Square foot gardening - Revision history

Wolfgang Fahl at 04:12, 19 November 2008

2008-11-19T04:12:12Z

Wolfgang Fahl at 04:12, 19 November 2008

2008-11-19T04:12:01Z

Bramley at 00:19, 22 November 2007

2007-11-22T00:19:36Z

Countrymike at 10:57, 15 November 2007

2007-11-15T10:57:13Z

Bramley at 04:12, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T04:12:46Z

Bramley at 04:11, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T04:11:56Z

Bramley at 04:11, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T04:11:25Z

Bramley at 04:01, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T04:01:58Z

Bramley at 04:01, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T04:01:19Z

Bramley at 03:59, 14 November 2007

2007-11-14T03:59:46Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:12, 19 November 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the [Waiheke Marketplace].	+	Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the [[Waiheke Marketplace]].

	Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop . Square foot gardening kitsets are now available		Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop . Square foot gardening kitsets are now available

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:12, 19 November 2008
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the Waiheke Marketplace.	+	Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the [Waiheke Marketplace].

	Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop . Square foot gardening kitsets are now available		Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop . Square foot gardening kitsets are now available

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:19, 22 November 2007
Line 1:		Line 1:
	Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the Waiheke Marketplace.		Ken Clark is now running workshops on the Square Foot Gardening method, as recently seen in the Waiheke Marketplace.

−	Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop	+	Phone: 372 5258 for booking a place at the next workshop . Square foot gardening kitsets are now available

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:57, 15 November 2007
Line 50:		Line 50:

	The beds are weeded and watered from the pathways, so the garden soil is never stepped on or compacted. Because a new soil mixture is used to create the garden, and a few handfuls of compost are added with each harvest to maintain soil fertility over time, the state of the site's underlying soil is irrelevant. This gardening method has been employed successfully in every region, including in deserts, on high arid mountain plateaus, in cramped city slums, and in areas with polluted or high salinity soils. It is equally useful for growing flowers, vegetables, herbs and some fruits in containers, raised beds, on tabletops or at ground level, in only 4 to 6 inches of soil. A few seeds per square foot, the ability to make compost, to water by hand, and to set up the initial garden in a sunny position or where a container, table or platform garden may be moved on wheels to receive light is all that is needed to set up a square foot garden.		The beds are weeded and watered from the pathways, so the garden soil is never stepped on or compacted. Because a new soil mixture is used to create the garden, and a few handfuls of compost are added with each harvest to maintain soil fertility over time, the state of the site's underlying soil is irrelevant. This gardening method has been employed successfully in every region, including in deserts, on high arid mountain plateaus, in cramped city slums, and in areas with polluted or high salinity soils. It is equally useful for growing flowers, vegetables, herbs and some fruits in containers, raised beds, on tabletops or at ground level, in only 4 to 6 inches of soil. A few seeds per square foot, the ability to make compost, to water by hand, and to set up the initial garden in a sunny position or where a container, table or platform garden may be moved on wheels to receive light is all that is needed to set up a square foot garden.
		+
		+
		+	[[Category:The environment]]
		+	[[Category:Education]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:12, 14 November 2007
Line 40:		Line 40:

	Different seeds are planted in each square, to ensure a rational amount of each type of crop is grown, and to conserve seeds instead of overplanting, crowding and thinning plants. Common spacing is one plant per square for larger plants (broccoli, basil, etc.), four plants per square for medium large plants like lettuce, nine plants per square for medium-small plants like spinach, and sixteen per square for small plants such as onions and carrots. Plants that normally take up yards of space as runners, such as squash or cucumbers, are grown vertically on sturdy frames that are hung with netting or string to support the developing crops. Ones that grow deep underground, such as potatoes or carrots, are grown in a square foot section that has foot tall sides and a planting surface above the ground, so that a foot or more of framed soil depth is provided above the garden surface rather than below it.		Different seeds are planted in each square, to ensure a rational amount of each type of crop is grown, and to conserve seeds instead of overplanting, crowding and thinning plants. Common spacing is one plant per square for larger plants (broccoli, basil, etc.), four plants per square for medium large plants like lettuce, nine plants per square for medium-small plants like spinach, and sixteen per square for small plants such as onions and carrots. Plants that normally take up yards of space as runners, such as squash or cucumbers, are grown vertically on sturdy frames that are hung with netting or string to support the developing crops. Ones that grow deep underground, such as potatoes or carrots, are grown in a square foot section that has foot tall sides and a planting surface above the ground, so that a foot or more of framed soil depth is provided above the garden surface rather than below it.
		+
		+

	[[Image:Tech.jpg]]		[[Image:Tech.jpg]]

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 Ken holds the first workshop at his Erua Rd property, the square foot garden can be seen in the middle of the group.
 Photo:Waiheke Market Place/Megan Clark
 Square Foot Gardening is a type of intensive gardening popularized by Mel Bartholemew. It is based on the idea that the wide rows in conventional home gardening are a waste of time, work, water and space, and that more quality vegetables can be grown in less space with less effort, no chemical additives, and on any type of ground, since the underlying soil is not used in the garden.
@@ Line 34: / Line 36: @@
 Multiple square foot gardens in full swing
 Different seeds are planted in each square, to ensure a rational amount of each type of crop is grown, and to conserve seeds instead of overplanting, crowding and thinning plants. Common spacing is one plant per square for larger plants (broccoli, basil, etc.), four plants per square for medium large plants like lettuce, nine plants per square for medium-small plants like spinach, and sixteen per square for small plants such as onions and carrots. Plants that normally take up yards of space as runners, such as squash or cucumbers, are grown vertically on sturdy frames that are hung with netting or string to support the developing crops. Ones that grow deep underground, such as potatoes or carrots, are grown in a square foot section that has foot tall sides and a planting surface above the ground, so that a foot or more of framed soil depth is provided above the garden surface rather than below it.
@@ Line 40: / Line 44: @@
 Graphic Illustration of what you can plant in the square foot grids
 The beds are weeded and watered from the pathways, so the garden soil is never stepped on or compacted. Because a new soil mixture is used to create the garden, and a few handfuls of compost are added with each harvest to maintain soil fertility over time, the state of the site's underlying soil is irrelevant. This gardening method has been employed successfully in every region, including in deserts, on high arid mountain plateaus, in cramped city slums, and in areas with polluted or high salinity soils. It is equally useful for growing flowers, vegetables, herbs and some fruits in containers, raised beds, on tabletops or at ground level, in only 4 to 6 inches of soil. A few seeds per square foot, the ability to make compost, to water by hand, and to set up the initial garden in a sunny position or where a container, table or platform garden may be moved on wheels to receive light is all that is needed to set up a square foot garden.

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:01, 14 November 2007
Line 32:		Line 32:
	[[Image:Tech.jpg]]		[[Image:Tech.jpg]]

−	Graphic Illustration of what you can plant	+	Graphic Illustration of what you can plant in the square foot grids

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:01, 14 November 2007
Line 29:		Line 29:

	Multiple square foot gardens in full swing		Multiple square foot gardens in full swing
		+
		+	[[Image:Tech.jpg]]
		+
		+	Graphic Illustration of what you can plant

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:59, 14 November 2007
Line 25:		Line 25:
	Ken holds the first workshop at his Erua Rd property, the square foot garden can be seen in the middle of the group.		Ken holds the first workshop at his Erua Rd property, the square foot garden can be seen in the middle of the group.
	Photo:Waiheke Market Place/Megan Clark		Photo:Waiheke Market Place/Megan Clark
		+
		+	[[Image:Garden.jpg]]
		+
		+	Multiple square foot gardens in full swing