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The aim is to assist the planning and creating of a <a href="/wiki/Gardening_in_restricted_spaces" title="Gardening in restricted spaces">small</a> but intensively planted <a href="/wiki/Vegetable_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegetable garden">vegetable garden</a>. It results in a simple and orderly gardening system, from which it draws much of its appeal. <a href="/wiki/Mel_Bartholomew" title="Mel Bartholomew">Mel Bartholomew</a> coined the term "square foot gardening" in his 1981 book of the same name. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Square_foot_gardening&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Square-foot-gardening.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Square-foot-gardening.jpg/220px-Square-foot-gardening.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Square-foot-gardening.jpg/330px-Square-foot-gardening.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Square-foot-gardening.jpg/440px-Square-foot-gardening.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="602" /></a><figcaption>Diagram of a 4'x4' layout showing various planting densities per square foot</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg/220px-Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg/330px-Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg/440px-Jardin_en_carr%C3%A9s.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Strings are just a guide for plant spacing</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg/220px-Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg/330px-Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg/440px-Confinement_2020_-_un_des_carr%C3%A9s_de_jardin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3537" data-file-height="2882" /></a><figcaption>Wood dividers</figcaption></figure> <p>The phrase "square foot gardening" was popularized by <a href="/wiki/Mel_Bartholomew" title="Mel Bartholomew">Mel Bartholomew</a> in a 1981 <a href="/wiki/Rodale,_Inc." title="Rodale, Inc.">Rodale, Inc.</a> book<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and subsequent <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> television series.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bartholomew, a retired engineer, devised the system. </p><p>The square foot gardening method recommends using an open-bottom raised bed, 4 by 4 feet (1.2 m × 1.2 m) square. The square beds are then divided into a grid of sixteen one-foot squares. Each square is planted with a different crop, and based on the plant's mature size either 1, 4, 9 or 16 plants are placed per square. Although beds can be longer than four feet, it is recommended for the width of the bed to be no more than four feet because an adult arm can usually reach 2 feet—the distance from the edge to the center of the bed. </p><p>Once a "square foot" is harvested, a different crop can be planted. To encourage a variety of different crops in <a href="/wiki/Succession_planting" title="Succession planting">succession</a>, and to discourage pests, each square is used for a different kind of plant (<a href="/wiki/Crop_rotation" title="Crop rotation">crop rotation</a>) within the growing season. The number of plants per square depends on an individual plant's size. For example, a single tomato plant takes a full square, as might large herbs such as <a href="/wiki/Oregano" title="Oregano">oregano</a> or <a href="/wiki/Basil" title="Basil">basil</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Lettuce" title="Lettuce">lettuce</a> plants would be planted 4 per square, and up to 16 per square of plants such as <a href="/wiki/Radish" title="Radish">radish</a> or <a href="/wiki/Carrot" title="Carrot">carrots</a>. Tall-growing crops are planted or <a href="/wiki/Trellised_(vine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trellised (vine)">trellised</a> on the north side of the bed (in the Northern Hemisphere) to avoid shading shorter plants. </p><p>One advantage of densely planted crops is that they can form a <a href="/wiki/Living_mulch" title="Living mulch">living mulch</a> and can also prevent <a href="/wiki/Weed" title="Weed">weeds</a> from establishing or even germinating. A variety of crops in a small space also prevents plant diseases from spreading easily.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the beds are typically small, making covers or cages to protect plants from pests, cold, wind or too much sun is more practical than with larger gardens. To extend the growing season of a square foot garden, a <a href="/wiki/Cold_frame" title="Cold frame">cold frame</a> may be built around it, and by facing the frame towards the equator, the square foot garden captures more light and heat during colder months of the year. </p><p>No specific soil is required although it is recommended to add <a href="/wiki/Compost" title="Compost">compost</a> to garden soil. In 2006, Bartholemew began advocating the use of "Mel's Mix", which he described as 1/3 <a href="/wiki/Peat_moss" class="mw-redirect" title="Peat moss">peat moss</a> or coconut <a href="/wiki/Coir" title="Coir">coir</a>, 1/3 <a href="/wiki/Vermiculite" title="Vermiculite">vermiculite</a>, and 1/3 compost which he claimed yields good results even at only 6 inches (15 cm) depth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Square_foot_gardening&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Companion_planting" title="Companion planting">Companion planting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_intensive_gardening" title="French intensive gardening">French intensive gardening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organic_gardening" class="mw-redirect" title="Organic gardening">Organic gardening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raised_bed_gardening" class="mw-redirect" title="Raised bed gardening">Raised bed gardening</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Square_foot_gardening&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBartholomew1981" class="citation book cs1">Bartholomew, Mel (1981). <i>Square Foot Gardening</i>. Rodale. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780878573417" title="Special:BookSources/9780878573417"><bdi>9780878573417</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Square+Foot+Gardening&rft.pub=Rodale&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=9780878573417&rft.aulast=Bartholomew&rft.aufirst=Mel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://squarefootgardening.org/about-us/history/">"History"</a>. <i>Square Foot Gardening Foundation</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Square+Foot+Gardening+Foundation&rft.atitle=History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsquarefootgardening.org%2Fabout-us%2Fhistory%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPongsiriRomanEzenwaGoldberg2009" class="citation journal cs1">Pongsiri, Montira J.; <a href="/wiki/Joe_Roman" title="Joe Roman">Roman, Joe</a>; Ezenwa, Vanessa O.; Goldberg, Tony L.; Koren, Hillel S.; Newbold, Stephen C.; Ostfeld, Richard S.; Pattanayak, Subhrendu K.; Salkeld, Daniel J. (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article-pdf/59/11/945/696758/59-11-945.pdf">"Biodiversity loss affects global disease ecology"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/BioScience" title="BioScience">BioScience</a></i>. <b>59</b> (11): 945–954. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1525%2Fbio.2009.59.11.6">10.1525/bio.2009.59.11.6</a></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BioScience&rft.atitle=Biodiversity+loss+affects+global+disease+ecology&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=11&rft.pages=945-954&rft.date=2009&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1525%2Fbio.2009.59.11.6&rft.aulast=Pongsiri&rft.aufirst=Montira+J.&rft.au=Roman%2C+Joe&rft.au=Ezenwa%2C+Vanessa+O.&rft.au=Goldberg%2C+Tony+L.&rft.au=Koren%2C+Hillel+S.&rft.au=Newbold%2C+Stephen+C.&rft.au=Ostfeld%2C+Richard+S.&rft.au=Pattanayak%2C+Subhrendu+K.&rft.au=Salkeld%2C+Daniel+J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Facademic.oup.com%2Fbioscience%2Farticle-pdf%2F59%2F11%2F945%2F696758%2F59-11-945.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Square_foot_gardening&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBartholomew2013" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Bartholomew" title="Mel Bartholomew">Bartholomew, Mel</a> (2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Kvy1DZ6wjIkC&q=all+new+square+foot+gardening"><i>All New Square Foot Gardening</i></a> (2nd ed.). Cool Springs Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1591865483" title="Special:BookSources/978-1591865483"><bdi>978-1591865483</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27153546M">27153546M</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=All+New+Square+Foot+Gardening&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Cool+Springs+Press&rft.date=2013&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL27153546M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=978-1591865483&rft.aulast=Bartholomew&rft.aufirst=Mel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DKvy1DZ6wjIkC%26q%3Dall%2Bnew%2Bsquare%2Bfoot%2Bgardening&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBird2001" class="citation book cs1">Bird, Christopher (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=KBdptpIKxJ0C&q=Cubed+foot+gardening+:+growing+vegetables+in+raised+intensive+beds"><i>Cubed Foot Gardening: Growing Vegetables in Raised, Intensive Beds</i></a>. Lyons Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781585743124" title="Special:BookSources/9781585743124"><bdi>9781585743124</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OL_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OL (identifier)">OL</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8818549M">8818549M</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cubed+Foot+Gardening%3A+Growing+Vegetables+in+Raised%2C+Intensive+Beds&rft.pub=Lyons+Press&rft.date=2001&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fbooks%2FOL8818549M%23id-name%3DOL&rft.isbn=9781585743124&rft.aulast=Bird&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DKBdptpIKxJ0C%26q%3DCubed%2Bfoot%2Bgardening%2B%3A%2Bgrowing%2Bvegetables%2Bin%2Braised%2Bintensive%2Bbeds&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wilsongardenpots.com/a/square-foot-gardening">"Square Foot Gardening Planting Guide for Beginners"</a>. <i>Wilson Garden Co., Ltd</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wilson+Garden+Co.%2C+Ltd&rft.atitle=Square+Foot+Gardening+Planting+Guide+for+Beginners&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wilsongardenpots.com%2Fa%2Fsquare-foot-gardening&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASquare+foot+gardening" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://myhomemyglobe.com/how-to-build-a-square-foot-garden/">"How To Build A Square Foot Garden! 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