't break down rapidly. Any wider and it gets more confusing trying to fish out all the greenbeans, plus I like to straddle the rows when picking. While I have not applied the 100% SFG technique, I am learning much about SFG in this post. Instead, they pumped their brew up a tube and then let it run down over board back into the bucket. Some of the links provided at this site gives some general ideahttp://home.woh.rr.com/billkrisjohnson/Garden/GardeningforMaximumNutrition.htm. Have a look at the spacings recommended here: Here is a link that might be useful: Square Foot Spacings. For more information on Square Foot Gardening see the Growing Herbs article on page XX. Consider a square foot has 144 square inches. I am merely looking for a compelling reason to adopt SFG for my back yard. In case youâve never heard about or arenât sure what square foot gardening is, this technique (some say itâs a way of life) lets you harvest more veggies in a smaller space while decreasing your workload.. When redoing my lawn I used spent mushroom substrate (mushroom soil) on the recommendation of Mike Mcgrath from You Bet Your Garden with resounding success (45,000 lbs for 7,000 sq feet of lawn). For example â a raised bed that is 4 feet by 4 feet would have 16 square feet. Intensive / Biodynamic planting has many things in common with SFG, but is less 'Easy! I frequently see plants that are stunted,have yellow-leaves, or exhibit signs of viruses, blight, and insect damage.These appear most common in shallow crowded SFG raised beds. Mel Bartholomew, construction engineer and efficiency expert, is considered the father of square foot gardening. That is how they get a suggestion of 144 radishes per square foot. Last summer, before getting the winter greenhouse ready, we finished landscaping the yard into my new summer happy-place. I was intending on starting with two 4x6x2ft high planters and going from there. Have you read, "Cubed Foot Gardening" by Christopher O Bird? It’s not that the plants were grown closer together, it’s just that they were spaced more efficiently without all the dead-space between rows that do nothing but grow weeds. I do use foliar feeds at the recommended temperature at half strength. Do not skimp on molasses.Gardens alive are good for using 25 dollar coupon for purchases above 50 dollars.People also add sugar at a rate 20 pounds for acre. I believe you are correct. Planting in rows just doesn't make sense when you look at it from an efficiency point of view, for a single gardener. I think Square Foot Gardening has brought French Intensive mainstream albeit with modifications. It is available in 2 grades. And it made it even easier (for me) to plan around vertical squash trellising – no guesswork on how much space the squash will decide they need this year versus last. Yet from efforts to combine square foot gardening with permaculture, through no-dig gardening and no-till farming, to perennial fodder crops, community nut ⦠I would like to hear or see the results compared to what I have seen on the Internet. Can anyone point me to online articles that show big hearty vegetable plants in a SFG garden, heavily laden bushy tomato plants, thickly vined cucumbers on a trellis, or huge greenbean plants with numerous greenbeans dangling under the canopy of leaves? It doesn't work only because folks cheat on all kinds of things. It gave a chance for people with bad soil, limited time, small yards to garden.Like every thing MelÂs methods can be improvised.6 inches of height is good for some vegetables only. You then plant the correct number of seeds or plants into each square foot area. http://www.magnesium.net/~ipontific8/garden/062401/boxmid.jpg. The Sea Kelp that you use, also contains a plant growth stimulant. In such a case a little hand watering until things are established with deeper roots is sufficient. An Expert Guide Written By The Bonnie Gardener. This is another good source. I want everything to be organic and heard landscaping fabric is not. Created Mar 16, 2010. You can widen the stair to 5' and do a small powder room under the upper part of the stair if you need a guest restroom on the first level. But lots of information and makes sense to me.I am using Cary reams methods from 80s. Benefits of Square Foot Gardening For new gardeners, square foot gardening offers a simple vegetable garden layout that makes it easy to calculate exactly how many plants you need. The gardens of my friends who still live in their big houses with big yards are in a bad shape. Thanks for your help! On the other hand, All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space features Mel's preferred soil recipe, which some have hailed as making all the difference in the world for their growing success. I loved the height of the beds and how clean they were, but why did the Pinterest photos look big and lush and full, and mine were…well…not? tom_n_6bzone,The 100 carrots or 144 radishes per square foot is boggling to comprehend. Never cut a sucker and they were at leats 8 feet tall. I understand what you are saying and your link has excellent and useful info. Most of the SFG setups that I've seen lack ideal soil depth and compromise growing by rigidly enforcing the square foot planting grid recommendations. Regarding foliar feeding and soil drenches, I found the following small video of John Evan's and his brewed tea. You really need to get bids from local contractors because so much can go into it. I will admit that the SFG beds of beeziboy seem to be among the better looking ones that I have seen. Drip systems and soaker systems work really well with containers. While allowing more room for plants to grow is allegedly recommended, he also is a strong supporter of chemical fertilizers, chromate arsenic treated lumber, and frequent insecticidal spraying. The book "Nutrition home grown" is a technical book and gives lots of information that works. A 4' x 4' bed is difficult to reach into the middle. Learn from our mistakes before you tackle your garden! If you are combining eco-farming with square foot gardening, then I am most curious about your results. Square Foot Gardening. do you think this was due to the higher soil temperature or lower soil water content? Nourishment home grown is available from this website. No way, not even close. I have posted a series of videos on You Tube which shows many harvests of tomatoes, peppers, etc. My questions are: 1) how deep should my bed be (typically grow peppers, cud’s, zucchini, beans and tomatoes) - easiest build is 10.5 inches but heard I should go with 12”? The links to French Intensive Gardening by plot_thickens were very interesting. Plant in the center of each section. Want to start a garden? The 2nd reason is because I work odd hours and don't have a large amount of time to invest in gardening. Moved to a smaller home 4 years ago. Slow release fertilizers are not a great alternative either, as they seem to be heat activated. I think Square Foot Gardening is French intensive goes modern, but at the same time there are elements of Square Foot Gardening that I think many would do well to experiment with to see what works best. And space for fruit trees the next season, yield would be to... 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