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Hi all,

I really liked the template idea for planting. Great for working
with children, too.

In terms of permanent division between squares, I am now digging
out terraces on our hillside (mountainside, really) and plan to
integrate stone or brick paths within my square-foot plots.
Depending how it works, I will either have thin brick or stone
lines between the blocs, or else the planting blocs will look
like pockets in a larger terrace. I am also going slightly
larger than one square foot each - more like 18 inches(45-50
centimeters).

I am hoping this will make the blocs easier to work without
further compacting our clay soil. It also points up the strong
affinity sqft. techniques have with container gardening, as
these will basically be large planters let into a rocky
mountainside.

The sqft and other intensive-growth gardens I have seen are
pretty ornamental in their abundance - if you don't clutter them
with too many contraptions - and I am planning to companion
plant herbs in smaller pockets and planters around the sqft
blocs.

One question: does anyone know anything about using sunken (not
raised) beds to conserve moisture? I know raised beds are all
the fashion now in the US, but I have heard that sunken beds are
better for arid climates. Comments anyone?

Joshua
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