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All New Square Foot Gardening
by: Mel Bartholomew

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 635
EAN: 9781591862024
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1591862027
Label: Cool Springs Press
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: February 14, 2006
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Sales Rank: 639
Studio: Cool Springs Press

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Do you know what the best feature is in All New Square Foot Gardening?

Sure, there are ten new features in this all-new, updated book. Sure, it's even simpler than it was before. Of course, you don't have to worry about fertilizer or poor soil ever again because you'll be growing above the ground.

But, the best feature is that anyone, anywhere can enjoy a Square Foot garden. Children, adults with limited mobility, even complete novices can achieve spectacular results.

But, let's get back to the ten improvements. You're going to love them.

1)      New Location - Move your garden closer to your house by eliminating single-row gardening. Square Foot Garden needs just twenty percent of the space of a traditional garden.

2)      New Direction - Locate your garden on top of existing soil. Forget about pH soil tests, double-digging (who enjoys that?), or the never-ending soil improvements.

3)      New Soil - The new 'Mel's Mix' is the perfect growing mix. Why, we even give you the recipe. Best of all, you can even buy the different types of compost needed.

4)      New Depth - You only need to prepare a SFG box to a depth of 6 inches! It's true--the majority of plants develop just fine when grown at this depth.

5)      No Fertilizer - The all new SFG does not need any fertilizer-ever! If you start with the perfect soil mix, then you don't need to add fertilizer.

6)      New Boxes - The new method uses bottomless boxes placed aboveground. We show you how to build your own (with step-by-step photos).

7)      New Aisles - The ideal gardening aisle width is about three to four feet. That makes it even easier to kneel, work, and harvest.

8)      New Grids - Prominent and permanent grids added to your SFG box help you visualize the planting squares and know how to space for maximum harvest.

9)      New Seed Saving Idea - The old-fashioned way advocates planting many seeds and then thinning the extras (that means pulling them up). The new method means planting a pinch- literally two or three seeds--per planting hole.

10) Tabletop Gardens - The new boxes are so much smaller and lighter (only 6 inches of soil, remember?), you can add a plywood bottom to make them portable.

Of course, that's not all. We've also included simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. You're going to love it!

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- No dig gardening
I got this book from the library and loved it and could only find it on Amazon. I intend to follow the system in my new vege garden

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- All New Square Foot Gardening
This is my vegetable gardening bible. It contains more inovative ideas than any other gardening book I've ever read.

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- Awesome! Fun!
I originally got the book from the library. I liked the book so much I bought it on Amazon. Great book! Looking forward to growing my own vegetables.

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- Awesome Book
All New Square Foot Gardening, is a really good book for those who want to grow lots of vegetables and stuff in an extremely limited area. SFG's ideas greatly increase the efficiency of growing in a specific area.

I'm giving the idea 5/5 stars. BUT the book, i going to have to give a 4/5 stars. Reason being, the book has a very odd flow, probably because it is a rewrite. Its a little choppy and slow in some areas, so I usually end up skimming over those areas. Also, some of the ideas are a little odd, and no alternatives to these odd ideas a presented. Its like, "if its not done MY WAY, don't do it at all", some examples include his soil mix and his raised bed height. His soil mix is good and all, but its really expensive, and it will break down into dust in an extremely short time. And his recommendation of 6 inch high beds and NO higher are pretty ridiculous, i mean that is not that high, and if you ... Read More

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