Sunday, May 11, 2008

Raised Square Foot Garden - What I've Got In There

Okay...no masses of pictures this time, just information. I've been asked a few times what I can actually fit into such a small space so I'll answer with a caveat. These are the amounts that are planted based strictly on the guidelines in the Square Foot Gardening book, but I won't know until harvest if it gives the same as a regular garden. Assuming I can find someone to compare with!

In 2- 4'x4' and 1-3'x3' beds:

(Numbers like this - 16(13) - mean that is how many that were planted and how many came up and are present.

  • 16 Yellow Onions
  • 16 Red Onions
  • 16 (10) Parsnips
  • 32 (28) Carrots
  • 4 Cauliflower
  • 3 Red Bell Peppers
  • 1 Godfather Pepper
  • 1 Poblano Pepper
  • 2 Purple Bell Peppers
  • 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
  • 36 (29) Bush Beans (variety)
  • 4 Parsley
  • 3 Lettuce (marigold in 4th spot)
  • 8 (7) Pole Beans
  • 16 (14) Early Peas
  • 4 Brandywine Tomatoes
  • 1 Big Boy Tomato
  • 1 Early Girl Tomato (doing poorly)
  • 1 Grape Tomato
  • 1 Park's Whopper Tomato
  • 2 Eggplants
  • 32 (26) Beets
  • 9(3) Edamame Soybeans
In Containers (including some still in gallons for transplanting after the early crops come out, others in 14, 18 or 24 inch containers for permanent growing) I have:
  • 7 Roma Tomatoes
  • 5 Big Boy Tomatoes
  • 1 Mr. Stripey Tomato
  • 2 Brandywine Tomatoes
  • 6 Supersteak Tomatoes
  • 1 Grape Tomato
  • 10 Lettuce
  • 2 Cauliflower
  • 2 Spanish Peppers
  • 1 Godfather Pepper
  • 2 Blueberry Bushes
  • 5 Red Bell Peppers
  • 2 Poblano Peppers
  • 2 Purple Bell Peppers
  • 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
  • 2 Brussell Sprouts
  • 4 Eggplant
  • 7 Stevia Plants
  • Many many assorted herbs.
Okay....so that is the list. When it is like that it sure looks like a lot. Let's see if it grows!



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