I've been practicing SFT for 15 or 20 years. I grow in raised beds of varying dimensions and shapes. Over time, I learned how to sow my seeds and plant my seedlings without precisely measuring each square foot. It is amazing how many vegetables you can grow in such small spaces.
I just discovered SFG and am so excited to begin. I quit gardening many years ago due to lack of time. I'm retired now and am ready to begin again. I am a planner and my DR table is covered with grid paper and charts. I have access to good aged manure from my son's farm. Now I will pray for good rains!
James and Tuck….. out of ALL of the gardening videos on TH-cam, YOU have helped and inspired me the most!!! When others have tried to give me advice or correct me on how to care for my garden, I refer them to your methods. Your enthusiasm, expertise, joy of gardening and, of course, Tuck’s 💚example of how good your vegetables are, 😉make such a difference. Thank you so much! Utah Gramy 🧑🏼🌾
I have gardened for years, but this year, I redesigned my garden with 4x4 square foot beds. Then, in May, I looked up square foot gardening and found your video. I am growing plants vertically more than in the past. I followed your advice about pulling unproductive late summer veggies and planting fall crops. All I can say is, the garden is yielding SO MUCH food. I had so many cucumbers (and a few more coming yet, and maybe another crop), and the tomatoes have done so well. I have large cabbages out there too. We had big delicious cantaloupes. I had to learn how to can, and my freezer is stuffed. Square foot gardening is a game changer.
Lots of great tips James and crew! - Wood and space is a premium. We reused our old patio "Crazy paving" slabs to build out main bed. Sometimes to build a box you have to think outside of it. - Google sheets is a great free planner to record planting times and tabs allow you to record notes like weather, etc, which can help you the following year. - Free printable graph paper also allows you to draw you garden to scale to plan your space for your specific areas - Find a branch and mark measurements to eye ball you spacings - Branches on their own also make great stakes for plants. Branch cuttings are great for pre filling taller raised beds. - There is always something that can be reused before recycling - When a weed becomes a weed. Dandelions are early bloomers to attract wildlife. Remove the head when the flower dies to prevent spreading. Over wintered turnips wanted to be a plant, so they were another early bloom. Don't ignore hedges for birds. Reberis flowers in May so not only attracts pollinators but later on is alt food for birds.
I'd personally never buy wood and do raised beds. Ya branches are superior; branches and stumps bring in beneficial insects, etc. This whole thing can be scrapped for a pile for hugelkultur. It also solves the problem of needing to be watered. The weeds can chop and drop to maintain a mulch.
I’ve been gardening for decades and never tried this method, starting this year and bought the book 😊 also, I am still amazed at the variety of veggies that tuck loves . Love what you’re doing James keep up the good work ❤
Your love of gardening comes through every time! Have the book and used first time last year- worked well… added more beds and trellises. Weather has been cold in MA but I’m optimistic. PS I have my own “Tucker” who guards MY garden - looks just like the emoji 🐶!!
I really enjoyed this video. I am a new Gardner, last year was my first year growing anything ever. I was a hot mess. We had a huge flood that ruined everything except my green beans and a few tomatoes I had in pots. I didn't give up, I had some seeds in trays and started over. It was later in the season, but I got so many tomatoes, a few peppers and about 2 meals worth of greenbeans. This year I moved all my raised beds to higher ground. Buy this video has helped me figure out what I need to do as far as planting. I love the square foot method of gardening I will be using this in all my beds. Thanks for always having great content.
Love seeing your videos in my notifications gets me amped to get out and garden !!!you rock brother and tuck is definitely the boss and the cutest he looks nice and healthy for his age to treasure every minute you all spend in the garden together.have a great day and keep up the amazing work
I have been gardening for 30 years, but since Covid started 8-900 mostly annual flower seedlings. Now we are just finishing a greenhouse and will be putting in raised beds for my first attempt at vegetables. Bought the last book on Amazon and look forward to your 1 ft method. Looking forward to learn more from you….Thanks and Merry Christmas ❤
James, I highly recommend that you try the Whole Foods recipe for Red Lentils & Spinach Soup. It calls for 2 cups of spinach but I used 4 cups. Uses up my spinach so I don't waste any as I follow the Charles Dowding method of harvesting the outer leaves. My homegrown Olympia spinach leaves are tender even when they are larger. Even my non vegetarian friends love this soup! Really enjoy your channel. Thanks for all the joy you & Tuck bring to me.
This is the best gardening video I've seen maybe....ever. So efficient, so real-life, so accessible. Many of us cannot replicate what we see on many gardening videos, but this is perfect for us all. Thanks!
Fantastic, James! He was such a revolutionary at the time. Now you are bringing it forth again, keeping the old wisdom and adding your own wisdom on top of it! Love to you and your channel, thank you immensely for all you do to advise & season us as gardeners - can't wait to see her visiting😀
There was a SFG show on PBS a few decades ago and I bought Mel's book (white cover) back then. We used his method in parts of our garden and it was great. It's very interesting to see the different raised bed ways to use it. Thanks to you and Tucker. ❤
I made a square foot garden bed in my garden after watching your video! Looking at how much I can actually plant just blew my mind. I can totally see your excitement of using this square foot gardening method and I can’t wait to feel the same with all the great advantages I will experience!
I’m doing this in my garden! Thank you for all the useful info. I feel more confident in planting radishes with my small pepper plants❤️love for Tuck❤️
❤❤❤ thanks James and Tuck! 💚 💚 💚 I appreciate how simply you explain and demo square foot gardening - which is a good way to break our of the mono- culture model.
We are trying square foot gardening in conjunction with SIP planters this year…… 🤞🤞it works out as well as we are hoping for. So far it’s doing very well!
I have been using square foot gardening for close to 20 years, so glad to hear you talk about it! I am always learning. When I plant a new plant in a square, I just put a shovel full of compost as Mel advocated. I look forward to hearing more tips about the Square Foot Garden. Yours look absolutely beautiful!!😀
I got into square foot gardening when I returned to Canada from England in 1980 and saw an rpisode of Mel Bartholomew's square foot gardening show on PBS. Watched it every Sunday on PBS. Loved gardening that way. Awesome!
I moved to New Jersey last year and finally have a garden bed ready to start planting. I’ve always loved flower beds and do well with them, but this will be my first veggie/herb/fruit garden. Thank you for the videos. They are really helpful. I would love a video showing your garden journal. How you have it laid out and how you track everything.
I love your video on SFG. I had heard about it before, but your example was so clear to me. I am looking to start a garden, but just didn't know how to even begin to start growing what and where to begin. It all just clicked and I can't wait. Love your channel and LOVE TUCK! ❤❤❤
Funny thing, I was watching another video of yours when my attention was caught by those strings, and I started wondering what those are for. Then I kinda shrugged it off and went back to searching videos about cheap raised beds... and guess what, this was suggested! As if the universe knew what I really needed! Thank you for sharing. I'm starting mine very soon!
So glad to get your videos and so glad that Tuck is doing well. I have 2 Tucks who are 14 and 15 years and in great health. If there is 1 piece of advice that I give you is to start giving Tuck Colostrum. Its amazing!! You can research it for yourself because a conventional vet wil not tell you about it.
Great video! You've inspired me to reimagine my garden beds this year! I was struggling of where to put what yesterday, now I think I'm going to mix things up this year! Thanks from NJ! Keeping the Garden State green! 😎
James, I love watching your videos. You are so helpful and teach me so much about gardening. I must say, my favorite part of watching your videos is watching Tuck! He is such a cutie and is a very good boy! ❤❤❤
Thank you James for such a nice well taught basic succession planting , i have learned a lot watching your video tips on planting, and your cute puppy always bring a smile to my face , I like that tucker hangs out with you ..😂😂😂
You totally inspired me! I made my soil (coco coir, compost, and perlite), and my strings are in! I'm so excited! Thank you James and Tuck! Oh ya, and I got insect netting! Gonna steal your Tomato idea too! Love from SW Ontario!
I love square foot gardening! I have been doing it for a number of years. It looks pretty and the plants are happy, healthy, not wasted space also means not many weeds! If you combine this with succession planting and wow you can grow lots in a small space! Vertical is definitely the way to go too! It is such a fun way to plant.
No matter how hard of a day i have, when James uploads it instantly becomes better!
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I've been practicing SFT for 15 or 20 years.
I grow in raised beds of varying dimensions and shapes. Over time, I learned how to sow my seeds and plant my seedlings without precisely measuring each square foot. It is amazing how many vegetables you can grow in such small spaces.
Next level: hügelkultur...
I just discovered SFG and am so excited to begin. I quit gardening many years ago due to lack of time. I'm retired now and am ready to begin again. I am a planner and my DR table is covered with grid paper and charts. I have access to good aged manure from my son's farm. Now I will pray for good rains!
Your enthusiasm for growing is infectious, James! ❤❤❤❤❤ to the Tuckmiester!
James and Tuck…..
out of ALL of the gardening videos on TH-cam, YOU have helped and inspired me the most!!!
When others have tried to give me advice or correct me on how to care for my garden, I refer them to your methods. Your enthusiasm, expertise, joy of gardening and, of course, Tuck’s 💚example of how good your vegetables are, 😉make such a difference.
Thank you so much!
Utah Gramy 🧑🏼🌾
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Same for me
@@rosebrown5256 And me too!!!!
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Agreed!
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Tuck, we love you!
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What a beautiful garden! But Tuck is the true star of the show! ❤
The peaceful feeling from this video makes me feel happier. 🌿
My garden has improved so much thanks to the tips you’ve shared. Planting the right way truly helps plants grow better."
I have gardened for years, but this year, I redesigned my garden with 4x4 square foot beds. Then, in May, I looked up square foot gardening and found your video. I am growing plants vertically more than in the past. I followed your advice about pulling unproductive late summer veggies and planting fall crops. All I can say is, the garden is yielding SO MUCH food. I had so many cucumbers (and a few more coming yet, and maybe another crop), and the tomatoes have done so well. I have large cabbages out there too. We had big delicious cantaloupes. I had to learn how to can, and my freezer is stuffed. Square foot gardening is a game changer.
With Tuck’s skills and supervision, we are all growing better harvests. Thanks Little Boss ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tuck is so cute! ❤❤❤
Loving the EPIC collaboration, what up Jacques and Kevin!
Lots of great tips James and crew!
- Wood and space is a premium. We reused our old patio "Crazy paving" slabs to build out main bed. Sometimes to build a box you have to think outside of it.
- Google sheets is a great free planner to record planting times and tabs allow you to record notes like weather, etc, which can help you the following year.
- Free printable graph paper also allows you to draw you garden to scale to plan your space for your specific areas
- Find a branch and mark measurements to eye ball you spacings
- Branches on their own also make great stakes for plants. Branch cuttings are great for pre filling taller raised beds.
- There is always something that can be reused before recycling
- When a weed becomes a weed. Dandelions are early bloomers to attract wildlife. Remove the head when the flower dies to prevent spreading. Over wintered turnips wanted to be a plant, so they were another early bloom. Don't ignore hedges for birds. Reberis flowers in May so not only attracts pollinators but later on is alt food for birds.
I'd personally never buy wood and do raised beds. Ya branches are superior; branches and stumps bring in beneficial insects, etc. This whole thing can be scrapped for a pile for hugelkultur. It also solves the problem of needing to be watered. The weeds can chop and drop to maintain a mulch.
I’ve been gardening for decades and never tried this method, starting this year and bought the book 😊 also, I am still amazed at the variety of veggies that tuck loves . Love what you’re doing James keep up the good work ❤
Your love of gardening comes through every time! Have the book and used first time last year- worked well… added more beds and trellises. Weather has been cold in MA but I’m optimistic. PS I have my own “Tucker” who guards MY garden - looks just like the emoji 🐶!!
Where in MA? I’m western ma
@@nancydrewsgarden East of Worcester..we’ve had evening temps in low 30’s last week
@@prayerwarrior424 no way I grew up in Sterling!!!! I’m very familiar with the area. What’s your zone?
@@nancydrewsgarden 6a
I really enjoyed this video. I am a new Gardner, last year was my first year growing anything ever. I was a hot mess. We had a huge flood that ruined everything except my green beans and a few tomatoes I had in pots. I didn't give up, I had some seeds in trays and started over. It was later in the season, but I got so many tomatoes, a few peppers and about 2 meals worth of greenbeans. This year I moved all my raised beds to higher ground. Buy this video has helped me figure out what I need to do as far as planting. I love the square foot method of gardening I will be using this in all my beds. Thanks for always having great content.
SFG is how I started in 2020. And it’ll be the only way I grow. I’m an urban gardener so it perfect for me. ❤SFG. And ❤❤❤❤❤Tuck!!!
Love seeing your videos in my notifications gets me amped to get out and garden !!!you rock brother and tuck is definitely the boss and the cutest he looks nice and healthy for his age to treasure every minute you all spend in the garden together.have a great day and keep up the amazing work
I have been gardening for 30 years, but since Covid started 8-900 mostly annual flower seedlings. Now we are just finishing a greenhouse and will be putting in raised beds for my first attempt at vegetables. Bought the last book on Amazon and look forward to your 1 ft method. Looking forward to learn more from you….Thanks and Merry Christmas ❤
So excited to watch another video, Thanks so much for all the info. Can't wait to start my own food forest!
Let's Gooo Michael! You are welcome my friend
@@jamesprigioni when harvesting lettuce. Just snip. The lettuce will keep producing
I just love Tuck!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you James. We really get a lot of valuable information from
your videos. Please keep them coming.
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How could one not like Tuck James? He's too cute and the protector of the garden
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Tuck is absolutely the garden boss and nutrient expert!
I agree- i Love Square foot gardening!
Blessings to all!
James, I highly recommend that you try the Whole Foods recipe for Red Lentils & Spinach Soup. It calls for 2 cups of spinach but I used 4 cups. Uses up my spinach so I don't waste any as I follow the Charles Dowding method of harvesting the outer leaves. My homegrown Olympia spinach leaves are tender even when they are larger. Even my non vegetarian friends love this soup! Really enjoy your channel. Thanks for all the joy you & Tuck bring to me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in gardening! I'm a fan of your channel. 👋👋👋👍
This is the best gardening video I've seen maybe....ever. So efficient, so real-life, so accessible. Many of us cannot replicate what we see on many gardening videos, but this is perfect for us all. Thanks!
I always enjoy seeing Tuck sharing your garden time with you...
Love tuck and will be sharing this with my friends.
Thank you for sharing
Let's Goo Augustine Kopa! Thanks for the kind words and support 😁🐕❤️
Such a helpful video as always! Your content has changed my gardening game for the better. 😊 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️s for Tuck!
Let's Gooo Hillary! Me and Tuck are glad to hear that, we want you to work less and harvest more!
Wow so beautiful ❤
Thank you my friend! Me and Tuck appreciate you 🐕😁❤️
Sending love to Tuck!!
Thanks JennaJJ747 🐕❤️
I have a garden to thanks for the support
Omg! Tuck is soooo daggum cute at min 2:45 i had to screenshot it! 💖🐶
Great job showing the benefits of Sq. Ft. Gardening! Love your enthusiasm! Tuck is adorable ❤
Wow- this episode is so packed full of info, I have watched it several times! I'm in the planning process- and this info is GREAT!!
Good to see the boss keeping you in check for another season 😁
Thank you, Mel Bartholomew.
His daughter recently reached out to me and she is going to come and tour the garden! I am super excited about it
@@jamesprigioni that's awesome!
We loved watching him on PBS years ago and bought one of his books.
Fantastic, James! He was such a revolutionary at the time. Now you are bringing it forth again, keeping the old wisdom and adding your own wisdom on top of it!
Love to you and your channel, thank you immensely for all you do to advise & season us as gardeners - can't wait to see her visiting😀
Amen! Such a brilliant and efficient method!
Hi James, i am so inlove with your garden. I wish you health and strength to continue doing gardening😍❤🙏😂🇯🇲
There was a SFG show on PBS a few decades ago and I bought Mel's book (white cover) back then. We used his method in parts of our garden and it was great. It's very interesting to see the different raised bed ways to use it. Thanks to you and Tucker. ❤
I made a square foot garden bed in my garden after watching your video! Looking at how much I can actually plant just blew my mind. I can totally see your excitement of using this square foot gardening method and I can’t wait to feel the same with all the great advantages I will experience!
Love your vids and always gotta amazing beautiful garden
Thanks Moonmann!! 😁🐕❤️
Another wonderful video! It’s rainy today but I’m getting back out in the garden tomorrow! Can’t wait to try out square foot gardening this year!
I’m doing this in my garden! Thank you for all the useful info. I feel more confident in planting radishes with my small pepper plants❤️love for Tuck❤️
Awww! Little Tucky sniffing around ❤🎉🧡💜💙💚🤎💚🧡❤💛🧡💙💚
Love you, Tuck ❤❤❤
Thank you, James!
❤❤❤ thanks James and Tuck! 💚 💚 💚
I appreciate how simply you explain and demo square foot gardening - which is a good way to break our of the mono- culture model.
Aw man 🥰 in the strawberries, can Tuckberry be any cuter ❤️
😮 "two to three crops" I love it. I will have so much more food, and with less work!!!
We are trying square foot gardening in conjunction with SIP planters this year…… 🤞🤞it works out as well as we are hoping for. So far it’s doing very well!
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In the SFG method, we recommend only using compost to supply the nutrients after a harvest. No reason to use a “all purpose fertilizer.”
I have been using square foot gardening for close to 20 years, so glad to hear you talk about it! I am always learning. When I plant a new plant in a square, I just put a shovel full of compost as Mel advocated. I look forward to hearing more tips about the Square Foot Garden. Yours look absolutely beautiful!!😀
Thank you شكرا جزيلا على الفيديو المفيد والممتع .. موسم زراعي سعيد للجميع
I got into square foot gardening when I returned to Canada from England in 1980 and saw an rpisode of Mel Bartholomew's square foot gardening show on PBS. Watched it every Sunday on PBS. Loved gardening that way. Awesome!
You inspired me to have a garden thank you
I’m gonna it see if it helps a family of 8😊
Let's Gooo! That's why me and Tuck are here 🐕😁❤️
We love Tuck and u. God bless y’all.
I used to watch SFG show on PBS 40 years ago. It always made so much sense to me! You explain it so well for the newcomers!!
I needed these reminders for the raised beds. Awesome!
Absolutely love it!! Am currently reading that book and Mel's mix is gold! ❤❤❤ For the BOSS🐶
Great video! for Tuck
What a cool emoji! 😮 Tuck def deserves it 💚
I like how passionate you are when you are talking about your gardening experience . Good work!
I moved to New Jersey last year and finally have a garden bed ready to start planting. I’ve always loved flower beds and do well with them, but this will be my first veggie/herb/fruit garden. Thank you for the videos. They are really helpful. I would love a video showing your garden journal. How you have it laid out and how you track everything.
I love your video on SFG. I had heard about it before, but your example was so clear to me. I am looking to start a garden, but just didn't know how to even begin to start growing what and where to begin. It all just clicked and I can't wait. Love your channel and LOVE TUCK! ❤❤❤
Funny thing, I was watching another video of yours when my attention was caught by those strings, and I started wondering what those are for. Then I kinda shrugged it off and went back to searching videos about cheap raised beds... and guess what, this was suggested! As if the universe knew what I really needed! Thank you for sharing. I'm starting mine very soon!
So glad to get your videos and so glad that Tuck is doing well. I have 2 Tucks who are 14 and 15 years and in great health. If there is 1 piece of advice that I give you is to start giving Tuck Colostrum. Its amazing!! You can research it for yourself because a conventional vet wil not tell you about it.
Love this idea!!!!! Hey Tucky!! ❤❤❤❤
Love that little cutie Tuck! Thanks for your informative videos.
Wow!! I've been watching your videos, but THIS is the HOLY grail of videos. ❤
Great video! You've inspired me to reimagine my garden beds this year! I was struggling of where to put what yesterday, now I think I'm going to mix things up this year! Thanks from NJ!
Keeping the Garden State green! 😎
Thanks Tuck for being such a great garden guard!😊
I have 1/3 of my garden planted out. Thank God that this video reminded me to square foot the rest of it!
I love the concept. I've yet to manage square foot gardening, since the square foot dimensions never seem to fit the seed package directions.
You follow the "thin to" spacing and ignore any row spacing given.
I love square foot gardening! It helped (and helps) me make the most out of a fairly small growing space. Especially when first starting out. ❤
Such a cute garden helper.
James, I love watching your videos. You are so helpful and teach me so much about gardening. I must say, my favorite part of watching your videos is watching Tuck! He is such a cutie and is a very good boy! ❤❤❤
Thank you James for such a nice well taught basic succession planting , i have learned a lot watching your video tips on planting, and your cute puppy always bring a smile to my face , I like that tucker hangs out with you ..😂😂😂
❤️ James and Tuck my family loves you ❤️ Thank you for the Square Foot Gardening ideas
I'm going to try that next year . To move away from my big gardening routine. And I love watching your videos because they are so useful.
Love your excitement brother. Trying sq ft for our autumn garden here in Sydney. In the planning stages and beginnings of keeping a journal.
Peace!
❤ thank you very much
Ty for your tips, very helpful!!…..love to Tuck ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You totally inspired me! I made my soil (coco coir, compost, and perlite), and my strings are in! I'm so excited! Thank you James and Tuck! Oh ya, and I got insect netting! Gonna steal your Tomato idea too! Love from SW Ontario!
Hearts for Tuck!!
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James you are literally my garden dictionary. I've been watching your videos since 2019 when we got our house. Backyard garden is like my new yoga lol
Love seeing Tuck in the garden.🤩💙💙💚💚💛💛💛
❤❤❤❤, Thank you for your wealth of knowledge 🙏
How did you grow so much food
I love square foot gardening! I have been doing it for a number of years. It looks pretty and the plants are happy, healthy, not wasted space also means not many weeds! If you combine this with succession planting and wow you can grow lots in a small space! Vertical is definitely the way to go too! It is such a fun way to plant.
Nice information 👌
Thank you for ALL of this gardening information . I'm
Starting a raised bed garden and I'm really nervous. Your video put me at ease 😊
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️i made more new places to sow more food , this year I’m knowing what to expect 😄🍉🍓🍎🍑💯💯💯🍒🌸
I can't wait to try this!!
Those are beautiful beds. ❤❤❤ Tuck ❤❤
Aw, Tuck. Miss ya, little guy.
James and Tuck, I love your energy!