All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!

The All New Square Foot Gardening calls for planting in an above ground container. The first part of this chapter contains step-by-step instructions on how to construct this box. As throughout the rest of the book, this section contains full-color photographs showing each step of the construction. The accompanying text discusses selection of building materials and options to make your box just the way you want to. Lumber sizes and even screw lengths are discussed and explained.

The next topic is that of grids. Grids are the dividers between each square foot of the garden, and are an important part of the gardening system.

If you need to protect your garden from birds, furry animals, or extreme elements, this chapter will provide you with detailed instructions, accompanied with full color photographs, to help you build a protective structure over your garden. Whether you want a box-like lid made of chicken wire, or a PVC dome over which to drape bird-netting, deer-netting, or plastic, this section provides several design options.

Vertical frames for vine crops are touched upon here, although Chapter 8, Vertical Gardening, contains the detailed discussion and instructions. Construction of a compost structure is covered, as are design options for aisles between your garden containers.