Unique gardening on square beds by Mel Bartholomew

What only beds, did not have to tell and narrow Mittleider and Floating beds on Lake Inle and underground, and many others. Today we will talk about Square Foot Garden.

Bartholomew Mel proposed to reduce the size of the beds promising to receive at the expense of this profit crop.

Moreover, the beds, he proposed to do not long and elongated, and square i.e. already not beds at all, if you look at the root in the word bed, some kind of “square” turns out.



This solution is suitable for the area near the house, where you are constantly staying and can actively take care of the flower garden or garden.

How do they make it?

The square box is further divided into a number of small squares (16 pieces).



In plant planning, the unit is not a separate bed, but each of the 16 cells.

In principle, you can place 16 different plants here, rather than one as you usually do on long beds. Well, the most progressive gardeners can place two plants. This is already, those who have read about allelopathy and are ready to experiment. Plant garlic among strawberries, or dill on potatoes.



Bartholomew Mel offers to get rid of restrictions and stir dozens of plants on one bed of small area.

Each cell will contain a countable number of plants.



Where one tomato bush can fit, you can plant 16 carrots. You will have a choice.

Usually, the number of plants is indicated in brackets, next to their name, signed inside the cell.

Bartholomew Mel's book



This is a prefabricated grid that can be used to form square beds.



For advanced users, it is possible to play Tetris in their garden, selecting various combinations of figures based on a square.



Source: method-estate.com