Frequently Asked Square Foot Gardening Questions

July 25, 2010 by  
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Mel Bartholomew answers the most frequently asked question about Square Foot Gardening. With Patti Moreno the Garden Girl.

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25 Comments on "Frequently Asked Square Foot Gardening Questions"

  1. miketonon on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 6:00 pm 

    @miketonon, what about FREE cinder blocks with holes?

  2. miketonon on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 6:04 pm 

    Pressure treated would probably be to toxic. non-pressure treated will rot. What about building something our of used patio blocks or bricks.

  3. ODFGERTERS on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 6:18 pm 

    @lheartlondon

    Cedar has arsenic in it, this is why it repels pests. That would be one of those nasty chems you didn’t want in your veggies.

  4. temporaryfairymary on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 6:20 pm 

    Well you scientists should know why the organ plants don’t get rejected by the soil. This is similar to tissue gardening rejection in a SFG. This is a T-cell mediated response. T helper cells activate the T cytotoxic cells and Natural Killer cells. The cytotoxic T cells chemicalsi produce that will destroy foreign cells. This whole tissue,organ rejection process is a cell mediated process!!!!!!! Also, macrophages engulf and destroy materila like normal.

  5. AaronWindsor on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 6:37 pm 

    depending on the man made woods dont use them. Osb (chipboard) and mdf are made using urea fermeldehyde glues which are toxic to humans

  6. zekehooper on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 7:16 pm 

    Check out “growyourgreens” on you tube. I love his raised beds.

  7. J0hnnyH3mps33d on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 7:57 pm 

    What I’ve read is that you need equal parts, that is 1:1:1. I have only just heard of this method, however, and have never done it myself.

  8. Regkam2 on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 8:53 pm 

    how do u make the soil? how many bags of composts, vermiculite, and peat moss? I am making a 4×4

  9. lheartlondon on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 9:11 pm 

    i used landscaping fabric and i works GREAT it has holes in it so it breathes, and i have NOT A SINGLE WEED! HA HA best of all i dont’ have to dig it all up every year when your newspaper and cardboard fails. I live in Pacific NW and I would NEVER use pressure treated lumber. You must be crazy. Cancer causing chemicals and organic gardening do not mix at all. I used cedar fencing and it’s been great and it was only $1.50 a 1 x 6 board.

  10. haypockets on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 9:34 pm 

    Check out my garden videos. Search for ‘haypockets’ or ‘rebeccas square foot garden.’

  11. askAlanNow on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 9:45 pm 

    1 word… Flamethrower.

  12. olgoatone on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 9:50 pm 

    Coyotes get them.

  13. jihadacadien on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 10:20 pm 

    a cat or two might help

  14. olgoatone on Sun, 25th Jul 2010 11:17 pm 

    I would love to try a garden here,but we have moles from he**.My yard looks like a construction site,and we’ve been here a long time.I’ve tried baits and traps to no avail. HELP.

  15. LadyGinger09 on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 12:10 am 

    Yeah well the best is newspaper. It stops the light from getting down to the weeds and it is biodegradeble. You win twice especially if you get the Sunday paper. Smile.
    Plant Kindness…and Gather Love

  16. Blaynexox on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 12:28 am 

    I just made my first square foot garden video!! Thanks for all the tips – i love these!

  17. greenerhealthier on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 12:56 am 

    My two favs!

  18. wgseagal on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 1:16 am 

    thanks for the great info iam buildinga bed within 2 weeks i already have my garden going i have pics on youtube and my space if you wanna see them

  19. easternstar12 on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 2:09 am 

    Great Video!!! Would it be alright to treat the wood with a few coats of Boiled Linseed Oil? Both the inside and the outside of the raised bed.
    Thanks

  20. Wormfarmergeorge on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 3:05 am 

    After six years of experience I would say Pine is cheapest and good for two years. Cedar is good for seven or eight years and Cut Limestone will last for 500 years. It costs a lot, but not when you spread it out over 200 years or even ten. I’m going Limestone a little bit each year and pine until then. Just do it! Pallets are free and very adaptable. Fresh vegetables are connected to the cosmos and they are our connection as well. Partake and bask in the glory.

  21. JeffreyRodriguez on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 3:40 am 

    You can also use block if you have deeper pockets.

    Check out a Habitat for Humanity ReStore, they sell surplus building materials on the cheap.

  22. WoundedEgo on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 3:41 am 

    Wow, hadn’t even thought about them! Will definitely avoid the fabric, now, no matter the cost!

  23. OrganicTexas on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 4:29 am 

    Sweet. Plus, your worms will thank you.

  24. WoundedEgo on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 5:21 am 

    I was all poised to buy the cloth, but will go with the free solution – cardboard – another great tip from Garden Girl.

  25. scooterkid55 on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 5:51 am 

    Good video but I agree w/Organic Texas I will never use garden cloth it becomes one with the weeds and grass and you end up ripping it out. I prefer plain old soil without mulch or fabric so I can dig up the weeds and grass as they show up with nothing in my way.

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