Square foot gardening is a concept developed by Mel Bartholomew back in 1976 !
It
is a popular method of growing your own produce cheaply and easily .
Conventional vegetable plots waste a lot of garden space and seeds -
also everything in neat rows start ripening all at the same time . With
square foot gardening you get a manageable plot with enough produce to
feed an average sized family - less work and less cost
The plot in the above picture is 4'x4' - Fixed together into a
bottomless box - filled with good quality compost .Then you need to
markout your square foot grid - using batten or string/twine Each square is 1 foot by 1 foot [a square foot] .Each
square foot is then ready to be sown with your seeds
In each square sow one variety
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Extra Large plants - 1 plant per square [Broccoli , cauliflower cabbage etc]
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Large plants - 4 plants per square [Lettuce, marigold, parsley etc]
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Medium plants - 9 plants per square [Bush bean,spinach,beets etc]
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Small plants - 16 plants per square [Carrots,Radishes,onions etc]
Only
sow what you are likely to use - therefore no waste ! If you don't like
broccoli dont grow it - save that square for a food crop you do eat .
Also
think about how much of each crop you want each year / season and dont
sow all the seed for each variety right away . Successional sowing is
far better - sow one lot of radish seed then two weeks later sow some
more this enables you to harvest your radish contiuously rather than
bunches of bunches of radish all in one harvest .
When you have
completely harvested one variety sow another variety in the square .
Crop rotation is virtually eliminated as you can change the crop with
each new sowing .
for example First root crop , then fruit crop and then a leaf crop .
Give it a go - fresh veg taste so much better than supermarket purchased vegetables
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Square foot gardens - Built /erected and filled using general compost -
Only available to Nuneaton,Atherstone,Tamworth areas
Sizes available :
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4'x4' £50
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8'x8' £80
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12'x12' £140
We can also supply seeds for your square foot garden visit our online seed store to recieve 25%
discount on each packet purchased with a square foot garden .
Simply
let us know which varieties you would like and which size square foot
garden and we will email you with no obligation quote
Please contact us via email - or telephone 01827 714 745
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