all new square foot gardening by mel bartholomew

Despite its somewhat annoying tendency to read like an infomercial, this attractive, easy-to-understand, and well-organized book for both novice and experienced gardeners is recommended for all libraries. Mel’s first book, Square Foot Gardening, was published in 1981 and became the largest selling garden book of all time. There are also helpful charts for succession planting and spacing plants and a schedule for starting seeds indoors. Mel Bartholomew invented Square Foot Gardening in 1976, as a simple alternative to wasteful, labor intensive and inefficient row gardening. He clearly explains the square-foot concept, from the rationale behind it (the square-foot garden takes up much less space than traditional row gardening and saves time, money, and aggravation) to how to plan the garden, build the boxes and vertical supports, and employ his planting and cultural techniques. Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew: 9781579548568 : Books One of the bestselling garden books ever is fresher than ever Ready to inspire a whole new generation of gardeners. His techniques do not require heavy digging or fertilizers and feature advice on using vertical gardening to save space. The awesome planting charts in the back of the Square Foot Gardening book are a tremendous help.

'Bartholomew, author of the popular Square Foot Gardening (1981), has refined his original square-foot gardening concept by adding ten improvements, including a new location for the garden that is closer to the house, a special soil mix, and six-inch deep, 4' x 4' above-ground boxes with grids. Mel wanted every gardener - experienced or beginner - to have a great experience growing their own food.

All new square foot gardening by mel bartholomew