Many people make square foot gardening because they can get so much beauty from a small space. You can construct a square foot garden following an exact square foot layout, or you can garden using a square foot layout and put a few square feet together to make a larger space for vegetables and other larger plants. Here are the basics of what you will need to build a small Square Foot Garden of your own.
You will need to make or buy boxes that set above the ground to hold your soil and plants. If you are using more than one box, break them 3′ apart so you can walk in between them. You don’t want to ever step within the box and spoil your plants. Place your boxes in a spot that gets 6 – 8 hours of sunshine daily, and it should be place somewhere close to the house so you can water often. Because you are working with small spaces, you might have to water more often than you do your larger garden. The soil mixture must consist of 1/3 part compost, 1/3 part peat moss and 1/3 coarse vermiculite. Remember that your garden should be set in squares, not rows because if you do it right, and all of your squares are the same size, it will look like you have rows.
Also, you should plant only 2 or 3 seeds per hole; it doesn’t take much to make a beautiful garden. When you water, use a container of sun-warmed water and water gently by hand. The seeds are very frail at first, and you don’t want to just spray them with a hose and send them flying all over the place. During harvest time enjoy the fruits of your labor, or the beauty of your garden, and then when everything is done blooming and growing, add fresh compost and replant new crops. It’s all up to you because there are some people find that when their flowers start to bloom, they like to see the natural look and will take the garden art out.