Get Started with Square Foot Gardening

My gardening is in containers, so I basically do the same thing, but didn't even realize it at first. My buckets are roughly 10"x12", so I just consider it as 1 sq ft. My totes are about 18"x24", so that is 3 sq ft. I put a single potato in each bucket, 2 sunflowers per bucket, 2 tomatoes per tote.

taking notes as summer arrives!

My next door neighbor at my last house was an avid fan of this book and technique; he used the recommended soil mix and even the permanent lattice. He had fantastic results, and grew a fun variety of things. I thought it was interesting, and learned a few things watching him

Fill the bottom of the bed with dead wood/branches. Huglekultur it a bit. Saves money and gives years of improved soil as the wood decays.

I use the square foot gardening design but I plant whatever I want in the spots, I don’t adhere to a rigid design. Works amazing.

Thankyou for giving Mel the kudos he deserves. So many out there talking about SFG and never acknowledging him. Also, great video, info, and content...Thankyou!

I do this in containers and pots to maximize food output. In a small space, I have 12 pepper plants, several tomato plants, cucumber, garlic, green onions and many herbs.

I see a lot of value in the square foot gardening method. When I started my first garden several years ago,I watched a few you tubers explain their version of it and that’s how I planted my first space.I’m confident in saying,not everyone with a YouTube channel is capable of finding a coherent idea even with two hands and a flashlight. So I read the book and that made WAY more sense! Today my daughter(5) has her own square foot garden that I built for her in a kid friendly scale,and she LOVES to plan out her veggies with drawings in crayon so it’s colour coded. I’m finding the square foot method can be a very encouraging way to grow when one is brand new to gardening. So yeah! We do enjoy gardening! And also love your content mr Scott. It’s never a wasted minute of my day when I see that you’ve put out something new. Can’t say that about a lot of channels that’s for sure!

I've done some, just like you said, square foot gardening since I watched him on TV in the 80's. I just bought a couple weeks ago for the heck of it the SFG plastic tablet. I have 3 of his books and saw him in person and he signed them. The original book is a little beat.

Great video.I met Mel once when he came to speak at the plant nursery I worked at.

I do like your construction string method to really make it easier to organize stuff into squares

I remember watching Mel way back when, Bought his first book. He was quite humorous in his own way.

Thank you I was waiting for someone to actually talk about the history behind square foot gardening now I know thank you see you full knowledge

Great job on this video.!! I remember watching Mel's PBS TV show when I was a teenager - I was reminiscing this afternoon and typed in his name, and eventually came upon YOUR video here - You did an awesome job describing the system and making gardening seem easy enough for anyone to do. Hats Off to ya. I'll be checking out more of your videos..!

Thank you for the video ! Glad to see you again, health and shine like always !

Thank you Scott! This is the perfect video for anyone interested in growing a square foot garden but isnt sure where to begin!

This is my approach too. Love square foot gardening

This square foot thing sounds great!

As soon as you I saw the green sticks I thought of your April fools growing spaghetti video haha thatks for the info!

Thanks so much Scotl, we are planning to build our first raised bed and do square foot gardening in it. This video has been exceptionally helpful!