Square Foot Gardening
Sunday, 15. April 2012
I recently decided to get back into gardening. I had previously grown various vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, and various herbs.
This past weekend, I created a 4′ x 12′ x 1′ raised garden bed. I decided to try the “Square Foot Gardening” method, which I have never tried before. This method calls for 6″ of loose, nutrient rich soil and a raised bed divided into 1′ squares, with each square containing a unique crop. As my raised beds are 12″ deep, I used 6″ of semi-composted tree material to fill in the bottom half, and commercial “Mel’s Mix” for the top half.
My current garden contains:
- Tomatoes (transplants)
- Bell Peppers (transplants)
- Jalapeño Peppers (transplants)
- Red Chili Peppers (transplants)
- Carrots (seeds)
- Radishes (seeds)
- Green Onions (seeds)
- Leeks (seeds)
- Zucchini (transplants)
- Straightneck Squash (transplants)
- Rhubarb (bulbs)
- Garlic (bulbs)
- Shallots (bulbs)
- Basil (transplants)
- Thyme (transplants)
- Oregano (transplants)
- Chives (transplants)
- Cilantro (transplants)
- Peppermint (transplants)
Some items will be grown in large plastic pots rather than the raised bed as required due to space constraints.
Initial progress pictures:
