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A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
What is square foot gardening?
It's a new system of laying out, planting, and maintaining a productive, attractive garden in any amount of space. The garden is based on a grid of 1-foot by 1-foot squares, with single seeds or plants placed in carefully determined spacings. Climbing and sprawling crops like cucumbers, pole beans, squash, and tomatoes are grown vertically to save space. The square foot system lets you make the most of your garden space to conserve the amounts of water, soil conditioners, and labor needed to produce a maximum amount of food in that space. A square foot garden takes only one-fifth the space and work of a conventional single-row garden to produce the same harvest and is easy to maintain so the garden stays neat, weedless, and uncluttered all season.Does it really work?
Here's how much you can grow in two months in just one garden block (a 4-foot by 4-foot area): 32 carrots 12 bunches of leaf lettuce 18 bunches of spinach 16 radishes 16 scallions 16 beets 9 Japanese turnips 5 pounds of peas 1 head of cabbage 4 heads of romaine lettuce 1 head of cauliflower 1 head of broccoliWho can use the square foot method?
Beginning gardeners; suburban gardeners with small lots; homesteaders and large-scale gardeners who want to save space, time, and work; older folks who need to streamline their gardening activities; and busy people of all ages who don't have much time to spend on gardening chores.Check nearby libraries
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Square foot gardening, Vegetable gardening, GardeningShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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All new square foot gardening: Grow More in Less Space!
2006, Cool Springs Press
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Book Details
First Sentence
"Does anyone know the real reason people garden?"
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1.
Introduction
Page 1
Chapter 2.
What Is the Square Foot Method?
Page 9
Chapter 3.
Garden Sizes and Basic Layouts
Page 27
Chapter 4.
Tools for the Square Foot Garden
Page 40
Chapter 5.
Getting Started-Sun, Soil, Drainage, and Location
Page 45
Chapter 6.
Garden Planning-What and When to Plant
Page 72
Chapter 7.
Basic Spacing and Planting Methods
Page 100
Chapter 8.
Vertical Growing
Page 110
Chapter 9.
Structures to Build
Page 129
Chapter 10.
Starting Plants from Seed
Page 153
Chapter 11.
Transplanting
Page 170
Chapter 12.
Watering
Page 187
Chapter 13.
Controlling Weeds, Pests, and Diseases
Page 198
Chapter 14.
Enjoying The Harvest
Page 208
Chapter 15.
Extending the Growing Season
Page 220
Chapter 16.
End-of-Season Activities
Page 235
Chapter 17.
Special Gardens
Page 243
Chapter 18.
A Guide to Growing Crops by the Square Foot
Page 266
Index
Page 340
Edition Notes
Companion to national PBS television series. Includes index.
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