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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
 Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 05:24:50 AM
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This is the first year that I have done square foot gardening. I read the book and followed it to the T. There is some expense up front building the beds and making the soil, but it sure pays off in the end. Everything is doing great and hardly any weeding at all! I fit almost as many plants in these 6 beds as I did in 3 large in ground beds! I have already harvested all the early crops and will do a fall re-planting. The feed buckets in the corners have potatoes growing in them. I am really excited with the results!
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farmgirl sister #922
I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Edited by - Fiddlehead Farm on Jun 20 2011 11:51:47 AM |
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Hope Floats
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Texas
USA
69 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 06:15:47 AM
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| Diane, what a wonderful garden! We started using square foot gardening a couple years ago....isn't it easier to keep up with the weeds? Since everything is so compact I just don't have as many weeds and what does come up is manageable. I like what you did with the potatoes. I wonder if that would work for asparagus? |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 06:24:02 AM
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It probably would not work for asparagus, since it is a perennial.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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HandmadeLife
Farmgirl in Training
47 Posts
Cheryl-Lynn
Columbus
Ohio
USA
47 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 07:30:01 AM
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What are you using as mulch? I can't tell from the photo. Your garden is so lovely, I love how neatly laid out it is. It very much appeals to the Virgo in me.  Nicely done!
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~Aesop |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 08:01:54 AM
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Your garden is so neat and tidy...I love it!! We did raised beds this year. I love being able to reach everything and keep the edges neat.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
A Beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 09:38:34 AM
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The mulch is cypress, the reason is it was on sale! Actually I wasn't planning on mulch but the square foot beds were built on top of my in ground garden and I decided to put down weed barrier cloth and mulch. The fence is to keep the dogs out who in turn keep the critters out.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I ask not for a larger garden, but for finer seeds.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
1487 Posts |
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 10:40:48 AM
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Lovely Diane! We started with square foot gardening too. We love it. The soil was a bugger to make for all the beds but was well worth it. We are going on year four and the beds are still soft and fertile. We add compost each spring and just keep planting. The only problem we are having is that we don't have enough room to rotate crops effectively. We want enough of everything to eat from the garden and put up for the winter. We need more space so we are moving the veggies to the front field next spring and plan to do the lasagna method out there. I will use the square foot soil on them too. It is the best!
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
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Tea Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
645 Posts
Lorraine
Morris
IL
USA
645 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 3:13:26 PM
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Great garden - we're planning raised beds too. Now we have lots of weeding to keep up and very soggy soil... I'm going to check out the book at the library.
Lorraine
(aka Tea Lady)
Farmgirl #1819
www.birdsandteas.com |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 5:50:45 PM
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Love square foot gardening, but you have to follow it closely. Your garden looks great
....it's what's inside a women, when she's up against the land.
Farmgirl #680!
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 6:01:56 PM
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I have the updated Square Foot Gardening Book...brand new hasn't even been read...if anyone would like to swap something for it.
Blessings,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2011 : 8:32:55 PM
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Diane your garden looks amazing! Congratulations on your sucess! Thanks for sharing your pictures too!
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
898 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2011 : 11:56:26 AM
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I started with square foot gardening in a way, I couldn't afford to get the wood for raised beds so I used the square foot method to do "rows". It's a little confusing but once people actually come see what I did then it makes sense. I can't believe the amount of stuff I could fit in my garden this year doing it the square foot way! It's triple or even quadruple the amount of product for less than half the work! I can't believe what a big difference a few hour drive makes, my garden hasn't grown half as much as yours has already! I'm praying for warmer weather! :) Thanks for sharing the pictures, your garden is absolutely gorgeous!
Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. ~Author Unknown
http://countryrenaissance.blogspot.com
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Jun 21 2011 : 4:00:21 PM
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Originally posted by pegsmiles
I have the updated Square Foot Gardening Book...brand new hasn't even been read...if anyone would like to swap something for it.
Blessings,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
http://pegsmiles7.wordpress.com
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
Peggy, are you a quilter? or cross stitcher or sewer? I have a ton of quilt books and patterns and other craft stuff from a whole shop I have in storage that I'd be happy to trade out.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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