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Over 3 million copies sold! This revolutionary gardening book gets a revolutionary update for its 4th edition—new plans, options, and advice herald a modern approach to this tried-and-true method.
No digging, no tilling, no fertilizing, no machinery or heavy tools—less watering, waste, and weeding! In All New! Square Foot Gardening, 4th Edition, discover the foolproof gardening method that has helped generations of gardeners around the world raise their own organic vegetables in less space, with less effort, and for less money than traditional row gardens.
The Square Foot Gardening (SFG) technique takes the guesswork out of every step, even if you are completely new to gardening. The process is simple: set up your garden box, fill it with a growing blend known as Mel’s Mix™, and add a square-foot grid on top to guarantee proper plant spacing and maximum yields. With this easy and flexible system, you’ll reap the rewards of baskets of homegrown produce to enjoy with friends and family.
In the 4th edition, enjoy:
Updated and beautifully illustrated garden plans to help you lay out your plantings and grow what your family eats most Extensive new charts with crop-by-crop information on how and when to plant and harvest each vegetable Flexible, step-by-step building plans for garden boxes you can build, fill, and plant in a single afternoonInsight on where to place your garden, how to plan your squares, and how to care for your plants organicallyInstructions for DIYing trellises, hoop tunnels, archways, and other accessories for your SFGMore practical solutions to today’s biggest gardening challenges, including deer, extreme weather, and insect pests NEW – Information on building and using “top hats” to grow healthy root crops in a standard SFG bedNEW – Alternative options if the standard Mel’s Mix ingredients aren’t available to you or you’re looking for alternatives to peat moss 200 NEW PHOTOS, 30 NEW ILLUSTRATIONS – Redesigned pages with all-new illustrations for fun, easy planning and new photographs to reflect more diverse growing locationsPlus, a Quick Start Guide to get you growing today
It is a mission of the SFG Foundation to empower gardeners with the skills to create their own sustainable, sufficient, and reliable food source. They strive to reduce world hunger by teaching people in underserved countries how to grow their own fresh produce to eat and sell.
If you’re looking for a low-maintenance, lower-cost way to grow food for yourself and your family, you will find success with this invaluable reference. If you’re already a dedicated Square Foot Gardener with a tattered copy of a previous edition, you will expand on your success with the updated and enhanced guidance. With All New Square Foot Gardening, 4th Edition, you’ll discover everything you need to know about the world’s most popular growing technique to harvest MORE food from less space.
Now you can garden anywhere!
From the Publisher
The World’s Most Popular Method for Growing Vegetables
Harvest MORE Food from Less Space!
Unlock the Secrets of Square Foot Gardening with the 8 Simple Steps Detailed Inside
Step 1: Layout Your Square Foot Garden
Step 2: Plan Your Square Foot Garden
Step 3: Build Your SFG Box and Grid
Step 4: Build Your SFG Box Accessories
Step 5: Fill Your SFG Box with Mel’s Mix
Step 6: Plant According to Your SFG Plan
Step 7: Maintain Your SFG Bed
Step 8: Harvest From Your SFG Bed
“I hope Square Foot Gardening does for you what it did for me: unlock a lifelong passion for growing your own food, reconnecting to nature, and the multitude of other benefits that becoming a gardener bestows upon your life. Trust me when I say that you have no idea the richness gardening can bring to your life.”
—Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening, from the book’s foreword
Publisher : Cool Springs Press; 4th edition (January 14, 2025)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 0760388938
ISBN-13 : 978-0760388938
Item Weight : 2.02 pounds
Dimensions : 7.95 x 0.71 x 9.92 inches