The weather here in the Pacific Northwest was great this weekend. I was able get some kale planted in the square foot garden. I also pulled a few {tiny} weeds as well. I must admit I do like the idea of a square foot garden and it will be interesting to see how much food this 4×8 area produces.
Strawberry Gnome Guy is doing a fantastic job of keeping the slugs away. I’m sure once the slugs find out the strawberries have been planted they will make their annual appearance.
The radishes have popped up but I noticed one of the seeds did not germinate. Oh the horror! I’m going to totally plant another today so the 12 -inch box looks perfect. Blame it on the OCD {I bet Martha, or one of her people, would totally do this too!}.
The mesclun lettuce seeds have broken through the soil as well. In another 30 days we should have enough spring lettuce for a salad. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that seeds + soil = tasty food.
So far we have 19 squares planted and 13 left to go. Tomatoes, beans and cucumbers will be filling up the remaining squares. Hopefully those will be planted in the next few weeks.
Gardening is cool, no matter how you grow it!
~Mavis
Are you thinking about putting together a Square foot garden? See the how I built a square foot garden grid HERE.
For more information, check out All New Square Foot Gardening. It is an amazon bestseller and the author, Mel Bartholomew is basically the king of square foot gardening.
Stephanie says
Hello! I live in Seattle and am having trouble finding coarse grind vermiculite. I’ve called around a bunch. If you have any tips, it would be much appreciated!
Mavis Butterfield says
I found mine at Wilco. I’d check with farm/feed type stores.