Comments on: Mel Bartholomew – Introducing Square Foot Gardening

By: OrganicTexas

OrganicTexas — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:31 +0000

It is easy! The box …
It is easy! The box is bottomless. I recommend a different mixture than what Mel uses. Pet moss is antimicrobial & good, healthy soil is teaming w/ microbes. I recommend the following mixture: 40% compost, 40% coconut fiber, 10% expanded shale, 10% mix of lava sand, green-sand, and alfalfa meal. Also use stone, brick or concrete bricks for your SFG, instead of wood or any other material. Good luck & keep us posted!

By: Seedcovers

Seedcovers — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:31 +0000

Thanks for this …
Thanks for this video, i have never been successful at gardening. This seems easy? Does the box have a bottom in in?

By: itsalovelydaytoday

itsalovelydaytoday — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:31 +0000

thank you so much …
thank you so much for posting this video – it helps to be able to share the information via a quick introduction and inspire people to buy the excellent book and video and then go make their gardens – so needed in today’s world!

By: rachelh923

rachelh923 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:31 +0000

Square foot …
Square foot gardening has been a revolution in backyard gardens. Couldn’t be easier.

By: Benitamartin

Benitamartin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000

What a tosser. He …
What a tosser. He never invented this. It was being used in France well before he was even thought of!! What a cheek to claim HE invented it. The shame

By: Seedcovers

Seedcovers — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000

Thank you so much : …
Thank you so much

By: OrganicTexas

OrganicTexas — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000

I’d stick to a …
I’d stick to a local nursery for the ingredients- they need your support more than the box stores. Fertile Garden Supply carries quality organic products and will ship’em anywhere if its legal to do. Google’em and you’ll find’em.

By: Seedcovers

Seedcovers — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000

Thanks for all this …
Thanks for all this beautiful information. Where can you get these ingredients? Hardware store or Home Depot?

By: OrganicTexas

OrganicTexas — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:29 +0000

David Will, founder …
David Will, founder of the Organic Living Club (OLC) in South Texas discussed using barrels to grow produce during our December meeting. You can watch it here:

watch?v=HivTEa6BMx4

or look for it on my YouTube homepage. -OT

By: ck4b3d

ck4b3d — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:00:29 +0000

I love SFG, I live …
I love SFG, I live in a city and have limited space so this system is wonderful. We have fruitfull crops year rounds thanks to SFG. The only improvment I ask for is translating SFG to crcular barrel type planters because I have 4 of those and would like to maximize their use as well.