Raised Bed Square Foot Gardening
The square foot gardening system allows people to grow more food in less space maximising yields and minimising waste.
Raised bed square foot gardening. The technique is a great way to build a small yet intensively planted garden. I ve square foot gardened in both a raised bed and straight in my traditional garden space and the results are almost the same there s just a few more weeds to deal with in the traditional garden space. Connect two blocks by sliding a 2x6 board into the respective 2 inch slots. Click the pre planned gardens to get a quick start.
Raised beds are an essential part of square foot gardening. Set the blocks approximately 4 feet apart on level ground to form a square. In square foot gardening raised beds that are 4ft 1 2 m square are created and filled with growing matter more on this later. Square foot gardening is traditionally done in raised beds with a light soil mix.
This raised garden bed plan uses the square foot gardening technique. The idea is simple. Adding soil to your diy elevated raised garden bed after reading the square foot gardening book i was very determent to make mel s mix which contains 1 3 part of vermiculite 1 3 of peat moss and 1 3 of compost 5 different kinds. With raised beds there s no need to worry about the quality of soil in your area.
Build your raised bed and add soil. Square foot gardening is a quick way to start a new garden especially with the updated method using a raised bed filled with soilless mix so it s great for first timers. Carve out a square shape create square foot squares line them up and start planting. Raised beds also make it easier to weed harvest and otherwise maintain your crops.
You create your own ideal soil mix that s ready for growing and weed free.