How to Plant Square Foot Gardens : How to Make Grids for Square Foot Gardens
Learn how to make grids for square foot gardens with expert gardening tips in this free video clip on growing grid gardens. Expert: Yolanda Vanveen Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash. Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
23 Responses to How to Plant Square Foot Gardens : How to Make Grids for Square Foot Gardens
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Sorry! I have, to agree, I have watch many expert village videos over several years…….PLEASE! …..make them longer…I can not search for the second part or the fifth part of these video!!! GOSH!!!
rgformon
January 12, 2012 at 9:51 pm
The wood looks like it maybe pressure treated? If that’s true, wouldn’t the chemicals seep into the food?
JoyeRoss
January 12, 2012 at 10:48 pm
You should probably research SFG prior to making a video of it. Expert Village must be desperate!
MrSamNC
January 12, 2012 at 11:40 pm
Just a heads up y’all…if you actually intend to EAT the plants you grow in those squares, make sure your wood is not CHEMICALLY TREATED and NEVER use VINAL or PLASTIC as shown in this video!!!
eagleheartsong
January 12, 2012 at 11:58 pm
The whole idea behind SFG is that its made out of a specially light soil, meaning you don’t have to use heavy tools to turn it over because you only have to turn over 1 square at a time. Because of the way it drains, it also doesn’t flood and it holds water longer than regular soil. You deal with one square at a time instead of working yourself to exhaustion on a whole row.
This is a great way to keep gardening as you get older and cannot easily do so much work.
eightmeg2003
January 13, 2012 at 12:39 am
Thats the first time I’ve seen her do some manual work; It was a shit idea anyway!
gscarecrow
January 13, 2012 at 1:16 am
I don’t know what the correct response is to this. I think the idea is to control every element. If you are open to the ground, you are open to viruses, etc, that might be present, I guess. But I would like to hear the official reason also.
WoundedEgo
January 13, 2012 at 1:38 am
I am new to sf gardening. Why even have anything on the bottom of the bed? For mine i have dug as deep as possible into the ground and mixed mels mix with the indiginous soil. I want my roots to go deep and the original soil performed well last season. I know it isnt pure sf gardening.
freemanrebel2
January 13, 2012 at 2:14 am
why do you chop your videos into such short segments? Very annoying listen to the introduction every couple of minutes…make 10 minutes segments please
Songer80
January 13, 2012 at 3:14 am
Expert village videos are always so short and choppy
BLuser01
January 13, 2012 at 3:25 am
I had forgotten about the lawn edging materials. Thanks for reminding me of the option.
Tsavah
January 13, 2012 at 3:53 am
The landscaping cloth (the black stuff at the bottom of the raised bed in this video) is not worm-friendly. A better, and free, alternative is cardboard.
WoundedEgo
January 13, 2012 at 4:19 am
Just search for Square Foot Gardening . com. Division is not necessary but it is useful even if you do not use Mel’s method. It can help with organization, allows you to specially treat individual plantings (varied soil contents, etc.). Also it does help with rotation and soil renewal. It’s not necessary, but I prefer it this way. Certainly not just extra work or useless as someone else has suggested.
blazingdan
January 13, 2012 at 5:19 am
Not a great video, but there is a good reason for separating the 1-foot squares. I’m always surprised at the number of people who don’t separate the squares.
While there are a handful of reasons why one would make full-depth dividers, the number one reason is because it facilitates easy replanting of individual squares. That is, you can easily change seed, soil, etc. w/out disrupting other squares. You might want a special soil in one place, etc.
That’s one quick, good reason for division.
blazingdan
January 13, 2012 at 6:07 am
i just found your blog. you’ve never grown a garden before and your giving advice and calling peoples ideas useless??!! how do you spell arrogant?!
mommasgirl64
January 13, 2012 at 6:16 am
it wasn’t my video you dork. i was objecting to you saying something is worthless because you read a book or something.
mommasgirl64
January 13, 2012 at 7:07 am
Why do you separate the squares? Does it keep the root systems from spreading out? I guess I just assumed you separate it visually above the surface of the soil to keep organized. I didn’t know you have to partition it beneath the soil.
thrivesurvive
January 13, 2012 at 7:28 am
I should add to-each-their-own. If this works for you, great! I personally like my twine fed through galvinized stables that mark off my area. I can easly rethread if I want more space for one plant (like tomatoes). I appologize to criticise your video. I’m sure it works wonders. Enjoy your garden!
SinfonianBarelytone
January 13, 2012 at 7:49 am
Oh well, it’s your video.
rachelh923
January 13, 2012 at 8:24 am
So what if it’s not Mel’s method?
mommasgirl64
January 13, 2012 at 8:53 am
Oh, you must be an expert.
mommasgirl64
January 13, 2012 at 9:34 am
This process is at best extra work for nothing. At worst it’s useless. Experts?
SinfonianBarelytone
January 13, 2012 at 10:07 am
This isn’t Mel’s Square Foot Gardening method. You really don’t need to completely separate each section.
rachelh923
January 13, 2012 at 10:52 am