Square Foot Gardening
by Mel Bartholomew · first published 1981
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4HN commenters
2010–2025first – last mentioned
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A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
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Nah, 1ft^2. See Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening: http://amzn.com/1579548563
on “Offer HN: Free Use of Agricultural Land 30 miles Northwest of Chicago” ↗For anyone interested in getting into gardening, I highly recommend Mel Bartholomew's 'Square Foot Gardening'. It's a great resource for starting a garden in general and I've had great success and fun with his specific technique. http://www.amazon.com/Square-Foot-Gardening-Garden-Space/dp/...
on “Ask HN: Are you happy, well-rounded? (dealing w/ depression/lack of motivation)” ↗There is a very good book called Square Foot Gardening that's aimed at beginners.
on “How saffron became an American cash crop” ↗…is 43,560 square feet. "One 4 × 4 Square Foot Garden box (16 square feet) will supply enough produce to make a salad for one adult every day of the growing season." [0] 0. Bartholomew, Mel. All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition, Fully Updated: MORE Projects NEW Solutions GROW Vegetables Anywhere (p. 61). Cool Springs Press. Kindle Edition. https://squarefootgardening.org/
on “The Coming Food Catastrophe” ↗Mel Bartholomew is the author of the version I have, but it looks like "Square Foot Gardening Foundation" took over after he died.
on “How saffron became an American cash crop” ↗