In the square foot garden, garden plants grown intensively in a compact space. The concept of this type of gardening has become popular in 1981, thanks to the efforts of Mel Bartholomew, who published a series of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television and books. The two most important things are at the heart of the square-foot gardening takes less space and apply the techniques of organic farming. Therefore, since the use of compost, organic gardening methods are said to be 'Biointensive. Those who are new to gardening can start with this method of plant breeding. It can also act as one of the methods of adaptive recreation "is used in medicine for people with disabilities.
Parks and gardens Square Foot first of its kind is made with an open bottom to keep the soil in confined spaces. Extensive gardens are divided into the box with the way the network. The box is designed to incorporate a wide variety of plants in the garden. Different plants have different needs for space. Commonly planted crop needs are presented below.
Tomato: A tomato plants such as basil, oregano and other herbs similar in all the fields required for healthy growth.
Strawberry: Four strawberry plants can be grown easily in the plaza.
Radish: A total of sixteen radish plants can be accommodated within a square.
Having popularized the concept of gardening square meters of the first edition of his book, 'All new Square Foot Gardening "by Mel Bartholomew discuss the issue of weed control in the second edition. He introduced the technique using "weed barrier". A weed barrier is placed in the box where farming done. Weed barrier filled with a special blend called "Mel mixture" containing the same percentage of moss, vermiculite and compost.
X0y0z Plan The plan for the gardens of the park include the preparation of 4 meters x 4 meters of the soil bed. The beds should be divided into sections of one square meter each grid road. A road wide enough for a person to walk in the park must be prepared. Twine or rod used as a grid in the garden. As mentioned above, plants have different needs and therefore, the square was divided into an appropriate number of boxes. However, for crops such as cucumber, mounted within a box that helps plants grow upright. To grow as potato tubers, the square was given a part that is a foot high. Planting is done on the soil bed.
Treatment Plants retention and growth in a place just to absorb nutrients from the bed and lift underground. Therefore, it is recommended to add small amounts of fertilizer to maintain soil fertility.
Garden advantages square feet offers more benefits than designed by conventional methods, the latter requires more space, staff and time for gardening. We looked at the benefits of this form of gardening through the items listed below.
Soils used in the park should be light in texture, which should be rich in nutrients. Using this type of soil for gardening reduce the amount of fertilizer. Since chemical fertilizers are not at all for this type of gardening, the "soil health" is also maintained.
The "culture" or the land used to grow plants in the garden square to get more water and therefore irrigation must be done manually, which helps to retain more water than other irrigation methods. Thus, the wastewater will be minimized greatly.
Vegetables grown in the garden near square meters and therefore, weeds not enough room to grow. This helps in implementing weed control automatically.
Technique of "Companion planting" is incorporated in the form of gardening, which means that the plants grew close to each other. It helps to control pests and diseases organically.
Square foot gardening is a great way to enjoy gardening activities. That has proved a successful method of gardening in a variety of topographic and climatic conditions range from a barren desert into a small space in the method of urban gardening square meters proved a great success. Form and horticulture is not only inexpensive and easy to maintain, but with a wider application and add beauty to your backyard.
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