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From: rib@desoto.UUCP (RI Block)
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Subject: Re: square foot gardening
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 09:07:53 EST
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I think that Square Foot Gardening is one of the finest gardening
books to appear in the recent past.  It not only presents an idea
but covers complete culture of several crops from seed to harvest.

I garden in Highland Park, NJ in part of a 16' x 20' backyard
and using the side yards (4' x ~60').  The soil is very heavy
and has a layer of impervious rock underneath it.

I support my raised beds with frames made from 2x6 lumber.
My vertical area supported on 3/4" EMT either free-standing or
attached to the raised-bed frames.

The techniques used allow me have a house, a children's play area,
and a garden on a 50' x 100' lot.

Although I don't follow anybody's advice slavishly, I found lots of
good ideas in the book ("Square Foot Gardening", Mel Bartholomew, Rodale).