Square Foot Garden

I ran across this idea on the internet a few months back and knew I had to do it. I love the idea of having a garden. I loathe the idea of spending hours in it weeding and watering and sloshing through mud. Check out the Square Foot Gardening website for more details.

Jimmy assembled the boxes for me. (pretend like my backyard is not messy or grass-free)








Picking out the "Mel's Mix" (a combination of vermiculite, compost, and peatmoss) was actually like an expensive- {ahem} fun little treasure hunt. Okay, so it was a little pricey but considering we only have to invest in it once then it was well worth it to me.













We have tomatoes, snap peas, cabbage, green chili, bell peppers, jalapeno, cabbage, and the empty squares will be my green bean plants. (Looks like they are just coming up...see them peeking through? Hello, little green beans!)

This is a fantastic idea for anyone who doesn't want to mess with rototilling, weeding, and irrigating. We still have to make trellis walls for our tomotoes to crawl up but other than that, it's pretty maintenance-free.

It's a small start this year (just three boxes) but it's been fun putting the square gardening method to the test and so far...I really like it!