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Entries Tagged ‘garden boxes’

Going to Cleveland this weekend

I am making a circuit of the state to deliver Mel’s Mix this weekend, so if you want some (or any other Square Foot Gardening items such as the composite lumber 4×4 kit, grids, books, etc.), give me a call. 740-405-3874. I will start out headed to Dresden, Zanesville, then Coshocton, Canton & Cleveland. If [...]

Getting garden beds ready for winter – wait! Don’t put them to bed yet!

Amber from Upper Arlington sent me an email yesterday asking about what to do with her Square Foot Garden now that the growing season is winding down. It is such a good question, I thought I’d share the answer with everyone. You can start to clean up your gardens now – pull out dead and [...]

Wow! What a productive Square Foot Gardening Day!

Ok, very productive day, even though we didn’t start until after noon. Dylan made two 4×8 Square Foot Garden boxes and would have made a third, but the drill battery died. He mixed enough Mel’s Mix for three 4x4s and one 4×8. Once I’m out of the pile of compost, I’ll be switching to bagged [...]

Mother Earth News Fair

Tomorrow is the Mother Earth News Fair at Seven Springs Resort in PA. I have a Square Foot Gardening booth. Getting here was a day from hell. Hope that means our event is pre-disastered and the rest of the weekend will be amazing and profitable! It certainly looks like it is going to be a fantastic event.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/fair/schedule-categories.aspx

Mixing homemade Mel’s Mix

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how to mix the perfect soil for your garden. As you know, in Square Foot Gardening we call it “Mel’s Mix.” Seeing as how the truck of the commercially bagged Mel’s Mix has been delayed, people want to get started, so here are some ideas. In [...]