After reading several different articles & the book on square foot gardens we decided we would try it this year. I have looked back at Rayn's several times:)! Thanks Rayn! This has been a crazy year as far as the weather goes. There were several nights in May that the temperature got down to near freezing. A few nights Adam and I were out covering the boxes with plastic trying to prevent the plants from getting nipped leaves and dying. As we were planting these boxes I was amazed as to how much we were planting. The boxes include the following: tomatoes (Roma's & regular), cucumbers, bell peppers, Anaheim pepper, jalapenos, onions, carrot's, beets, bibb lettuce, romaine lettuce, egg plant, cilantro, basil, rosemary, & sage. There are even a few open squares to be able to replant and rotate because you don't plant the same thing in the same square after harvest. I am sooo excited about this. We also planted more tomatoes, peppers, and peas in the regular garden space wanting to see if there is a difference in harvest:). The next step will be putting the trellis up for the tomatoes and cucumbers.
I think I have gone out everyday for the past couple weeks hoping to see some little thing popping out of the soil! Well a few days ago guess what?! The beets, carrot's, and lettuce are out of the ground:)! I hope it continues to grow! I'm crossing my fingers:)!
After reading several different articles & the book on square foot gardens we decided we would try it this year. I have looked back at Rayn's several times:)! Thanks Rayn! This has been a crazy year as far as the weather goes. There were several nights in May that the temperature got down to near freezing. A few nights Adam and I were out covering the boxes with plastic trying to prevent the plants from getting nipped leaves and dying. As we were planting these boxes I was amazed as to how much we were planting. The boxes include the following: tomatoes (Roma's & regular), cucumbers, bell peppers, Anaheim pepper, jalapenos, onions, carrot's, beets, bibb lettuce, romaine lettuce, egg plant, cilantro, basil, rosemary, & sage. There are even a few open squares to be able to replant and rotate because you don't plant the same thing in the same square after harvest. I am sooo excited about this. We also planted more tomatoes, peppers, and peas in the regular garden space wanting to see if there is a difference in harvest:). The next step will be putting the trellis up for the tomatoes and cucumbers.
I think I have gone out everyday for the past couple weeks hoping to see some little thing popping out of the soil! Well a few days ago guess what?! The beets, carrot's, and lettuce are out of the ground:)! I hope it continues to grow! I'm crossing my fingers:)! 
3 comments:
so exciting! good luck!
That is soooo awesome!!! I have so much to learn!! Can't wait to see it in person.
i'm so excited for you. it's amazing how many things you can fit into a square! i hope everything turns out well. and that tou get lots of produce! i'm interested to see how the experiment turns out with the other garden too.
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