Trey has talked me into A LOT of things since we've been married. One of the first things he talked me into after we moved in to our new house is a square-foot garden. Well, first we tried a regular garden, but the upkeep was so crazy on it (all the weeds grew like...well, like weeds) and we had such a problem with water not draining that most of the stuff ended up rotting. Hence, the search for an alternate method and the start of our own square-foot garden. For those of you not familiar with it, a square-foot garden is meant to maximize harvest with minimum space & complication. You create a raised-bed by making a rectangular box & filling it with top soil/compost, etc (we stick weedblock material on the bottom of ours). For instance, you could do a 4x4ft garden, or an 7x3ft garden, etc. You then create 1x1ft boxes using twine, and in each box you plant your vegetation of choice. Some things you plant one of per box, others you can plant multiples (it just depends on the eventual size of the plant, e.g. tomato plant vs onions).
By setting it up this way you can plant many different things in a concentrated space, you ensure good quality soil, you cut down on weeds and make it VERY easy to reach & pull any weeds that DO show up, it cuts down on how much water you need (because the healthy soil holds the water better and because everything is in a smaller space), and you can ensure that you're eating fresh, pesticide free produce. For instance, we're already enjoying lettuce--we just go out and pick it, wash it, and eat it!
What else is in our garden? Well, let's see what I can remember: Cucumber, squash, peppers, beans, tomatoes, beets, basil, mint, eggplant, okra....yeah, that's all I got. See pics below (be sure to check out the HUMONGOUS pepper)!!!
Oh, and I certainly can't forget about our coming blackberries!!!
By setting it up this way you can plant many different things in a concentrated space, you ensure good quality soil, you cut down on weeds and make it VERY easy to reach & pull any weeds that DO show up, it cuts down on how much water you need (because the healthy soil holds the water better and because everything is in a smaller space), and you can ensure that you're eating fresh, pesticide free produce. For instance, we're already enjoying lettuce--we just go out and pick it, wash it, and eat it!
What else is in our garden? Well, let's see what I can remember: Cucumber, squash, peppers, beans, tomatoes, beets, basil, mint, eggplant, okra....yeah, that's all I got. See pics below (be sure to check out the HUMONGOUS pepper)!!!
Oh, and I certainly can't forget about our coming blackberries!!!
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