| Many people love square foot gardening
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| | flowers, vegetables, or herbs in each
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| because they can get so much beauty from
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| | square foot. It doesn't hurt to mix the
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| a small space. You can build a square
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| | plants as they will each be planted in
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| foot garden following an exact square
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| | their own square foot space. You should
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| foot layout, or you can garden using a
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| | plant only 2 or 3 seeds per hole; it
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| square foot layout and put a few square
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| | doesn't take much to make a beautiful
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| feet together to make a larger space for
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| | garden. When you water, use a bucket
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| vegetables and other larger plants. Here
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| | of sun-warmed water and water gently by
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| are the basics of what you will need to
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| | hand. The seeds are very delicate at
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| develop a small Square Foot Garden of
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| | first, and you don't want to just spray
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| your own. You will need to build or buy
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| | them with a hose and send them flying all
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| boxes that sit above the ground to hold
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| | over the place. Then, sit back and
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| your soil and plants. If you are using
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| | watch everything grow. At harvest time
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| more than one box, space them 3' apart so
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| | enjoy the fruits of your labor, or the
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| you can walk in between them. You don't
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| | beauty of your garden, and then when
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| want to ever step inside the box and
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| | everything is done blooming and growing,
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| damage your plants. Place your boxes in
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| | add fresh compost and replant new crops.
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| an area that gets 6 - 8 hours of sunshine
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| | Note: Square foot gardens do not
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| daily, and it should sit somewhere close
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| | always have to be exactly square. You
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| to the house so you can water often.
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| | can get creative and add a little flair
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| Because you are working with small
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| | by using an Octagon shape, or even round
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| spaces, you may have to water more often
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| | (although round is going to be harder to
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| than you do your larger garden. The
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| | work with). And, you can also add some
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| soil mixture should consist of 1/3 part
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| | small garden art pieces to make it more
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| compost, 1/3 part peat moss and 1/3
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| | pleasing to look at while your plants are
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| coarse vermiculite. Remember that your
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| | young. It's up to you whether you leave
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| garden will be arranged in squares, not
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| | the art in as the plants grow. Some
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| rows (it's a little deceiving because if
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| | people find that when their flowers start
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| you do it right, and all of your squares
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| | to bloom, they like to see the natural
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| are the same size, it will look like you
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| | look and will take the garden art out.
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| have rows. First, lay out your garden in
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| | Others just enjoy the beauty of it all.
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| 4' by 4' areas, then make a square foot
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| | It's your garden, and now you should have
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| grid on the top and start separating them
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| | enough information to make it enjoyable
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| into 1' sections. Depending on what
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| | for years to come!
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| you like to eat, or view, you can mix
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