Square Foot Gardening

We are attempting to grow some fruits and vegetables again this year. I heard about a system called Square Foot Gardening, and bought the book. We decided it was worth a try, so we bought the supplies and began building. It was a family project, and the kids enjoyed being outside and getting some fresh air.

We began by cutting the boards to the correct length.

Then we screwed them together, and added plywood to the bottom.

We built saw horses to support the boxes, and keep them up off the ground and away from snakes.

Colton and Bryce painted the boxes for us.

We mixed together a special dirt recipe consisting of peat moss, compost, and vermiculite. No weeds!

And then planted our seedlings and seeds.


We will eventually build a trellis to attach to one side to accommodate the tomatoes and other vining plants.

We also started our own compost pile. We dumped our green and brown organic products into the garbage can (after drilling holes in it), and simply roll it around the yard daily.

"The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing." Proverbs 20:4