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All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space [Paperback]

Mel Bartholomew
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Feb 14 2006 All New Square Foot Gardening

Do you know what the best feature is in All New Square Foot Gardening?


Sure, there are ten new features in this all-new, updated book. Sure, its even simpler than it was before. Of course, you dont have to worry about fertilizer or poor soil ever again because youll be growing above the ground.


But, the best feature is that anyone, anywhere can enjoy a Square Foot garden. Children, adults with limited mobility, even complete novices can achieve spectacular results.


But, lets get back to the ten improvements. Youre going to love them.

 

1)      New Location - Move your garden closer to your house by eliminating single-row gardening. Square Foot Garden needs just twenty percent of the space of a traditional garden.

2)      New Direction - Locate your garden on top of existing soil. Forget about pH soil tests, double-digging (who enjoys that?), or the never-ending soil improvements.

3)      New Soil - The new Mels Mix is the perfect growing mix. Why, we even give you the recipe. Best of all, you can even buy the different types of compost needed.

4)      New Depth - You only need to prepare a SFG box to a depth of 6 inches! Its true--the majority of plants develop just fine when grown at this depth.

5)      No Fertilizer - The all new SFG does not need any fertilizer-ever! If you start with the perfect soil mix, then you dont need to add fertilizer.

6)      New Boxes - The new method uses bottomless boxes placed aboveground. We show you how to build your own (with step-by-step photos).

7)      New Aisles - The ideal gardening aisle width is about three to four feet. That makes it even easier to kneel, work, and harvest.

8)      New Grids - Prominent and permanent grids added to your SFG box help you visualize the planting squares and know how to space for maximum harvest.

9)      New Seed Saving Idea - The old-fashioned way advocates planting many seeds and then thinning the extras (that means pulling them up). The new method means planting a pinch- literally two or three seeds--per planting hole.

10)  Tabletop Gardens - The new boxes are so much smaller and lighter (only 6 inches of soil, remember?), you can add a plywood bottom to make them portable.

 

Of course, thats not all. Weve also included simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. Youre going to love it!


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"Bartholomew, author of the popular Square Foot Gardening (1981), has refined his original square-foot gardening concept by adding ten improvements, including a new location for the garden that is closer to the house, a special soil mix, and six-inch deep, 4' x 4' above-ground boxes with grids. His techniques do not require heavy digging or fertilizers and feature advice on using vertical gardening to save space. He clearly explains the square-foot concept, from the rationale behind it (the square-foot garden takes up much less space than traditional row gardening and saves time, money, and aggravation) to how to plan the garden, build the boxes and vertical supports, and employ his planting and cultural techniques. There are also helpful charts for succession planting and spacing plants and a schedule for starting seeds indoors. Despite its somewhat annoying tendency to read like an infomercial, this attractive, easy-to-understand, and well-organized book for both novice and experienced gardeners is recommended for all libraries." — Library Journal

About the Author

Bestselling author, Mel Bartholomew was an engineer by profession and a gardener by weekend. Using his engineering expertise, he developed a system that yields 100% of the harvest in 20% of the space. Mel’s method gained popularity and ultimately he converted millions of gardeners world-wide to his Square Foot method. The Square Foot Gardening titles have sold more than 2 million copies.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT guide for your new garden Mar 16 2009
Format:Paperback
I bought Mel's book last fall, and it's inspired me to scrap the way I've been gardening for years and go the Square Foot Gardening route. This year I may still keep my traditional rows for a couple things, but I can see myself switching to this method in full over the next couple years.
Right from the Intro you start to see the benifits / reasons why this way of gardening is much more efficent - Mel's not trying to sell you on some fad Diet, or some scheme - it's all tried and true and it all makes perfect sense when you're reading. From the 'soiless' Mel's Mix to the 6" of planting depth for most veggies (Including Tomatoes.)
I'd highly recommend this book. DO a search on google for square foot gardening and you'll find thousands of practitioners who support and endorse the method.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! May 27 2009
Format:Paperback
This book has wonderful ideas and makes the whole process of starting a garden simple and easy. The first year when starting up is what will cost the most (less than $200 for us) and maintainance should be about $10/year after that! With the amount of produce expected, it is more than worth it. I have checked this type of gardening out on other websites and nobody can compare with the technique in this book. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Gardening July 10 2009
Format:Paperback
This book is clearly set out, easy to read and materials are readily avaiable to create your own 'square foot' garden. Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!
This book was easy and fun to read. The instructions were simple yet detailed. I am in the process of putting together my first Square Foot Gardens using this guide, and so far... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Wonderful read. So many tips and tricks in it.. just packed with wonderful stuff. WIll definitely be keeping it around for reference!
Published 2 months ago by not happy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
I built 6 4X4 foot boxes and filled them using the exact soil formula in this book. Four years later, the boxes still look great and I am harvesting outrageously oversized and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Janice
1.0 out of 5 stars Mel's new SFG book
Disappointing book. Lots of unnecessary information unrelated to the subject of SFG. Would like to see planting designs, companion planting suggestions, what plant sizes work... Read more
Published 3 months ago by champion1
5.0 out of 5 stars Falling in love with gardening.
We can't wait for spring with my daughter-in-law to use this way of gardening! How come I never thought of it but always sowed the seeds row-by-row? This book makes perfect sense. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Leila Peltosaari
5.0 out of 5 stars So simple, it is fascinating
I first got his older book from the library and I was fascinated with it. So informative, simple and logic..loved it.
So I decided to get his new book and wow.... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Petra
5.0 out of 5 stars great space and work-saving ideas
I highly reccommend this book! It is well illustrated and full of great gardening info.The plans for the gardening boxes are simple can be adapted to fit in small yards where... Read more
Published 14 months ago by polly
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a new believer in gardening!
I never planned on gardening as an adult after being drug to my parents garden summer after summer as a young person just to get eaten alive by the bugs. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Gary
5.0 out of 5 stars gardening made simple! Really!
I love gardening but traditional garden plots of rows on rows is just too much work now. This idea makes the whole idea of a garden exciting again! Read more
Published on Feb 26 2011 by C F Owens
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must read
For gardeners every where. It gets rid of a lot of unnecessary work so you can get back to enjoying your garden.
Published on Jan 14 2011 by RJ
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