Level 2 MGV Training 2013 SQUARE FOOT GARDENS · 2017. 6. 4. · One square foot with 16 plants ......
Transcript of Level 2 MGV Training 2013 SQUARE FOOT GARDENS · 2017. 6. 4. · One square foot with 16 plants ......
SQUARE FOOTGARDENSArlen AlbrechtTaylor County-UW-ExtensionWisconsin/Nicaragua Partners
Level 2 MGV Training 2013
IT ALL STARTED IN NICARAGUA
And it flourished in Medford as well
Nothing fresher---Nothing better than home grown!!
TOO MANY! TOO MUCH!
Single row gardens are too big to handle
Too much spacesoil amendments heavy equipmentweedsfertilizerwater
Too many vegetables
ADVANTAGES OF
SQUARE FOOT GARDENS
Small, manageable gardens Space saving 80% less space than
conventional
Easy to get started no heavy equipment necessary locate anywhere
ADVANTAGES OFSQUARE FOOT GARDENS
Easy to manage- growing medium- weeding- watering- pest control
No waste of seeds &no thinning
Longer growing season Easy to harvest Affordable cost
HOW TO PLAN AND PLANT YOUR SFG GARDEN
Basic Planting Patterns
One square foot with 16 plants
•Carrots•Radish•Leaf lettuce
One square foot with 9 plants
•Beets•Onions•Kohlrabi•Peas
One square foot with 4 plants:
•Green beans•Lettuce•Spinach•Okra
One square foot and one plant:•Tomato•Pepper•Cabbage•Broccoli•Potato
Basic planting patterns for the Square Foot Garden Method
Each square foot is planted according to species
For some, it is just too hard to forget straight line gardening!
BOX INSTALLATION
It starts with a humble beginning, and just blossoms and blooms throughout the season
WHY A GRID? Alignment of the
plants Helps in grouping
the plants Unique and
attractive
Materials: wood lath, vinyl
strips, polyester tape, V blinds
Rain Barrels save ground water and rain water is better for the plants
CompostThe key factor to a good natural garden
Good, homemade
compost
It is not Rocket Science!
EXTENDING THE SEASON
SIMPLE PLASTIC TOP EXTENDS SEASON 3 WEEKS IN SPRING AND 4 + IN FALL
FENCING – CAGE SYSTEM
Photo Courtesy: Mel Bartholomew
Always harvest at the right time—and the eating is exquisite!
Think and act outside of the box---lose your image of straight row gardening
There are many more ways to grow a garden than the way your grand parents did!!!!