Using a DIY Shade Cloth in the Summer Square Foot Garden
Summer heat can seem devastating to a home garden, which is one of the reasons…
Shawna CoronadoSeptember 18, 2025
Controlling Aphids, Cut Worms, and Squash Bugs in Your Garden
Baby squash bug on a squash plant. Photo by Chad Hamblin. What happens when uninvited…
Kristina Hicks-HamblinJuly 12, 2024
Continuous Harvest? It IS Possible. Here’s How.
Square Foot Gardeners are natural planners, whether planting or harvesting — or both. This fact…
Nicole HollandJuly 23, 2025
How to Water a Square Foot Garden: 4 Methods That Work
How much should you water a Square Foot Garden? We'll be vague and say "enough,"…
foundationJuly 18, 2025
FAQs about DIY Home Composting
Ready to start your own backyard compost pile but not entirely sure you know what…
Wayne SchirnerJune 19, 2024
Harvest More? Try Succession Planting in Your Square Foot Garden
Are you familiar with "Succession planting"? It's a great way to stretch a growing season…
Kateryna HorbachJune 19, 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 McLaughlinMay 21, 2026
5 Bargains for Your Square Foot Garden: Spring 2024
Everyone loves a bargain, right? Here are 5 of our favorite affordable ideas to help…
foundationMay 22, 2024
11 Surprisingly Easy-to-Grow Spices From the Square Foot Garden
Anise flower. When thinking of all the wonderful foods that can be grown in your…
Kristina Hicks-HamblinApril 12, 2024
10 Facts About Cicada & How to Protect Your Square Foot Garden
1. What Is Cicada-Geddon? Living most of its long life under the ground, a periodical…
Kristina Hicks-HamblinApril 11, 2024