All New Square Foot Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More in Less Space

By Mel Bartholomew

Book Overview

Rapidly increasing in popularity, square foot gardening is the most practical, foolproof way to grow a home garden. That explains why author and gardening innovator Mel Bartholomew has sold more than two million books describing how to become a successful DIY square foot gardener. Now, with the publication of All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition, the essential guide to his unique step-by-step method has become even better. Mel developed his techniques back in the early 1980s and has been teaching them throughout the world ever since. In the process, he has made improvements and refinements and continually adapted his practices to keep pace with modern times. In this new volume, Bartholomew furthers his discussion on one of the most popular gardening trends today: vertical gardening. He also explains how you can make gardening fun for kids by teaching them the square foot method. Finally, an expanded section on pest control helps you protect your precious produce. Rich with new full-color images and updated tips for selecting materials, this beautiful new edition is perfect for brand-new gardeners as well as the millions of square foot gardeners who are already dedicated to Mel's industry-changing insights.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591865484
• ISBN13: 9781591865483
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Encouraging us to Just Start

This book All New Square Foot Gardening book was very encouraging and the idea, that no matter how small you need to start, it makes a difference and getting started starts the learning. Written very informal and contained lots of examples. Breaks container gardening down into small pieces for the beginner.

An excellent push in the right direction

This book has such a wealth of excellent information, and is an easy read. The writer's style is simple and straightforward and the information is easy to digest and put into action. These days when our food sources seem to be at risk, growing our own food is a smart thing to do, and this is one of the smartest books to start with to get the ball rolling. A purchase that you will not regret.

Love this book so much! Very informative and I look forward to gardening with this method when we mo

Very detailed and helpful step by step guide for building planter boxes, suggested plants to use and great tips/tricks for gardening!!!

Square Foot for garden!

Everything I want or needed to know about planters in the back yard. From DIY making your own potting soils, to caring and growing vegetables. Writer is a good story teller..enjoyed this book!