![]() ![]() One of the most astounding advantages of this method is space savings. There are even more illustrative photos, creating an all in one resource for gardeners.Īnd because of all the other advantages – which we’re about to discover – converts to this method are likely to keep their new hobby going.Īnother advantage for beginners – if you want to try edible gardening without changing your landscaping too much, this is the perfect way to give it a try.Īll you need is four square feet in the sun, and you won’t even have to sink a shovel into the ground. ![]() While less of Mel Bartholomew’s voice is present in the third edition, the text has been tweaked to make it even easier for gardeners to use the info held within as a step by step guide. ![]() The third edition, authored by Mel Bartholomew with the Square Foot Gardening Foundation, takes a slight departure from the original text.Ĭompared with the second edition, much of Bartholomew’s personal story and tales of his experimentation have been removed, though blurbs taken from Bartholomew’s original text appear throughout the book. With updated methodology based on his decades of experience, in 2006 Bartholomew published a new version of his book entitled “The All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space,” followed by a second edition in 2013.Īfter Mel Bartholomew died in 2016, the Square Foot Gardening Foundation, started by Bartholomew in 1996, continued his work and released a third version of his book in 2018. The huge success of this book, which sold copies in the millions, led to a TV series, first aired on PBS and then the Discovery Channel, bringing Bartholomew’s ideas to an even wider audience. The book quickly took hold of gardeners as an exciting new way to grow more food in small spaces, not only to produce homegrown harvests, but also as a means of improving health, ergonomics, and even food security among populations in need around the world. Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work, 2005 ![]()
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