Square foot gardening.

[Bal]

Hi i will try and put it here as well, I am a complete thicko with IT as I am sure the others here will testify. thankfully they helped me sort things out
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[veggiechicken]

Hi Maverick and welcome. This is Bal's post http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1245907

[Jay22]

Well I planted my square foot garden over the weekend so fingers crossed. Thanks to everyone for the advice and especially Andy for the video!

[Bigmallly]

What did you put in it Jay?

[Jay22]

Hi Bigmally, this is my first time doing this so started with what I think are the easiest things and also what we like to eat. Two squares each of peas...a bit dodgy I know but got them free in Homebase so worth a try, carrots and turnip and one square each of spring onion, lettuce and radish. This is just a trial and if it works I will make up the other raised bed next year. Have I made any novice mistakes here?

[Bigmallly]

Nope, sounds good. Beware the carrots if you have manure on the bed. The only thing I would maybe add are some flowers.

[Jay22]

Thank you Sorry for being a nuisance but what flowers and why? Is this a sacrificial flower?

[Bigmallly]

Firstly it's pleasing to the eye plus they attract beneficial insects & the whole array of mixed veg & flowers confused the nasty ones. I usually put a Callendulae or Marigold in a square.

[Bigmallly]

Jay, I've just been to the bottom of the garden to show you a small bed I have made up. It has a mixture of Allium, Brassicas, Roots & Flowers. All untouched by slugs/snails (touching wood). You may notice that the Callendulae squares also have onions in the same square.

[Greenleaves]

How hard can it really be? Dividing an 8 x 4 bed to try square foot gardening seemed a good idea yesterday!

So I thought 24 square feet, cant grow much in that and will fill it in no time. Today I set about the task of planting:

Back 8 squares would be for tall growing plants, two sweet corn, 3 cane wigwam for beans, tomato etc
Next eight for spring onion, cabbage, cauliflower, parnips, carrots etc
Next eight salad crops and herbs

Then I ran out of ideas!

[Bigmallly]

That's the beauty of SFG, you don't have to plan.............just plant.

[Alison]

That's the beauty of SFG, you don't have to plan.............just plant.

I have to plan otherwise I don't get around to doing anything


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[Bigmallly]

That's why I only have 1 SFG bed Alison as I also like to plan but it's nice to have a bed where if I have an odd couple of plants I can say "Oh what the heck, I'll bung 'em in 'ere"......................... & it really is a nice effect.

[Jay22]

Well, I sat on Saturday and planned mine out! Other half thought I was mad! Will definitely try to slot in some Marigolds which I have just bought, hopefully keeps the snails out. Fingers crossed my planning reaps rewards!

[Bigmallly]

I have used no pest control on my SFG bed apart from the interplanting.