Tonight I gave my first Square Foot Gardening presentation for the new year for the Muskingum County Master Gardeners in Zanesville, Ohio. There were nearly 40 in attendance! We covered the 10 Basics plus a few more advanced tips and shared how we can feed the world by teaching people how to help themselves by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hello all! I’m in Hawaii with the Square Foot Gardening Foundation helping Mel with a 3-day Certified Teacher training. Not much time to enjoy the views, but we’re having a great time! This could be the start of a whole series of training around the Pacific Rim. We are going to show people how to [...]
People are always asking me, “What can I do about the deer?” Short of a shotgun, there aren’t a whole lot of options. Mel gives a good one in his book, All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!, and called it a critter cover. It works, but it is not terribly attractive. [...]
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 [...]
Wrapping up a very exhausting day at the Clark County Master Gardeners Garden Fling. I spoke two times about Square Foot Gardening and had a booth. Not a great sales day – not many attendees because it was a beautiful day – but made some really good contacts. Tomorrow at 2:00 I’m off to Wilson’s [...]
Wow! The winter is passing quickly. It doesn’t seem like it when I look out the window and see a good 12 inches of now on the ground – very unusual for this part of Ohio! It got down to -7 overnight. Brrrr!!! But Square Foot Gardening classes are starting this week. Friday I’m speaking [...]
Wow! It is amazing how quickly my Spring calendar is filling up with Square Foot Gardening classes. Already I’m scheduled to speak in Delaware and Wooster, as well as Newark. I’m also talking with Upper Arlington’s Life Long Learning program and will be there again, probably in February. See my calendar page for a complete [...]
I’m starting to schedule my Square Foot Gardening classes for the spring. We can start as early as February ’cause we can plant peas and potatoes in March in Ohio, earlier in other states. I’m willing to travel! Especially if it is to someplace warm. I have the 10 Basics of Square Foot Gardening, a [...]
