Q&A_ What is Square Foot Gardening_

How We Use Square Foot Gardening to Maximize Our Planting Space in Our Backyard Garden!

Square foot gardening is a gardening method where you divide your gardening space out into square foot (12″) areas. Mel Bartholomew’s book Square Foot Gardening, introduced the idea of planting densely within 4’x4′ raised beds in this square foot method. This method helps to promote growing space when you have limited growing space within your garden. Each square can be planted with different crops depending on what crops are considered good companions.

Q: What is square foot gardening?

A: Square foot gardening is a gardening method where you divide your gardening space out into square foot (12″) areas.

Mel Bartholomew’s book Square Foot Gardening, introduced the idea of planting densely within 4’x4′ raised beds in this square foot method. This method helps to promote growing space when you have limited growing space within your garden.

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Our app makes it easy by telling you what the recommended amount of plants per square is and how to plant it!

Each square can be planted with different crops depending on what crops are considered good companions. 

See companion plants for 100+ foods in our FREE iOS, Android, and Universal Web app!

The seeding square makes it easy to use square foot gardening! This template has holes for each configuration making it simple to space your plants evenly.

It’s also a great tool for kids! We even taught our 2 year old colors and counting with it!

The Seeding Square Gardening Template eliminates the guesswork of how many seeds to plant!

This template optimizes the seed and garden space, provides depth accuracy, and is color coded for simple planting plus its small profile makes it easy to store. Simply chart the spacing needed for whatever you want to plant using the colored holes that most closely match the suggested spacing of your plants.

See how we use square foot gardening within our garden to maximize planting space in our garden video below:

See the seeding square in action with our daughter planting! 

Learn more about growing over 100 different foods, including how to manage various pests in our FREE iOS, Android, or new Universal Web App!

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6 thoughts on “How We Use Square Foot Gardening to Maximize Our Planting Space in Our Backyard Garden!

  1. On the app you tell us how many plants per square foot and then also what size grow pots. Am I to assume I can plant the same number of plants per recommended grow pot as per square foot? I would like there to be added how many plants per recommended size of grow pot. Thank you.

  2. You say multiple crops can be planted within a square. If I am wanting to plant herbs with my Brussels, how many per square? Or do I alternate Brussels, herb, Brussels, herb, etc with only one plant per sqft? I hope this question makes sense! Thanks.

  3. Square foot gardening is a way of planting in rows and raised beds. This method helps gardeners maximize their time, space, and resources by maximizing the yield per square footage. With this technique it’s easy to keep your plants well-watered as you can easily reach them from the sides without disturbing neighboring plants or having to pull up one row for any reason such as harvesting vegetables before they’re ready!

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