Square foot gardening.

[bumear]

I'm going for the square foot approach and can't wait to get growing. Any tips for what to plant out now? It's a relatively recent idea so I've not sown any seed but I can get my hands on some plug plants to get it started. Thanks in advance.


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[Littlefox2000]

And back to SFG ............



Was it my link in this post Littlefox ??? ......... http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1140005

Hi BB,

Thanks, but unfortunately nope, I am now starting to think I've imagined it, or it was another PDF on another subject. Anyhow, I've gone through all the pages on the thread and checked out all the links, and there are some great planning ones which was exactly what I really needed.

Thanks again,

LF


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[Bigmallly]

I'm going for the square foot approach and can't wait to get growing. Any tips for what to plant out now? It's a relatively recent idea so I've not sown any seed but I can get my hands on some plug plants to get it started. Thanks in advance.

Your Autumn planting Brassicas can go in one square. Japanese onions can be planted 9 per square, Garlic can also go 9 per sq. I'm sure there are more but my mind is blank at the mo.

[joyceybabe]

Hi everyone, I'm sure someone very kindly posted a PDF of what crops and how many per square...but being a bit of a doofus, I didn't save it and now can't find it. Could some one point me in the right directions?

Thanks,

LF

Is this what you are looking for?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_GB#gid=0

[bumear]

Managed to get my hands on the sqaure foot gardening second edition by mel bartholomew. Nice bit of lunchtime reading today I think


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[Bigmallly]

For all you square footers here is a good looking planner for you to try:

Sites-Gardeners-Site

[bumear]

For all you square footers here is a good looking planner for you to try:

Sites-Gardeners-Site

Thanks bigmallly, much appreciated


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[veggiechicken]

For all you square footers here is a good looking planner for you to try:

Sites-Gardeners-Site

That's a good link BM - Ta
I like the pre-planned gardens Sites-Gardeners-Site for ideas on layout and there's lots of interesting info about all sorts of things. I've BM'd it (BookMarked)

[Noosner]

Ah, there's not going to be a square foot category in our Virtual Show this year! Never mind, here are some pix of one of my square foot beds anyway:

In June:



In July:

[Bigmallly]

Just imagine what it will be like next year..............

[Noosner]

Just imagine what it will be like next year..............

I know: I can't wait to plant it all up again. I have plans for a clever fold-down bean trellis...

[Bigmallly]

What a good idea. Make the trellis 1ft square then when folded down it can become your grid.

[kitchengardener]

Really wish is have planted extra cabbages like you suggested noosner. They have been eaten within an inch of there life. Not fit for consumption x

[Noosner]

Really wish is have planted extra cabbages like you suggested noosner. They have been eaten within an inch of there life. Not fit for consumption x

Have you tried netting them, even at this late stage, KG? Was just saying on another thread how that advice has proved lifesaving to my ravaged brassicas. Last weekend I was ready to chuck them all. This weekend, after a week under a net, they look amazingly healthy.

[Kristen]

I think netting-after-the-fact less likely to be a good solution for Cabbages, compared to other brassicas (unless the plants are still relatively young, and not started to heart-up), but they might turn into Spring Greens at least.