14 April 2010
After an autumn and winter of leaves and snow, our square-foot gardening boxes were left this spring holding on tight to the leaves and growing a few little foreigners (a.k.a. weeds that should not have been there).
Each box is 4′ x 4′ with small boards on top dividing the large box into sixteen small boxes. The soil is made from compost, vermiculite and peat moss.
When plating in the miniature boxes, the number of seeds/starters per 1′ x 1′ depends on how large the plant will grow to be. For example four lettuces per small square and sixteen spinach’s per small square.
After cleaning out the boxes, Breezy planted several seeds (thanks to Auntie Lou) which have already sprouted and are growing nicely. Last year we made three square foot gardening boxes and this year we plan to make three more!
Hi! I’ve been looking at your blog off and on when ever I get the chance and this one reminded me of our own garden boxes! My dad just made my mom two Strawberry boxes for fit our one hundred plants! It looks great and I can’t wait to taste the first ripe berry! YUM. but I like your idea, on taking a four’x’four and deviding it even more. I may do that this year because I would LOVE to do my own garden this year! So yea. I just thougt I would share that with you. Thanks!! Caity
How exciting… :) I can’t believe the time for gardening is here again already! Mom really would like to try the square-foot method this year.
~Kate
I am glad we started SFG this year. Looking forward to the harvests. When do you put our your herb plants?
I just started 2 boxes this year 4×8! I’m so excited about what we’ll harvest! Why is it so fun to see growth? Perhaps a glimpse at what creation was like?
k.
Interesting… I have never heard of that kind of gardening before. Do the dividers get placed on top of a raised garden bed? Beautiful photos!
Blessings,
Kate
Looks wonderful, Emily Rose!
We started a garden last year at our cousins’ farm around fifteen minutes away from our home, which is very nice. We are very excited to begin planting this year!
Joyfully in Jesus,
Elizabeth
My Mom JUST got a book on square foot gardening today. I can’t wait to start!
I love my boxes and find them wonderful for growing herbs, spinach, and lettuces. They are so much easier to weed, aren’t they?
BTW~Congratulations on the championship for your great camera work for the Indiana Homeschool Photography Contest!
Ooo! That makes me want to dig in our garden right now! I am trying to figure out how to make boxes for my herbs and you gave me a few ideas! Thank-you!!!
Oh, they look great! :D Gardening is soo much fun! I bet you get a lot less weeds by using these boxes. :) I love the shot of the cleaned out boxes…I love looking at “clean” dirt. ;) Lol!
Blessings and Hugs!
~Rachel~
oh my goodness, i love your blog! the photos, writing, everything! most of all, i love that i’ve encountered another sister in Christ in the blogosphere! :)
Hi Emily,
We’ve done square foot gardening for a few years now, though slightly different to the ‘traditional process’. Instead of using posts, like you have, we have made the square meter beds higher and stomped down the pathways to elevate the beds. It’s actually about time for us to start thinking more about planting our garden too; we just need to wait for the wet season to finish!
I haven’t gardened for about 10 years, but you make me want to again!
Oh, your boxes are so neat! I’ve been interested in square foot gardening for a long time. :) We’ve done gardening for years, but mostly in long rows in a big area, where my great-grandmother did. However, I’m just attracted to the neatness [and ‘cuteness’!] of square foot gardening ~ and how it seems like the upkeep would be much simpler. :)