Introductory Square Foot Gardening Course
Is Square Foot Gardening Right For You?
- Is your gardening space limited?
- Is the soil around your home less than ideal?
- Do you want to maintain a garden with minimal effort?
- Do you want to garden organic produce without fertilizers?
- Do you want not to worry about underwatering or overwatering your garden?
- Do you want to forget about weeds in your garden?
- Do you want to have continuous harvest all year round?
- Will it be your first garden?
- Is being more self-sufficient important to you?
If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then Square Foot Gardening is for you!
About the Course
For Whom
For everyone who wants to learn simple and efficient method of gardening, from people without gardening experience to Master Gardeners!
How Long
In less than 2 hours you will know how to Square Foot Garden.
Where
All students get online access to video lessons and handout downloads.
When to Start?
It is a self-paced course, you can start learning at any time at your own pace.
The Square Foot Gardening Method has assisted millions of beginner gardeners become successful green thumbs over decades, and now you can learn how all online!
Debra from Rahway, NJ USA
Growing Zone 6a
Quoc Thang from Germany
Growing Zone 7b
Sharonda from Laveen, Arizona USA
Growing Zone 9b
Do you know why Square Foot Gardening Method is successful?
Hover over the orange plus signs to know why.
Plant Densely
With permanent grids and plant spacing guides we plant densely, growing an amazing amount of produce in a much smaller area.
Grow in Mel’s Mix
With Mel’s Mix you don’t need fertilizers and it retains exact amount of water your plants need.
Grow Shallow
We grow shallow, raised beds don’t have to be deep. A mere 6 inches of Mel’s Mix is all it takes for most veggies.
Grow Vertically
We use trellis for vertical gardening.
Grow More in Less Space
Square Foot Gardening beds are compact and don’t take much space.
This course covers:
- Module 1 – An Introduction to Square Foot Gardening
- Module 2 – How to Get Started
- Module 3 – How To Plan Your Square Foot Garden
- Module 4 – How To Build A Square Foot Garden
- Module 5 – How To Plant Your Square Foot Garden
- Module 6 – How To Maintain Your Square Foot Garden
This course includes:
- Access to all six learning modules that will walk you through the Square Foot Gardening Method
- Nine downloadable handouts and planning worksheets
- Video tutorials on growing your own delicious, nutritious food
- Certificate of completion
Testimonials About the Course
This course exceeded my expectations. The video lengths and imagery were exactly what I was hoping for! Taking this course was a good experience for me. I now feel more confident about getting started on my SFG!
Mike L.Student of Introductory Square Foot Gardening Course (May 2023)
The learning resources provided gave me the support that I feel will make it easier for me to be a better grower. I feel like I have more tools to be successful to produce a crop or two.
Maria G.Student of Introductory Square Foot Gardening Course (July 2023)
Discount for Teachers, Military Veterans and Senior Citizens
The Square Foot Gardening Foundation gives 20% off discount on all SFG courses for all teachers, military veterans (with a valid ID provided) and senior citizens (with AARP card provided).