How to Store Homegrown Potatoes, Onions, Winter Squash
Some vegetables are great candidates for long term storage just as they are? Let's start…
Chris McLaughlinOctober 30, 2024
Spice It Up! 5 Unusual Herbs for Your Square Foot Garden
Ready to add some zing to your garden? Go beyond the expected parsley, sage, rosemary,…
Chris McLaughlinJune 19, 2024
Growing Green Thumbs: Planting the Seeds of Fun and Discovery in a Kid-Friendly Square Foot Garden
photo credits to Anchor Center Kids and gardens are a natural partnership. The great outdoors…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Summer’s Sweetest Treats: Grow Melons Vertically in Your Square Foot Garden Raised Bed
Plant small melon varieties to grow vertically. If you love watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloupe, or honeydew,…
Chris McLaughlinJanuary 22, 2024
Hardening Off Vegetable Seedlings
For seedlings that began life indoors under lights, there comes a time that they will…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Small Yard? Make Our Easy DIY Compost Pile
It’s easy to make your own backyard compost pile to add to your Mel’s Mix™…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Daikon: A Bigger, Often Sweeter, Radish for your SFG
Daikon is an easy, fast growing crop. Around the globe, daikon radishes are called winter…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Keen on Green Beans? Grow Flavorful Vining and Bush Varieties
Dragon Tongue bush beans. Photo from Certified Instructor Sigrid’s SFG garden. If you’re like me,…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Trellis Tricks: Grow “Up” for Bigger SFG Harvests
Stems of trellised fruits will thicken, don't worry - but some gardeners do add a…
Chris McLaughlinFebruary 8, 2024
Stretch Your Veggie Season: Build a Tool-Free DIY Hoop House
Cold frame building tips are in the All New Square Foot Gardening 3rd Edition Hoop…
Chris McLaughlinNovember 20, 2024