Fill boxes with Mel’s special soil mix: 1/3 blended compost (please please make your own! The compost sold in Kuwait is a little shady), 1/3 peat moss, and 1/3 coarse vermiculite (All available in True Value). It makes it easier to walk and sit around the boxes, especially when your plants get really big and spill out of the boxes a little. Space boxes 3′ apart to form walking aisles. Your existing soil doesn't matter! forget about it, and just worry about the new soil called Mel's Mix. Build boxes to hold a new soil mix above ground.
Companion plants can help each other grow bigger and tastier! Arrange your garden in squares, not rows. Here are the 10 things that make SFG different from traditional row gardening: It may come in downloadable PDF files too, if you search.
Square foot gardening invented by the genius Mel Bartholomew! Learn more about it in his website, Or order his very very valuable book. Save time, water, work and money! I am following the square foot gardening method, and I'll be using it as a reference through out the blog. Grow all you want and need in only 20% of the space of a conventional row garden. What is square foot gardening? A simple, unique and versatile system that adapts to all levels of experience, physical ability, and geographical location.
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