Written by: Alex Darc I love garlic and use quite a bit of it in my cooking. So I plant a lot of garlic. I also love that here in my Northeast garden, I can plant garlic in the Fall and forget about it until mid-late spring, and then just water and keep it weed free. And because Garlic grows ...
Hot off the Press: Fall 2020 Square Foot Gardening Newsletter!
Our quarterly newsletter is packed with great info about growing your SFG during cold weather, inspirational photos, video links, recipes, and more. Read Now >> ...
Sweet Potatoes or Yams?
Sweet Potatoes. Yams. You probably don’t spend much time thinking about them other than when Grandma serves her candied yams, with or without marshmallows, during the holidays, or the occasional walk on the wild side when you order sweet potato fries instead of regular French fries at the ...
Short-Term Storage of Your Harvest
Square Foot Gardening is fun and rewarding from start to finish. And, probably the most fun and rewarding time you’ll spend in your garden is when you’re harvesting some of the delicious crops that you’ve planted and nurtured. But once you’ve harvested your crops, you want to be sure that you’re ...
Hot off the Press: Summer Newsletter
We're excited that it's time for the Summer Newsletter! It's full of great info, including recipes, inspirational photos, a kids' contest, and more! Make sure you read and share. Click here to read >> ...
Why Not to Fertilize your Square Foot Garden
If you practiced conventional row gardening before you launched your Square Foot Gardening adventure, you may have a little voice in the back of your head that whispers, “Go ahead, add the fertilizer. You know you want to.” Resist the voice. We repeat — resist the voice; there is no need for any ...
All About Pruning Tomatoes
We’re all used to pruning plants like trees, shrubs, and flowering perennials, but tomatoes? If you’ve ever grown tomatoes in your vegetable garden, you know how easily they can take over their space with their jumbly growth. And with Square Foot Gardening, if a plant misbehaves and takes over its ...
World SFG Day 2020 Photo Celebration!
Thank you to all our Square Foot Gardners who submitted photos for World SFG Day 2020. We have enjoyed all your amazing photos and want to share them with the entire community. Thank you again, now let's keep growing! ...
Level 1 SFG Course – Available Now!
Take a Peek Inside Our Course! About Our Course Learn to grow your own food easily and efficiently with minimal space, water and effort! The Square Foot Gardening, 6-module course is available now online! This comprehensive guide will walk you through each stage of the Square Foot ...
Common Plant Diseases & How to Treat Them
One of the benefits of Square Foot Gardening is that plants tend to be much healthier than those grown in traditional row-planted gardens — when plants are given the optimal conditions to grow, they are more resistant to stress and, as a result, less vulnerable to pest and disease issues. However, ...
