Comments on: Four Steps to a Square Foot Garden - Step One: Supplies

By: joshbaltzell

joshbaltzell — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:37:06 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. I am no expert, but I am a relentless researcher, and I love to garden. It’s great to meet people that feel the same way!

By: Barbara Watkins

Barbara Watkins — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:58:49 +0000

I somehow found your website, I wish to thank you tremendously for all the information that you freely gave, especially the excel idea. I want to try to square foot garden this year. I think I can promote a lot of interest here in Little Rock, I applaud your enthusium and willingness to share.

God Bless YOU

By: Four Steps to a Square Foot Garden - Step Two: Construction « Sprout³

Four Steps to a Square Foot Garden - Step Two: Construction « Sprout³ — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:29:47 +0000

[...] that you have read part one in our series and you have collected all the materials that you need, you are ready to assemble your Square Foot [...]

By: joshbaltzell

joshbaltzell — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:44:50 +0000

I’ll post construction instructions next and I’ll mention something about it. I think some people have had luck attaching two layers of chicken wire to the bottom.

That is another nice feature of raised bed gardens. You have access to the bottom!

By: Rob Button

Rob Button — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:28:54 +0000

anyone have mole issues or suggestions on how to prevent them digging up into the raised bed? We have lots of grubs and I don’t wanna spray for them, but also don’t want moles to eat my garden… suggestions?

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:31:42 +0000

Ive been using Square Foot garden beds for my veg for a few years now and am sold on them. like you, I had gardened with raised beds, and didn’t see what all the fuss was about. I started small, with one bed the first year as a trial.
The vermiculite really just provides volume, and more importantly, moisture retention. With any raised bed, they tend to dry out, so it really does help — not sure that it helps more than adding lots of compost, but it sure helps you fill a lot of beds quickly when you are starting out. I get my vermiculite at the local feed & tack store. Nurseries charge way too much, and the feed store has both the fine vermiculite like the greenhouses use, as well as the larger, agricultural grade.
Looking forward to seeing things grow in your beds!

By: joshbaltzell

joshbaltzell — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:13:42 +0000

Thanks Bill! The next post should be up on Friday showing how I put the grid on. Seems sturdy so far, so I think it’s a winner.

The vermiculite is interesting stuff. It’s not a fertilizer, it’s more of a substrate for you to use instead of clay or top soil or sand or some combination of the three. I could not believe how lightweight it is!

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:47:58 +0000

Looks good so far. Interested to see the grid lay out and what plants you will be choosing. Also at what ratio was the vermiculite used? I did not know of vermiculite but it looks to be a very good form of fertilizer.