| Square foot gardening is the method of planning a | | | | 4×4 and it can also be custom made according |
| small planted garden. This practice follows other | | | | to the preferences of an individual. |
| organic gardening ideas and this method is well suited | | | | The benefits of this type of gardening are enormous. |
| for areas with really poor soil or novice gardeners or | | | | This gardening requires very much less work than the |
| people with disabilities. The original method in this | | | | conventional gardening. The conventional type needs |
| practice normally contains an open box with finite | | | | some tools to make soil loose, on the other hand |
| amount of soil, divided into grids. | | | | here the soil always remains loose. Weeding is done |
| Each grid is planted with different kinds of plants and | | | | easily and requires very less time because of the |
| the number of plants per grid varied depending on | | | | raised beds, light soil, and easily accessed beds. |
| the plant size. Normally, single tomato occupy the | | | | Harvesting also doubles because of the soil mixture, |
| whole grid, herbs such as basil, oregano, or mint can | | | | lack of weeds, and spaced plants. |
| be planted four in number, and about 16 radish plants | | | | Water saving is another great benefit. The preferred |
| can be planted in one grid. Climbing plants like pole | | | | soil mixture has the water retention properties and |
| beans are normally plants along the northern row to | | | | therefore, one need not have to water plants |
| avoid shading over other plants, and this is supported | | | | frequently like the ordinary methods. Hand-watering is |
| by netting or lattice. | | | | possible with this practice because of which young |
| The smaller beds are used because the gardener can | | | | plants can be saved. This close planting also shade |
| easily cover the whole area without walking on the | | | | out the weeds and eliminates the weeds to |
| plants. The path between the beds should be wide | | | | germinate. |
| enough for a gardener to work comfortably. Each | | | | The natural insect repellent methods are used in |
| bed is divided into approximately one square unit and | | | | square foot gardening, which means this is a pesticide |
| the separation is marked with twine or sticks so that | | | | and herbicide free gardening. Accessibility with this |
| it will be visible even after the plants are fully grown. | | | | type of gardening is enormous. Plywood can be |
| The soils recommended for this type of garden are | | | | attached at the bottom of the box and the box can |
| peat, compost, and vermiculite. | | | | be placed on any raised platform. This way physically |
| The beds are watered and weeded from the | | | | disabled person can also involve themselves in |
| pathways. New soil is always added to create a | | | | gardening. |
| garden and along with this compost is added to | | | | This gardening method allows people to create their |
| maintain the soil fertility. This gardening method can | | | | own garden and grow organic, fresh homegrown |
| be followed in any part of the world such as | | | | foods. This practice requires only little time of |
| plateaus, deserts, mountains, urban areas, and even | | | | maintenance and this is the best way to calm and |
| in polluted soils. The beds are normally of size | | | | relax from the everyday stress. |