Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
EAN: 9781591862024
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1591862027
Label: Cool Springs Press
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2006-02-14
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Studio: Cool Springs Press

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, it's even simpler than it was before. Of course, you don't have to worry about fertilizer or poor soil ever again because you'll 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, let's get back to the ten improvements. You're 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 "Mel's 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! It's 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 don't 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, that's not all. We've also included simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. You're going to love it!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for Australia
Comment: This is a fantastic concept and ideal for Australian conditions.
As we have no snow where I live we grow veg's all year round.
The concept is great fun, effective and we are growing heaps of veg's.
Looks good to the eye and creates heaps of interest for visitors.
My square foot garden now consumes most of my free time as I enjoy it so much.
The book is very easy to read and you don't put it down once you start reading.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: All New SFG
Comment: Have the original. This is a great book. If you want to qarden this is the way.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: An Australian perspective
Comment: All New Square Foot Gardening

The best value garden book I have purchased. I am in the process of setting up a limited site vegetable garden and Mel Bartholomew's SFG is the ideal answer. While conversions have to be made for the northern hemisphere seasons as to those 'down under', it is informative and entertaining notwithstanding the author's excess description of his history and early program implementation.

I have no doubt using this method of gardening is the way of the future. It saves water, fertilisers, insecticides and time. Bartholomew has put together an easy to read "do it yourself" compact and productive gardening program for the oldest/infirmed to the youngest gardener. The book is a must for any serious gardener wanting to save resources while improving productivity. I regret SFG has not been promoted in Australia earlier.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Information
Comment: This book helps the novice not to make many the mistakes a novice will do. I like gleaning from other's experience.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: My own Squarefoot of Happiness
Comment: I bought this book searching for a new way to garden, The soil where I live is poor mostly clay and huge rocks! It was wearing me out. I gave up 5 years ago and just grew container tomatoes and flowers. I found wood, four 6 foot planks for 20 bucks at lumber store. (on clearance). I bought some angles and put them together. I followed the directions most of the time but I found culivated soil already prepared at a reasonable price.
I planted squash, cukes, carrots, peppers, beans and melons, mustard and collard greens. That was in April. Now it's August and I am harvesting squash, cukes, greens, and peppers. The green beans and the carrots and melon have not fared well. But I think I planted them wrong The squash took over everything and the cukes unbeknown to me require a trellis although I have improvised using chicken wire; next year I will be better prepared. This book has taught me much and my trial and error has taught me too. I will also have a separate box for squash next year. I love it this method. I am outside more and I culitvate and enjoy my bounty. And I am not finished yet after the summer crops have gone I will plant some cabbage, collards, and broccoli. Vegetables that are agreeable to cooler weather. I want to thank the author for he has changed my life. Mr Bartholomew. Thank you for introducing me to home grown vegetables which has also led me to more time in the kitchen. I grew herbs in pots. My culinary world has expanded and I bought a swing to sit outside and marvel at my garden on cool summer evenings. Thank you so much. You brought out the country in a city girl!

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