May
11
2009
Donna’s Square Foot Garden Part 5
Posted by greenthumb in Gardening Videos, tags: bed, broccoli, foot, garden, gardening, raised, square, vegetable
Taking a closer look at a variety of vegetable plants currently growing in the garden, about 7 weeks after the initial planting. Harvesting lettuce, peas, green beans, and broccoli.
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10:45 “Don’t pick the tomatoes!” LOL
are you doing a square foot garden this year also?
can you eat the leaves off a broccolli plant?
Thanks.
Thank you!!!
Love broccolli!!!
Thank you!!
You have a beautiful garden! Very inspiring.
you can eat the leaves and the root of the brocoli yum yum
beer in a pie pan…it will be full of dead slugs in the moring….
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very old way of doing it i do it to
really i have been gardening for quite come time now and i have found that it just depends on were you are and the condition of the soil. if you could tell me were you live i might be able to help.
just a thought
o yeah and i do it the old way i have a garden about o 50×50 just love doing it i find it easyer to take care of
i love yur garden…..
Some of the bush tomatoes (determinent) require 9 squares. It is in the book and you will learn everything I did! You will love it and I am so happy you are starting a square foot garden!
WOW!!! You said on one of your postings that you wanted to inspire others….and YOU HAVE! I’ve already started building my beds. I just have a few questions. I’ve bought the SFG book and it’s going to come in the mail shortly. Meantime, does the broccoli or any other plants require more room than 1 square? . Are you following the guidelines in the book or have you made your own improvements? Anything advice? You have an AWESOME GARDEN! (cute kiddos too) Thanks for sharing. – Rebecca
Awesome garden, love it!!!!
what harm does the hole in the middle of the broccoli do?
we use beer for slugs
Thank you! Will try!
If you are having slug problems, keep your used coffee grounds, if you drink coffee, and spread them over the ground area where you are having slugs. Also you can break up washed egg shells in with the coffee grounds. As an alternative can buy Diatemacious Earth. This is earth with decomposed shells and such. The slugs don’t like anything with relatively sharp edges. They will leave it alone, I have personally used the coffee ground and eggshell method with good results!
The square is 4′ x 4′. In the book “Square Foot Gardening”, it explains the method, the type of soil, etc. It is VERY informative and I highly recommend it. Each line makes a grid within the square and represents on square foot. Most seed packs tell you haow many inches to plant apart and therefore, if your box is measured off, then you can maximize space for planting.
How big is the square? Whats those line in the square for.
Yummy, yummy yummy =)
I was wondering what state you lived in and how you could grow vegetables in March, I see you are in FL. Your gardens look lovely
Hmm I’m glad I only planted 2 squares of beans.
The beans are doing wonderfully! I have been so busy harvesting them, I haven’t had a chance to film! I planted them 9 per square (just like the book says). I have been getting about a half pound to a pound every day or other day. I planted about 8squares, 4 Roma & 4 Blue Lake. I have had beans for about 3 weeks. Once they started coming in, we couldn’t keep up. I just pulled up my “spent” plants yesterday. I now have some more on the way.