Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2015, 16:34 »
The wife likes what she terms green leaf spring green cabbages so what small non-ball and white inside very leafy cabbage would you guys suggest?

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #31 on: May 06, 2015, 20:02 »
I have grown Exell cabbage, might fit the bill and it is a compact variety. We were very happy with the Samantha savoy which I grew after a recommendation here and have had good results with Igloo cauliflower at 10-12 inch spacing.

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #32 on: May 08, 2015, 20:19 »
Hi Cadalot.

I use SFG in my salads bed as it encourages me to use repeat sowing. I previously tried it for everything in my home raised beds when I grew at home (before the tree roots grew up into the beds) but found it more useful for salads. 

I grow different varieties of salad leaves, land cress, spring onions, annual herbs (coriander and basil mainly), marigolds, lambs lettuce and pak choi. I plant one planting of dwarf French beans, baby beets and Japanese turnips as mini veg at the end of the season.

I only use canes to separate the blocks.

I get a lot of positive comments and it is very productive at the height of summer.
Read about my allotment exploits at Ecodolly at plots 37 & 39.  Questions, queries and comments are appreciated at Comment on Ecodolly's exploits on plots 37 & 39

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #33 on: May 08, 2015, 21:55 »
Hi Angela, good to see you back  :D
A woman's place is in her garden.

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #34 on: May 08, 2015, 22:19 »
Hi Angela, good to see you back  :D
Thanks Snowdrops. I was very poorly for a while but clung onto my plots and now am recovered and back on the plot with a vengeance!  Lovely to see familiar names again!

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #35 on: May 10, 2015, 21:16 »
The wife likes what she terms green leaf spring green cabbages so what small non-ball and white inside very leafy cabbage would you guys suggest?

My family prefer 'green' to 'white' cabbage too. I find that January King cabbages harvested before they form a heart make great greens. I grow a few over the summer (sown around now) and more over winter (sown August) for use as spring cabbage. I plant them failrly close together too (9-12" each way).

edit for correct cabbage variety
« Last Edit: May 11, 2015, 13:53 by Mr Dog »

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Re: Square Foot Gardening - What Do You Think? Feedback Please
« Reply #36 on: May 19, 2015, 15:55 »
Just seen this on FB and thought it may be of interest in this thread!
Square foot planting chart.jpg


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