

High yields: Intensive planting means you'll harvest a lot from a small space, so it's ideal for gardeners with limited room.įast set-up: Square foot gardening is a quick way to start a new garden (especially with the updated method using a raised bed filled with soilless mix), so it's great for first-timers. So, now that you have a basic understanding of square foot gardening, let's move on to some of the benefits and the drawbacks.

Twenty-five years later Bartholomew updated his methods with a new book, All New Square Foot Gardening, which advocates creating a 6-inch-deep frame or raised bed and filling it with a mixture of vermiculite, peat moss, and compost to plant in instead of garden soil enriched with compost. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
