About this title: How to make a memorable garden in a small space, and do it with a minimum of the backbreaking labor usually associated with a really superior garden: that's the author's message, which he presents on his PBS series and distills in this useful book--a perennial best-seller.
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Description: Good. 0878573410 Good condition paperback book, a few pages wrinkled, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Trade Paper
Publisher: Rodale Books, Emmaus, Pa,
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780878573417ISBN:0878573410
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket. 0878573410. Companion book to the TV series, this vol is in good shape. Minor cover staining; interior clean.; 1.03 x 9.22 x 6.16 Inches; 347 pages. read more
Description: Good + Tight spine, clean copy. Illustrated wraps, edges rubbed, corners bumped, age-toned. Text is clean and unmarked. 347 Pgs. read more
Description: Very Good. 0878573410 347pp including index Illustrations and photos Light crease on first few pages and faint stain at top edge of first few pages Previous owner's notation on rear facing page. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: rodale press, emmaus pa
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780878573417ISBN:0878573410
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 343 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps, index. a new way to garden in less space with less work read more
Description: Fair; 1981 Fair/None, Softbound, 6x9, 347pp, Index, Illustrated, Minimal Water Damage, A new way to garden in less space with less work. 0878573410. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale Pr
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780878573400ISBN:0878573402
Description: Very Good. Dust jacket has wear to spine and corner tips. DJ also has one half inch closed tear to back upper corner. Pages have no marks, bends or tears. Binding tight. Not a remainder. read more
Description: Illustrated. Fine. 6 x 9 trade paperback book. Green lettering on the white and yellow spine with a color photo illustrated cover. A complete garden book for both the beginner and the expert. 347 pages. Tight binding. Fine condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rodale Books
Date Published: 1981-02-15
ISBN-13:9780878573417ISBN:0878573410
Description: New. From the shelves of my store. Light shelf wear. Great book for a reasonable and competitive price. Buy risk free and enjoy. I will ship promptly in a bubble wrap mailer. read more
"This book is an excellent reference for beginning to garden in a small space using the square foot method. The reference section at the end describing many common crops and how and when to plant them is especially useful. However, a lot of the book comes across sounding like an infomercial for his method... and if a person doesn't follow it exactly then he can't call it square foot gardening. As long as I skimmed through the sections that overflowed with his own praise and condemned anyone who plants "the old way", I was able to glean a lot of useful information to help me in my gardening endeavors. For what it is worth, I am sold on his method, but the preachiness of the writing style was a bit off-putting."
"I love Mel! I've been gardening using his old book (circa 1985-ish?) for several years, and I thought I knew what love was when I discovered that treasure. Then I picked up his ALL NEW SFG book and was thrilled at how Mel took a simple system and made it even simpler! The book's step-by-step, full-color-photograph-illustrated instructions for every single part of the gardening process are invaluable. And so clear that I truly believe anyone, literally anyone, could garden with this book as a guide. I'm beginning to think I could even start composting, which I've been putting off for years due to the intimidation factor.
The guide to specific fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs is expanded in both breadth and depth and is particularly helpful. I'm impressed with his efforts to educate citizens of Third World countries in this method so they can better provide for their families. And his Square Yard in the School Yard program is exciting, too.
Seriously. This book has changed not only the way I garden, but how I eat because my garden actually produces lots of food! I've lent my old book to several others to get them started on SFG and they've loved it, too."
"Mel's method (revised) for gardening successively in smaller spaces. I mean, you can have big expanses of SFG, but the planting is more precise and the yield is higher. Gone are rows of monocrops we envision in gardens. In a Square Foot Garden, 12" grids reign supreme. There are a lot of rules & structure in SFG- how many plants per space, the exact formula for the soil, etc. I, personally, am not disciplined enough to follow a gardening methodology like this, but I think it's a great idea if someone is new to gardening. SFG provides a lot of structure & support, basically setting you up for success. I am sure SFG is wonderful, fulfilling and satisfying. I maintain a higher order of chaos in my garden, but I think the principle is sound."
"This looks like a great way to garden! I don't think I will use all of the techniques, but I want to incorporate a lot of them into my gardening this year. I signed up for a community garden plot and I am going to try to square-foot-garden it. The drawback is that I can't use Mel's Mix because the soil has already been placed in the plot, but it is a raised bed. All I have to do is incorporate some of the ingredients of Mel's Mix, work it in, set up the grid, and start planting. I think that will be close enough. At home in my backyard, I might try to set up some real SFGs and use all of the suggestions in the book. If you garden, I recommend this book. UPDATE- I have been Square Foot Gardening in my community garden plot for several weeks now. I'm getting lots of compliments on the garden and I'm having lots of success with the veggies and herbs!"
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