I just came on the forum to post a question about square foot gardening and found this post, it is just what I was looking for! I need to have a good read through but I expect this question has been asked, my apologies for asking it again.
I have a border in my back garden which is my main planting space, though I have space for quite a few pots too. It is about 4 metres long and around 1/2 metre wide (although the width varies along the border), I might try to remove some of the crazy paving to make it a bit wider but it won't be wider than 1 metre. My long term plan is to build raised beds, but I can't afford it this year (it's my first proper year of gardening) so was just going to plant in the border and see what happens.
My question is, is it possible to do square foot gardening without raised beds? And can I just use the soil that is there, with some compost dug in?
Thanks!
I have a border in my back garden which is my main planting space, though I have space for quite a few pots too. It is about 4 metres long and around 1/2 metre wide (although the width varies along the border), I might try to remove some of the crazy paving to make it a bit wider but it won't be wider than 1 metre. My long term plan is to build raised beds, but I can't afford it this year (it's my first proper year of gardening) so was just going to plant in the border and see what happens.
My question is, is it possible to do square foot gardening without raised beds? And can I just use the soil that is there, with some compost dug in?
Thanks!
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