Up is north and will have a trellis. Left to right, top to bottom, pickling cucumber, snap peas, pinto beans, cucumber, carrots, bell or poblano pepper (undecided), jalapeño, carrots, sweet potatoes, 3 onions, green cabbage, yellow potato, broccoli, spaghetti squash

Just did an at home test for my soil since all of my plants are stunted. I am low in K+, Phos and my PH is 5.5 with very high Nitrogen. How do I amend my soil?

Hi all, thinking of finally starting on my garden this year. Zone 6a - Arkansas. I’m thinking of setting up the garden on the right side of my yard and possible fruit trees along the back wall(10ft away from the fence. The picture doesn’t fully show how big the yard is, my house is on .25 acres. The only issue may be a drainage issue where the downspout is at along the right side. Water likes to pool there after it rains but usually gone by the next day. The sun shines along the back all year no issues there. Picture is from this morning. Anything I am missing?

Hi! Looking for feedback on a few things — this is my first time doing a SFG. I’ve done a little container gardening in the past and helped out with others’ big gardens but not much overall.

I tried to order the tall stuff in the back, short in the front, for shading/accessibility purposes. This is just two 4’x4’ boxes.

My main questions:

1. How big a problem is it that I want to plant like 20 different things?
2. Will the vines compete with each other? I’ve heard that beans / peas can get kinda aggro..
3. I’ve seen rabbits in my yard; I imagine they would be all over a garden like this, right? Any solutions? I’ve seen the removable rabbit cage in the book, but it seems that if the plants on the edge get kinda bushy, the cage might hurt their leaves..

Hello everyone. I discovered this subreddit recently and have really been enjoying it. Last year I got 3 raised beds and had a successful garden but did not do much planning and kinda just winged it all year. I want to do more planning and be better prepared this year with my veggies and wanted to get feedback on my set up. Is this a viable plan? Should I change anything? Thanks in advance!

EDIT: bottom bed is 2x8 ft but the picture cropped it off when I uploaded it.

I want to learn botany and gardening (emphasis on vegetable gardening), more so gardening and have a nice outdoor garden when spring comes. At the moment I have a pothos indoors, I have nobody to learn from and I love to learn from reading books.

Hello!

First time with tomato plants here. I didnt go with building the square foot style raised beds and used a pot instead, but its filled with mels mix (I used coco coir intead of peat).

I've read that the watering requirement can be tested by introducing a finger up to an inch, and if it feels dry then its time for a drink. To be honest, it never feels dry for me, even if I wait for days to water.

Thing is, right now in the southern hemisphere we are facing temepratures around 35 celsius, and if I want to do the finger test, the soil doesnt feel dry, it actually looks darker and a bit wet, but it also feels hot.

So i wonder if, on this time of the year I should water it daily even if it feels moist to the finger? So that the water can cool down the temperature of the soil.

I would like to attach some pictures because I dont know if its this heat, or maybe im missing something about my potting mix used? I am not fertilizing because im following the SFG recommendations which says that is unnecesary if using Mels mix.

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I’m a beginner gardener planning out my spring garden this year. I found square foot gardening techniques last fall and that was what finally “clicked” for me and I grew a few veggies in the fall.

I’m now planning out my spring garden and wanted to see if anyone sees some huge errors or problems with this set up. I am limited by the round beds, it’s what I inherited with the house and new beds aren’t a good option right now.

I didn’t add a compass but south is the top of the page. Is anything too crowded, maybe the peppers and cucumbers? I do want to plant densely but I want to make sure I’m not choking anything out.

I wanna do grapes in my square-foot garden. I have a 6’ x 3’ area to do it. What would be the best planting method and how many can I grow in that area for maximum yield

Looking for help or ideas where to start to turn my empty yard into a garden. What is a simple way to organize or begin to layout the most efficient use of space? About 1250 SF and some other small areas I can work with.

I would like to primarily grow vegetables and herbs and I also want to utilize native species and wild flowers to mitigate pests and promote pollination. I have a heavy deer and turkey population along with moles.

Budget is not a huge issue, but ideally I would like to use recycled material when possible for construction.

I live in Southwest Iowa for an idea on my weather and climate.

Should I start by building beds? Should I look at building a small structure? Greenhouse?

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

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Anyone have success with container gardening using Mels Mix over a potting mix?

I'm waiting for my 4th Ed. of SFG to get here in the mail, I have a ton of containers but aside from the herbs they didn't seem to do very well last year. Used an organic vegetable container mix from Lowe's.

Planning on getting some seeds from Baker Creek and maybe some starter plants from local places around me.

This is how it currently stands. I’m looking to add more raised beds as I’m in NYC and the topsoil is more lead than soil. I’ve been told by my wife that I cannot invade the designated toddler chaos zone. Looking to get rid of the crappy $20 Home Depot trees in the mulch area and add beds there. Any Tetris suggestions / ideas welcome!

The tunnel will probably point north-ish so the plants will get the best East-West sun track.

I don't have a clue as to which varieties I'll use.

The beds might get raised while I'm building them. We'll see how my back and joints react. Getting old sucks!

I've been gardening for a few years in containers because my soil is nothing but clay and rock. I've had issues with fungus/pests due to plants too close together in high heat and humidity. Pictures of several plants in a square look like a perfect place for mold, mildew, and creepy crawlies. Is pruning the answer? What am I not getting? Any input would be very appreciated.

Hello it's my first time using square foot gardening and I'm looking for some guidance concerning spacing, and overall any valuable feedback you can give me! This is my 3rd year gardening, but this year with much more space available.

I'm mainly looking to know if this is too much being crammed in for the amount of space I have. The U-shaped design is actually made up of 3 different beds if that makes any difference. Thank you!

For reference I live in Zone 6b, Chicago.

Trying the square foot method this year after getting frustrated with weeds taking over in years past. Have three raised beds that are 4ft by 20ft. One of them has a cattle panel along it already. Looking for recommendations on planting groupings for more success this year. Only real requirement is slicer tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.

Just moved to a new house in North Texas with a massive garage. Have my raised garden beds built out but want grow tents in the garage for seedlings (vegetables and flowers) and winter storage of patio plants.

What would the pros and cons be for get 1 10x5 grow tent or 2 5x5 grow tents?

Thanks!

This is my first time growing and I have some extra space as well as a need for critique. I'm looking for the best nutritional value!

I've looked through the sub for past responses to the question, but they're all a couple months old, so I was wondering if anyplace right now is offering any good deals. I'm filling a 4x4 and I'm in West Texas.

Has anyone figured out how much water ends up being absorbed by the surrounding ground after watering? I'm going to be using bagged soil with a 2 inch gravel drainage layer. My raised beds will be made from 1x12 boards with 3x3 corner blocks for stability. The ground beneath is hard-packed clay.

I was thinking of installing a collection pan under my planned raised bed to reroute the runoff to a storage tank so I can reuse what wasn't absorbed by the plants.

I live in Southern California zone 10a, which means Santa Ana winds during the winter and scorching heat during the summer.