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==== Square Foot Gardening - Bed 33 ==== | ==== Square Foot Gardening - Bed 33 ==== | ||
- | 3 x 10 Plan | + | === 3 x 10 Plan === |
- | After being inspired by Mel Bartholomew’s ‘Square foot Garden’s’, | ||
- | We will be sharing our process, progress, findings | + | After being inspired by Mel Bartholomew’s ‘Square foot Garden’s’, we’ve started planning for our own. This method is extremely accessible for anyone to try and just as easy to implement. It' |
- | Why use a square foot garden? In the time where space is becoming limited, and our human footprint is becoming ever larger, the importance of conserving both space and material is vital. We wanted to use a method that: | + | We will be sharing |
- | 1) required only a small space | + | Why use a square foot garden? In the time where space is becoming limited, and our human footprint is becoming ever larger, the importance of conserving both space and material, but still producing high quality food in an environmentally stable way, is vital. We wanted to use a method that: |
- | 2) would have a good yield | + | |
+ | 1) required only a small space. | ||
+ | 2) would have a good, reliable | ||
3) be low cost/low maintenance/ | 3) be low cost/low maintenance/ | ||
- | Survey | ||
- | Deciding where to put our Square foot garden was a matter of finding a flat patch of earth with good sun and where the wind wouldn' | + | === Survey === |
- | This unfortunately | + | Deciding where to put our Square foot garden was a matter of finding a flat patch of earth with good sun and where the wind wouldn' |
- | Square Foot Gardens can real be any dimension you want so find a space and design one that fits in with the garden. | + | We chose a rectangular patch of free ground for the 3x10 garden but whilst measuring we noticed that the ground is on a slight incline. This will mean that, when it comes to building |
- | Analysis | + | i.e - building one side of our garden slightly higher than the other |
+ | - Raising the base of the frame on the south side. | ||
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+ | The easiest alternative would be to create a raised bed that has no contact with the floor but we since we want the mix of wild weeds and plants as well as to leave behind a healthy mound of soil that is already integrated with the local fauna, this is not an option. | ||
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+ | == Client interview == | ||
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+ | What functions should the square foot garden provide: | ||
+ | * Educational | ||
+ | * an example of intensive gardening in small spaces | ||
+ | * an example of companion planting | ||
+ | * an example of no dig technique | ||
+ | * Food production | ||
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+ | * Accessibility | ||
+ | * easier for people with mobility issues | ||
+ | * children are able to have their own little patch to take care of | ||
+ | * even those in urban areas can sustain a small garden with this method | ||
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+ | === Analysis | ||
We’ve decided to grow almost exclusively perennial vegetables and herbs but depending on what you like you may what to plant annuals or a mix. | We’ve decided to grow almost exclusively perennial vegetables and herbs but depending on what you like you may what to plant annuals or a mix. | ||
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- | Design | + | === Design |
- | After several sketches | + | Square Foot Gardens can be any dimension you want so find a space and design one that fits in with the garden. We chose a 3x10 Design, long and thin, with room for a trellis system |
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+ | Now you can consider what vegetables will be going into your garden. There a few things to factor in before hand however, including: | ||
+ | - Hardiness Zone | ||
+ | All plants and fungi have a HZ Rating which must be taken into account when choosing what you will be growing. First you will need to find out where you are (where your garden is) on the HZ map and from there you can match plants with the same HZ rating. You can find your HZ here ----> [[https:// | ||
+ | - Soil Quality | ||
+ | Different plants will require different quality soils. Some are more tolerant of varying soil types while others may have very specific needs. Do some research before hand | ||
+ | - Light Quality | ||
+ | Again, some plants may be very tolerant when it comes to a lack of sunlight and others may not. This might not determine //what// you plant plant but it may determine //where// certain plants end up living in your final plans. | ||
+ | - Planting in family orientated groups | ||
One of the first things we considered was the idea and risk of planting in groups. The plan below is of a garden containing vegetables exclusively from the nightshade family. The problem with planting vegetables from the same family in such close proximity is that those families will be more likely to catch and spread the same diseases and parasites. Because they’re so close together, these diseases or parasites can easily damage the entire harvest. | One of the first things we considered was the idea and risk of planting in groups. The plan below is of a garden containing vegetables exclusively from the nightshade family. The problem with planting vegetables from the same family in such close proximity is that those families will be more likely to catch and spread the same diseases and parasites. Because they’re so close together, these diseases or parasites can easily damage the entire harvest. | ||
- | **put your table here** | + | {{ : |
- | Wanting to avoid this, we have chosen to distance vegetables from the same family from one another. | + | Wanting to avoid this, we have chosen to distance vegetables from the same family from one another |
+ | (Example below) | ||
- | **put your table here** | + | {{ : |
Although this may seem overly cautious and some might say it’s unnecessary, | Although this may seem overly cautious and some might say it’s unnecessary, | ||
+ | === Implementation: | ||
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+ | Our next step is too add up the cost of all our materials. This will include | ||
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+ | * Wood | ||
+ | * Seeds | ||
+ | * Compost - use as many different types as you have access to | ||
+ | * Vermiculite | ||
+ | * Peat moss | ||
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+ | === Maintenance: | ||
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+ | === Evaluation: === | ||
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+ | === Tweaking: === | ||
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