Square foot gardening on 10 acres?
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The ugliest, most utilitarian part of my 2008 science experiment (garden) is this square foot soreeyesight.
I will say this though: sq ft gardening is amazingly efficient. I still need to put up the cages for the tomatoes along the back
4 pink ozarks
6 sweet pimento peppers
4 cayenne peppers
1 lemon balm (thanks neighbor!)
4 swiss chard
2 basil
… umm… can’t remember
Question by marketing101x: Square foot gardening on 10 acres?
If you were planing on maintaining a garden that stretched out 10 acres would it be economically better to do a square foot garden?
What do you think? Answer below!
4 Responses to Square foot gardening on 10 acres?
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No square foot gardening is for people with limited space.
seahawkone
October 9, 2011 at 12:38 am
Why when you have 10 acre’s. Best to allow the crops to be well spread and free from constraints if you can.
April
October 9, 2011 at 1:23 am
10 acres is not a garden. It’s a farm. Get a tractor and plow it. It’s less work and your can sell your surplus. If you only need a little bit of produce, then likely you would be better off with square foot gardening. But you’re not limited, so why consider restricting your operation?
cajundude1
October 9, 2011 at 1:26 am
I wouldn’t. It’s fine for playing in the back yard but not for serious farming.
Look into French intensive gardening/farming. There’s a good book on it by John Jeavons who has been doing this for many years. I have a neighbor who swears by this method. She’s got the most productive garden I’ve ever seen. It’s all organic. It’s all on drip.
I have a couple of square food beds in my garden. I’ll keep them in production because I’m happy with the results. And, I’ve invested in setting them up. But, I’m going to french intensive beds this year for melons, winter squash, Irish and sweet potatoes.
Sew What?
October 9, 2011 at 1:36 am