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Square Foot Gardening Part 5
Today I thought I’d spend some time talking tomatoes. And trellising. There are three ways to manage tomato plants. Caging— putting a circular support around your tomatoes and allowing them to bush, staking— using a central stake to support your … Continue reading
Square Foot Gardening—Part 4
We’ve discussed creating, preparing, and designing your SFG. Planting is the simple part. You can either go with seeds or starts. Those plants that grow faster, have a shorter gowing season, or mature later, can begin wtih seeds. Just follow the … Continue reading
Square Foot Gardening Part 3
In this section we will discuss spacing of your plants, and how to accomodate them. Needless to say, different plants requre different space needs. This can be achieved through planting or thinning. Let’s start with those requiring the most space. … Continue reading
Square Foot Gardening–Part 2
OK–so you’ve gotten the box built, it’s in place, and you’ve gotten landscaping fabric down. What next? Oh, yeah, dirt! But not just any dirt, and actually, not really dirt at all. We used what is called “Mel’s Mix” Here’s … Continue reading
Square Foot Gardening Part 1
We began square foot gardening several years ago as an experiment, after my husband read a wonderful book by Mel Bartholemew. The concept is that you create small, raised beds accessible from all sides without stepping or placing any weight … Continue reading
More about this site
A bit more about everything. I’ve named this website “Heart of the Home” after a beautiful song by the Celtic singer/songwriter Andy Stewert. When I get permission, I will post the lyrics to it. Some of my favorite things include … Continue reading
Hello everyone–welcome to my brand-spankin’ new blog!
Glad you could visit for a while. Hope you can come back. I want to share with you some things that are important to me! My home, my family, and my life.