Comments on: Square Foot Gardening – Opening the Garden http://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html Feeding the Family for $5 or Less Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:23:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Momhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41646 Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:55:20 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41646 <a href="#comment-41642" rel="nofollow">@Becky P.</a>, Huh?!? I'm not a wood expert, but I remember getting untreated wood from Lowes last year. I didn't think it was cedar though?!? But this was last year. I'm not sure what to tell you...perhaps call around to other hardware stores in your area!?! Erin @Becky P.,

Huh?!? I’m not a wood expert, but I remember getting untreated wood from Lowes last year. I didn’t think it was cedar though?!? But this was last year.

I’m not sure what to tell you…perhaps call around to other hardware stores in your area!?!

Erin

]]> By: Becky P.http://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41642 Becky P. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:29:12 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41642 I was so excited about starting my first sfg yesterday but was discuraged once I visited Lowes. They mentioned only being able to use Cedar since I wanted untreated wood & all they had was fence post. Do you have any suggestions on which wood you recommend? I heard about linoil that was plant based. I was so excited about starting my first sfg yesterday but was discuraged once I visited Lowes. They mentioned only being able to use Cedar since I wanted untreated wood & all they had was fence post. Do you have any suggestions on which wood you recommend? I heard about linoil that was plant based.

]]> By: Lesleyhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41623 Lesley Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:50:06 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41623 We got the Square Foot Gardening Book last year.... and your book this past month. I LOVE both!!! We started with three boxes last year and plan to add three more this year. I am so excited about the free and fresh veggies to come. We live in northern NY... and actually had snow covered ground all morning... so I have a bit more until I can get my seeds going without worrying too much. I hope to get a little better about planting times, harvesting dates, and frost dates. I would strongly reccommend anyone that gets the square foot book to really do the weed paper under the boxes and use the "mel's mix". I honestly did ZERO weeding last year for a summer long harvest of fresh veggies!!! What a time and back saver! Good luck... I am so excited to see the updates! :) We got the Square Foot Gardening Book last year…. and your book this past month. I LOVE both!!! We started with three boxes last year and plan to add three more this year. I am so excited about the free and fresh veggies to come. We live in northern NY… and actually had snow covered ground all morning… so I have a bit more until I can get my seeds going without worrying too much. I hope to get a little better about planting times, harvesting dates, and frost dates. I would strongly reccommend anyone that gets the square foot book to really do the weed paper under the boxes and use the “mel’s mix”. I honestly did ZERO weeding last year for a summer long harvest of fresh veggies!!! What a time and back saver! Good luck… I am so excited to see the updates! :)

]]> By: Nichttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41582 Nic Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:19:41 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41582 hehehe I love how your son was dressed... I remember those days well. You'll be yearning for them later when he asks for bizillion dollar tennis shoes and jeans. =P Been playing outside as I can for a good month or so now and can't WAIT to get seriously going in the garden. The grocery store had herb starters out today and that's always a good sign. hehehe I love how your son was dressed… I remember those days well. You’ll be yearning for them later when he asks for bizillion dollar tennis shoes and jeans. =P Been playing outside as I can for a good month or so now and can’t WAIT to get seriously going in the garden. The grocery store had herb starters out today and that’s always a good sign.

]]> By: Bethanyhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41555 Bethany Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:35:39 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41555 Last year I had my first garden ever. We started a regular garden and then I found your site and started a square foot garden too! We plan on doing both again this year. I can't wait to get started! Last year I had my first garden ever. We started a regular garden and then I found your site and started a square foot garden too! We plan on doing both again this year. I can’t wait to get started!

]]> By: Seth @ Boy Meets Foodhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41553 Seth @ Boy Meets Food Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:10:56 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41553 Our soil is very clay-y also. I talked to a guy at Home Depot that said to mix in either sand or top soil that has a lot of sand in it. The top soil with lots of sand was only $1.50 or so for a 40 lb. bag. He said the sand will help to break down the clay. We bought a bunch of bags, tilled it into the soil, and it really helped. Our soil is very clay-y also. I talked to a guy at Home Depot that said to mix in either sand or top soil that has a lot of sand in it. The top soil with lots of sand was only $1.50 or so for a 40 lb. bag. He said the sand will help to break down the clay. We bought a bunch of bags, tilled it into the soil, and it really helped.

]]> By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Momhttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41536 Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41536 <a href="#comment-41532" rel="nofollow">@Elizabeth W</a>, Prices around here for berry bushes are about the same. I wish I had a resource for them, but I don't. Sorry! @Elizabeth W,

Prices around here for berry bushes are about the same. I wish I had a resource for them, but I don’t. Sorry!

]]> By: Elizabeth Whttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41532 Elizabeth W Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:07:21 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41532 We just love this time of year! We have a Large ground garden that feeds 3 households (we live in Central Alabama and its My in laws, the Grandma and Aunt, and our growing family that all live within a half mile of each other) 2 weeks ago we started our garden and man if I can't even remember what all we started! Its this Preggo brain I guess! Yesterday, I started cleaning out my strawberrys and they look great! My 3 year old and I started our Herb container garden at the first of the week with cilantro, baisel,chives and onions and a few flowers for her! I really want to grow some blueberry bushes. They are way to expensive to buy around here at $6+ a pint! Do you have any tips or have a link for that? If I grow it at my house, it has to be able to survive without much help from me! Ha! Thanks for your wonderful post! We just love this time of year! We have a Large ground garden that feeds 3 households (we live in Central Alabama and its My in laws, the Grandma and Aunt, and our growing family that all live within a half mile of each other) 2 weeks ago we started our garden and man if I can’t even remember what all we started! Its this Preggo brain I guess! Yesterday, I started cleaning out my strawberrys and they look great! My 3 year old and I started our Herb container garden at the first of the week with cilantro, baisel,chives and onions and a few flowers for her! I really want to grow some blueberry bushes. They are way to expensive to buy around here at $6+ a pint! Do you have any tips or have a link for that? If I grow it at my house, it has to be able to survive without much help from me! Ha! Thanks for your wonderful post!

]]> By: Tanya C.http://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41530 Tanya C. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:39:10 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41530 Thanks for the inspiration. I loved watching your garden progress last year so much I'm doing one of my own this year. We just finished building the boxes and will be planting over the next week or so (we both work and the kids are in school so we have to fit it in around everything) Thanks for the inspiration. I loved watching your garden progress last year so much I’m doing one of my own this year. We just finished building the boxes and will be planting over the next week or so (we both work and the kids are in school so we have to fit it in around everything)

]]> By: Mimihttp://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/03/square-foot-gardening-opening-garden.html/comment-page-1#comment-41529 Mimi Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:27:09 +0000 http://www.5dollardinners.com/?p=6654#comment-41529 You were a great inspiration during your last garden! We checked out Mel's book and set forth on our own square foot garden! We are so excited. Hope I did the picture link right :o) You were a great inspiration during your last garden! We checked out Mel’s book and set forth on our own square foot garden! We are so excited.
Hope I did the picture link right :o )

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