Square foot vegetable gardening is all the rage in America. It is the ultimate container-grown veg system.
Square foot vegetable gardening requires:
* a 4 foot by 4 foot container, about 1 foot deep. The container can actually be smaller or larger, depending on the location and space available
* 2 bags of general purpose growing medium/compost
* selection of seeds or young plants
* trellis if climbing vegetables, such as beans, are grown
The advantages of square foot gardening are:
* fresh vegetables available for picking
* no fertilisers required as rich compost used
* no pesticides required because the box is easily protected
* a whole-family project
* no expensive tools required, a spoon from the kitchen can dig the planting holes
* no heavy work, such as digging, required
* no thinning necessary, as the exact number of seeds required are planted
* plants may be grown closer together because of the ideal conditions
* square foot gardening produces 100% harvest in 20% of the space
The location may be a patio, balcony, window box, terrace or porch. Garden centers now stock all shapes and sizes of containers to fit in different spaces. They also have a multitude of accessories to suit the design of the space, such as wooden or steel trellis etc..
Suitable vegetables include:
* all the salads, including radish and spring onions, grow rapidly in containers.
* herbs, carrots, beans and beetroot etc
* the most important factor is to grow what people enjoy and will eat.
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