Square Foot Gardening is a technique of intensive planting developed by a retired civil engineer, Mel Bartholomew, in the 1970's.  Mel describes the technique in his book, Square Foot Gardening, as "a system of laying out, planting, and maintaining a productive, attractive garden in any amount of space.  The garden is based on a grid of 1-foot by 1-foot squares, with single seeds or plants placed in carefully determined spacings."  Mel goes on to say, "The square foot system lets you make the most of your garden space to conserve the amount of water, soil conditioners, and labor needed to produce a maximum amount of food in that space.  A square foot garden takes only one-fifth the space and work of a conventional single-row garden to produce the same harvest."   

SQUARE  FOOT GARDENING REALLY DOES WORK!!!

I currently raise vegetables in four 8’x 8’ plots, one 8'x4' plot, and one 4'x4' plot.  I use a slightly modified square foot gardening technique.  These plots are situated next to each other in a square pattern with a grass strip between each one.  The crops I currently raise include Bush Green Beans, Pole Lima Beans, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Cucumbers, Lettuce (probably my favorite), Onions, Peas, Potatoes, Banana Peppers, Green Peppers, Hot Peppers, and Tomatoes.  I also grow a few herbs like Greek Oregano, Chives, and Fennel, that are situated in small plots around the main vegetable garden.

Please see the Site Content links below for more information about my square foot garden and the variety of plants I grow.