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From: "Christine & Jeff Sagadin" <cmjmpa@execpc.com>
>
> My garden is 12'x20', so I can get many 4' square gardens in it, but then
I have no
> walkways. Can I make my sections 3'x3'?

Square foot gardening just recommends doing intensive gardening
in small managable units.  So if you want round or triangular beds
go for it.

> This fall we will be landscaping our front yard, so I will be able to take
move of the
> soil from my current garden there, instead of buying topsoil. That will
"lower" the
> current garden, and then I can add my boxes next spring

I am not certain what you mean by lowering yoru garden.  It is highly
likely that no matter how bad your soil is, whatever good stuff it
has is in the top 6 inches (or so) of soil.  If you plan to use
hardsided raised beds, just amend the soil inside the beds rather
then replacing it.  (just my 2 cents, your situation may be
very different from the hardpack clay I had to work with)

> My 3.5 yr old son is very excited about the garden!  We will do our best
this year and
> next year do it "right".

Ah, don't forget the all important kids garden.  Keep it small,
make it rich and weed free to make it fun to work with.  And
have the kid plant easy crops.  Radishes grow fast (though
most kids won't eat them) Carrots are reliable and can be
eaten (when accidently weeded) even when small.  And
anykind of sunflower is simply impressive when it ends up
being twice as tall as the gardner.
For example for the pea seeds I planted a few weeks ago
I just put the seeds on the surface at the correct locations
and my son (just turned 5) pushed them all in with his
fingers.  Now every day on the way to preschool for
him and work for me, he runs over to the garden and
we check out how the plants are doing.

Ron Souliere (watching the onions, peas and his son grow)


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