Comments on: Square Foot Gardening Update #2

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:04:38 +0000

What stops the Chipmunks from climbing over?

By: Dani in NC

Dani in NC — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:46:12 +0000

Masking tape? That is a great Idea! I’ll have to try that. I didn’t want to invest $15-$20 in the wood or vinyl strips from the official Square Foot Gardening site.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:23:05 +0000

Masking tape! I was too cheap to buy thin wooden strips or anything else!

By: Dani in NC

Dani in NC — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:20:18 +0000

Your garden looks great. What did you use to mark off your squares? I’ve heard that string isn’t sturdy enough, so I’m wondering what else I should try.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:31:24 +0000

It looks beautiful. I thought I followed the directions perfectly for mine, but the leaves are yellow and things are growing way too slowly in mine.

By: Fawn

Fawn — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:28:43 +0000

Your garden is fabulous! I’m new to your site after a friend recommened. Well done! My question is – I see your garden site is surrounded by brick. Is there brick…underneath your garden?
I’m asking because I have the most perfect spot at our new home for a square foot garden – it is even walled off. The problem I discovered while weeding is that the bottom is all concrete. Can I grow plants in there with a concrete floor? There is soil/sand in it right now, complete with all the weeds you can handle. So, I’m sure that plants could grow in there as well, I just wasn’t sure.
It’s such a great spot that gets just the right amount of sun and shade. I’d hate to see it turned into a sandbox!

By: Kalyn

Kalyn — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:56:16 +0000

Love you garden! I hate those weed-sprouts that turn into trees. I battle that every year in my garden too!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:13:19 +0000

Sharon- Right now the garden is getting about 3.5 hours of sunlight. It should get close to 6 during the summer months. We did get fresh manure to mix in the soil. I think that is playing a large part. What kind of fertilizer do you use?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:03:35 +0000

I am seriously jealous. We planted a square foot garden this year too. But so far not much is happening. i think we’re in a colder climate than you. But the other big factor is that I don’t think it’s getting enough sunlight. We have so many trees in our back yard, we haven’t yet found a spot that gets 6-7 hours of direct sunlight per day. It’s a bit frustrating.

By: Reneesg

Reneesg — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:19:47 +0000

Your garden looks really nice! I really like your technique and will be passing it on.

My daughter has limited space so she tried gardening without a garden. You purchase top soil bags, cut slits in the bottoms for drainage then turn over and cut openings for your plants or seeds. Once planted, you cover the bag with mulch and you’re done. Practically weed free.

I have chipmunks run amuk here and they have dug under the chicken wire fences. We put the wire into the ground about 4 inches and that stopped them. Usually chicken wire has 1″ hexagons and about the first foot up has wire rinning across to make those hexs even smaller. It seems that those buggers can get into anywhere it they really want to. They say that mothballs work but you don’t want those around small children and pets. Also plastic baggies attached to a small stick or a beachball will scare them away. The wind will blow the baggie causing noise and the beachball will blow around the yard. They don’t like alot of movement so they will go somewhere else.