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Mel Bartholomew – Introducing Square Foot Gardening

Square Foot Gardening (SFG) is a great way to convert that boring suburbia grass lawn into a sustainable produce isle. Don’t have a lawn? That’s cool- SFG can be done practically anywhere. Mel was kind enough to send me this DVD which gives a quick intro into SFG. This method is great for the absolute beginner who might be a little overwhelmed by starting that first organic garden.

For more information, including including Mel’s popular book & instructional DVDs, check out:
http://www.squarefootgardening.com/

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17 Responses to “Mel Bartholomew – Introducing Square Foot Gardening”

  1. GreenDrThumbz Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Greetings! If you …
    Greetings! If you have any questions about gardening please take a look at my page, it’s very helpful and easy!

  2. strasheep Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    thats only 87%… …
    thats only 87%… what about the other 13% huh?

  3. godlikemicko Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    mel bartholomew is …
    mel bartholomew is going to save the world

  4. 19dcs93 Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    i chose the old way …
    i chose the old way becasue your optimise space if you do it right but these look very nice

  5. theblackhen Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    We’ve been doing …
    We’ve been doing SFG for a couple years now and it is so much better than the old way. Lower costs (especially after getting started), less waste, less water, and a lot less weeding. I spend more time getting my crops ready for the table.

  6. OrganicTexas Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    David Will, founder …
    David Will, founder of the Organic Living Club (OLC) in South Texas discussed using barrels to grow produce during our December meeting. You can watch it here:

    watch?v=HivTEa6BMx4

    or look for it on my YouTube homepage. -OT

  7. ck4b3d Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    I love SFG, I live …
    I love SFG, I live in a city and have limited space so this system is wonderful. We have fruitfull crops year rounds thanks to SFG. The only improvment I ask for is translating SFG to crcular barrel type planters because I have 4 of those and would like to maximize their use as well.

  8. mmovideoblogging Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    So glad to have …
    So glad to have found your video. Square Foot Gardening is something I am planning for the 2009 growing season.

    Thanks

  9. noobie64 Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    This guy is no alan …
    This guy is no alan chadwick.

    Raised bed gardening is great and attractive. I think row planting is best for large plots and more farm scale stuff. Intensive planting requires a lot of water. True the shade of the leaves holds it in the ground but the close planting causes a lot of competition for water among the plants.

  10. Benitamartin Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    What a tosser. He …
    What a tosser. He never invented this. It was being used in France well before he was even thought of!! What a cheek to claim HE invented it. The shame

  11. Seedcovers Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Thank you so much : …
    Thank you so much :-D

  12. OrganicTexas Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    I’d stick to a …
    I’d stick to a local nursery for the ingredients- they need your support more than the box stores. Fertile Garden Supply carries quality organic products and will ship’em anywhere if its legal to do. Google’em and you’ll find’em.

  13. Seedcovers Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Thanks for all this …
    Thanks for all this beautiful information. Where can you get these ingredients? Hardware store or Home Depot?

  14. OrganicTexas Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    It is easy! The box …
    It is easy! The box is bottomless. I recommend a different mixture than what Mel uses. Pet moss is antimicrobial & good, healthy soil is teaming w/ microbes. I recommend the following mixture: 40% compost, 40% coconut fiber, 10% expanded shale, 10% mix of lava sand, green-sand, and alfalfa meal. Also use stone, brick or concrete bricks for your SFG, instead of wood or any other material. Good luck & keep us posted!

  15. Seedcovers Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Thanks for this …
    Thanks for this video, i have never been successful at gardening. This seems easy? Does the box have a bottom in in?

  16. itsalovelydaytoday Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    thank you so much …
    thank you so much for posting this video – it helps to be able to share the information via a quick introduction and inspire people to buy the excellent book and video and then go make their gardens – so needed in today’s world!

  17. rachelh923 Says:
    August 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Square foot …
    Square foot gardening has been a revolution in backyard gardens. Couldn’t be easier.

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