I don't remember how I discovered SFG (square foot gardening) but it appealed to me in the sense that it was easy and contained. I bought a 4x4 box, a roll of landscape fabric, 5 bags of gardening soil and lots of little plants. Then we had the hottest summer ever and went under water advisory and since I couldn't water it, it pretty much all died. What didn't die, my husky ate. I got a couple of handfulls of cherry tomatoes and a few squash. The rest were lost.
This year, I am determined to do better! I bought an additional 4x4 box. I have planted (in the left box, from L-R) Red Onion, 3 Celebrity Tomatoes, White Onion, 3 Cherry Tomatoes, Carrots, Roma Tomatoes, Red/Orange/Yellow Bell Peppers. In the right box I have Butternut squash, yellow squash, zucchini squash, cucumber, sweet banana pepper, red chili pepper, and jalapeno.
I am hoping to get enough tomatoes to make and can some marinara sauce, pickle some squash and have lots of yummy, fresh things to eat! I also have rosemary and mint that survived from last year in pots on my deck. I plan to add basil and cilantro and maybe chives. As you can see, I also added a small fence around the garden to keep my pups out. What can I say -- my healthy pups love veggies! =)
