10 Tips for Planning a SQUARE FOOT GARDEN

10 Tips for Planning a SQUARE FOOT GARDEN - for BEGINNERS!

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@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

*NOTE*. In this video (Tip 6) I mention looking up your garden zone to find your frost dates. For an even more accurate estimation, you can search your ZIP CODE for your average frost dates instead. I wish I could update the actual video, but I can't :/ (Thanks @Samantha Bice for bringing this to my attention.)

@davidmendell4485 Ай бұрын

Another new gardener not wanting to screw it up, thank you for this- i'll rewatch this a few times i am certain

@TheCrunchyGinger Ай бұрын

Good luck with your garden!

@clorysconcoctions 3 ай бұрын

I like you. Trying square foot gardening for the first time this year. Thank you for the inspiration.

@TheCrunchyGinger Ай бұрын

Thanks! Good luck with your garden!

@MrsStransky 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I'm incredibly intimidated by gardening and you helped a lot!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

That makes me so happy! You got this!

@frankpalermo9307 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You were a pleasure to listen to.

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Mrs_Homemaker 2 жыл бұрын

Just a note - your frost date is based on your area/zip code. Not your zone. People in the same zone but opposite climates can have vastly different last frost dates. Zones are for perennials. Frost dates and climate are for annuals. ❤️ It's a common mix up even for very experienced gardeners bc of the way everyone talks about gardening and zones.

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this- good catch. You are right. I will try to add a note or edit to the video to include that. Even within the same zip code, folks can have microclimates that may alter their he date of average frosts.

@meghval9040 2 жыл бұрын

This video is such a big help.You were amazing in xplaining the technique.Thank you.

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome!

@wandaparker3681 4 ай бұрын

Really great video. Truly filled with Useful Information. 😊

@theresacurrin6395 3 жыл бұрын

Great information! Thanks for sharing 💗

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

@reluctant.valentine 3 жыл бұрын

so excited to plant my garden!! glad I found your channel!!

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Good luck 😄🌱

@johncalvin1775 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video...!

@alikermashan5219 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Your also a great teacher.

@christinehertoghe315 Жыл бұрын

Love your concise and great content!! Thank you

@TheCrunchyGinger Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was useful

@aag8584 2 жыл бұрын

Just got my first plot at a community garden here in Portland. I am so excited, but also a little overwhelmed, and this video helped so so much. Especially the have a little faith bit

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Hooray! Hi, neighbor! I loved our community garden plot and I was amazed at how much I was able to grow in my small plot. It was also cool to learn from the other gardeners. Good luck! Here’s hoping we don’t have any more of those wild 115* days this summer 🤞🏻

@sharonk8424 9 ай бұрын

Great tips. Thank you. Planning to try this in 2024.

@lucylucampbell8251 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful. Thank you!

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was useful!

@misspandesal 3 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing video!

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful 😊

@NicoleLevit_ 4 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I found your lovely channel. You have a gift of teaching! :)

@TheCrunchyGinger Ай бұрын

Thanks, that's so kind of you!

@SHAINON117 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I'm just about to start my first garden and your advice was amazing I pretty much knew nothing now I know something 🤠

@TheCrunchyGinger Жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful! I think it’s the kinda thing you just gotta go for and learn along the way. I try a few new things each season and learn so much, especially from the failures!

@MamaAng323 2 жыл бұрын

Last tip was the best! 🌱 Thank you for a great video!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 good luck with your garden!

@marcoaguilar8016 Жыл бұрын

Muy buen video, muchas gracias por la información. Yo comencé hace unos años con huertos urbanos y de verdad es un mundo fascinante que día a día nos enseña algo nuevo ya que la naturaleza es muy sabía, desde Chile ya tienes un seguidor y muchas gracias por enseñar. Bendiciones y un abrazo grande 🙏 🤗

@rrichards1210 3 жыл бұрын

Some good tips. We are in autumn now but I am planning now for spring. I grow things that I want fresh, often like lettuce leaves, small tomatoes and herbs. I also want berries that are too expensive to buy; raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, currants and gooseberries. If they can be found in our supermarket they cost so much, especially at Christmas when we want them the most.

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how I love berries!! We planted a few little berry bushes to establish last month. Hopefully we will get a little handful of blueberries this year, but I am dreaming big about the years to come! Great tip on focusing your energy on growing things that you love to eat the freshest like lettuce and herbs! Thanks for sharing!

@nottodaynope9786 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely video very informative. And you are absolutely adorable you give me teacher vibes and I love it God bless you and your family

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You’re so kind! Also, your KZfaq name made me laugh so hard 😂

@morethanroots 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@wilsonjr5713 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video Thank You ❤️ & Subscribed

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gardeningwithjazzy 3 ай бұрын

Great info 👍🏾

@withloveliahofficial3 Жыл бұрын

Such an informative and to the point video you made !!!! Hats off!!!! All the necessary informations has been given by you in a very simplistic way…. ❤❤Subscribed!!!!

@TheCrunchyGinger Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful 😊

@jennifergordon8113 Жыл бұрын

Great information! I'm going to try square gardening this year

@TheCrunchyGinger Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I’m getting planning mine out for the spring now!

@brockjohnson100 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I stumbled upon your channel and your very well done videos! I just got a community garden for the first time and figuring out the organization of my plants is the biggest challenge right now. It's also a little daunting seeing everyone else with chicken wire, stakes, tarps, netting,... the list goes on! I was happy to see your last step because for this to be enjoyable, it shouldn't take that much stress! Once again, great video and I'll be sure to catch up on the others. ✌🏻

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to read this! We loved our community garden experience- I hope you do, too. But I felt the same way. It was so overwhelming to even know where to start. I thought unless I knew all the garden secrets, nothing would grow. Finally, I just told myself that if even a few things grew, that would be a success and we ended up being wonderfully surprised by how well several crops did! You’re right, it doesn’t have to be so stressful or perfect.

@brockjohnson100 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrunchyGinger I hope to see some videos from you about what you do with what you grow, e.g. canning, freezing, baking, etc. Harvest videos are some of the most fun to watch and yet educational. It's nice to see another novice tackling the garden and not taking themselves too seriously. Can't wait to see what you grow this year and best of luck with a bountiful harvest!

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! You got it, friend! Good luck to you, this season, too 🌱 😊

@mandyworley3794 2 жыл бұрын

Well done lovely

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Grace-kash 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@meltemtuna2134 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@ambereller750 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Hello from Washington!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Hi!! 👋🏻 And thanks!

@deanawallace3516 2 жыл бұрын

Your video and info are great, but I admit I wasn't all the way through and noticed you've listed the tips and time stamps and I was sold. I subscribed and I'm hitting the bell. So many creators fill that space with affiliate links (which is fine), I've never seen a "track list!" Thank you!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! It’s awesome to know that is helpful for you- I always appreciate the time stamps when I am watching videos, too. Glad to have you!

@maritzahenao5962 Жыл бұрын

I so Nice thank you

@roselee4169 2 жыл бұрын

This video was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for making this so simple to understand and know we’re to start. This is my first full garden and I’m excited!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your garden! I’ve come to accept that I will spend the rest of my life always learning more, but just trying it out is the real way to learn!

@HuplesCat 2 жыл бұрын

I'm doing an online gardening course. Having to watch a lots of big gardening channel videos and all mostly garbage. Stumbled on you from YT recommends. Great content and style! Go gingers 🙂

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate your feed back ☺️

@pearleelife Жыл бұрын

Subbed. TY

@JoyfulMD Жыл бұрын

Do you remove the garden twine at some point? How do you use 4 squares for a tomato plant if there is twine in the way? Wouldn't that cut into the stem? Thanks

@jameswiggle Жыл бұрын

should be 4 squares for 4 tomato plants. 4 squares for one plant is a waste.

@Timmytoo02 3 жыл бұрын

I was a pretty good gardener when I lived in northern California (zone 9). But I've since moved near HoustonTexas and amd am really struggling. I can't understand how this area can also be zone 9 when it's so incredibly wet, hot and humid while northern California has a very dry summer that is not quite as hot as Houston. . This week definitely be gardening by trial and error!

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

No kidding! That sounds like a major shift. I’m sure it will be a season of many surprises and a lot of trial and error. Good luck with your garden! Come back and let me know how it’s going!

@lovemybabygoat 3 жыл бұрын

@Timmytoo02 it's not normally this wet. I live 80 to 100 miles north of you near Beaumont. No one has had much success this year. We usually have to water our garden nightly. The rain has devestated all the gardens this year. We will try replanting many things in late August.

@TheCrunchyGinger 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds so frustrating for you guys! Sometimes gardening can be so heartbreaking- we had a very hot late spring/early summer and many of my cool weather plants just gave up. 😕. I hope your August plantings make up for it!

@heatherreis7839 2 жыл бұрын

@@lovemybabygoat thats the problem im having right now here in south florida. I was so proud to have grown the best looking seedlings. Got them all planted out a few months ago with a strong start but now they are being killed off one by one from pests and diseases 😪 sometimes i wonder why i keep at it lol.

@heatherreis7839 2 жыл бұрын

Check out black gumbo southern gardening. Not sure where in texas hes at but he does a pretty good job at his garden.

@cnsteph2 2 жыл бұрын

So how did the labels work? Did the sharpie written names stay readable? This is something I've struggled with in the 12 years I've been gardening. We've (my husband and I) have tried painted rocks (it washes off), popsicle sticks (the decompose), marker flags with plant names written on them (the metal flag poles rust in half and the marker faded a bit on the flag), the labels from the store (the plant hides them then they get buried), and even making a map (things were moved around and the map not updated throughout the season). Really hoping these worked for you.

@apinkston8133 2 жыл бұрын

Wood burn the names on a popsicle stick, or any wood stick.

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Christina! I’m sorry I missed this question earlier. So the copper markers worked out ok. The sharpie did fade over the season and the copper got dirty looking. But when I pulled them up, I was able to clean them off with a flour/salt/vinegar rub and they are ready to write on again for this season!

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s a great idea! Thanks.

@cnsteph2 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrunchyGinger woooo. Thank you so much for responding!

@ronniekagan8117 2 ай бұрын

I have use old metal window blinds cut easily with points use a marker especially made not to fade and they worked. I got a couple of the blinds for practically nothing.

@m-jay356 2 жыл бұрын

Good info but had to subscribe because of the name. Lol

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

😆 thank you!

@calmdymon 3 ай бұрын

Mixing sticks are free in McDonald's, can use them 😊

@TheCrunchyGinger Ай бұрын

good suggestion!

@gwenatilano9481 2 жыл бұрын

Think big-start small.

@TheCrunchyGinger 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@jameswiggle Жыл бұрын

i disagree about needing 4 squares just for one tomato plant. that is a waste imo...1 tomato per square is good enough

@TheCrunchyGinger Жыл бұрын

It depends on how you prune it. Last year, we single stemmed all the tomatoes and were able to plant them much closer and still maintain good airflow. Plus it was perfect for planting herbs underneath and between the plants.

@tkorkunckaya Жыл бұрын

Cheater 😛

@valerieherron4185 2 жыл бұрын

You talk too much

@HuplesCat 2 жыл бұрын

and you have no content at all so you have no right to judge and if you wish to judge why not be positive as well as constructive? Valerie negative people are unliked and unwanted. Please consider how you interact in the world. Be a ray of sunshine not a big pile of .....

@KT-yq7ed 2 жыл бұрын

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@marcoaguilar8016 Жыл бұрын