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Re: New to this

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> I am new to this square foot thing.  I know not what I do.  Ordered th
> book but had to do something before the book came in or find myself in
> the lock up ward.
> 

> HOpe you can tolerate a novice  such as I and offer any suggestions.
> 
> Bonnie


Hi Bonnie!

I am a novice at this too, but I am jumping in with both feet...... I 
have gardened in the past, but always with acres of space. Now I am 
having to consolidate as I live in the city. This weekend was a big 
outdoor weekend..... we finished the raised beds, 6 of them, each 4 x 
4, with fruit bushes at the end of the property (in the same area as 
the garden) and then some space for corn. I don't have the square 
foot gardening book because it's not available at my local bookstore 
here.... I didn't feel like ordering it and waiting, so..... I bought 
a couple of other books about companion planting and such. I sort of 
just started throwing all sorts of seeds and plants in the beds, 
hoping for the best! I also got an herb garden started, with some 
basil and oregano and chives and several others. I am wondering if 
anyone knows what i can plant in the herb garden to use the space 
since the herbs are so small this year? I wasn't sure if I could 
throw some carrots or other root vege in there to grow for the 
season. Bonnie, I would strongly suggest the herb garden because you 
can always take clippings with you if you move in the future. Also, 
there is a large section in one of the books i picked up about 
container gardening, which I hadn't thought would work well.... 
apparently, it does:) Does anyone grow things in those whiskey 
barrels? This book says that you can fit a bunch of things in one 
barrel, but I am still a doubting thomas. Oh, and another idea I saw 
in a book was to make a "theme garden" where you would plant 
everything you would need for italian dinners, like tomatoes, 
peppers, onions, basil and other herbs, and eggplant... oh, and some 
salad things i guess..... it seemed like you could fit quite a lot in 
a 4 x 4 garden! 

One more question, I have tomatoes and lettuce in one 4 x 4 bed right 
now, but I didn't know what else I could put in there? the lettuce is 
planted in between my tomatoes (I think there are 12 lettuce and 25 
tomates) but I wasn't sure if some root crops or something could go 
in there? 

Thanks for the help, and i hope some of these things answer Bonnie's 
questions and get her going too!

Missi 
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Melissa McCarthy
a2z Web Designs
http://www.a2zwebdesigns.com


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