Mel Bartholomew - Introducing Square Foot Gardening

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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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Mel Bartholomew - Introducing Square Foot Gardening

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • Thank you so much : ...

    Thank you so much :-D

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  • 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.

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  • Thanks for all this ...

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

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  • 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!

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  • 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?

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  • 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!

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