Today my mother and I constructed more boxes for our Square Foot Garden. We're planning to have 6 4'x4' grids (squash, okra, tomatoes, peas, beans, cantaloupes, and all kinds of things), 1 4'x8' grid (for corn), a 4'x2' grid (for strawberries) and 1 2'x9' grid (for watermelons). We also have a grape vine growing, and are planning to plant carrots, potatoes, pumpkins, and gourds in a separate part of the yard. We also planted some seeds to start indoors. For those of you who don't know, a square foot garden is planted in square feet (imagine!) instead of long rows. It's supposed to take 20% of the space of a conventional garden, but give 100% of the results. This is our first year, but I think it will work well. It fits my personality, because I can grid things out and have them exact! I can already taste the yummy fruits and veggies!
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I have been reading the book about that, and am planning on constructing some boxes for Mama. I like that they can be put up on sawhorses so that you can sit and garden, I think that it will be great for her spirit.
Did you have a hard time building the boxes? and are you mixing your own soil? and have you made cold frames for them?
Missed you at quilting on Monday. Hope that you and your mother are feeling better. I have Martha S. and Martha Graham's round robins, and Marsha has mine. Next quilting will be on the 18th at Fitzgerald's. As for a magazine to submit your essay, check out quiltersnewsletter.com
Love you, annabanana
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