MY VISION

MY VISION

All my married life I had gardened the traditional way; one large plot with rows and walkways between the rows. This necessitated digging every so often to loosen the earth tramped down while weeding and harvesting the vegetables. All my planting was haphazard. There was either a feast or a famine. Fertilizers were thrown around indiscriminately and sprays used when the spirit moved. Weeding was a bugbear and the compost a soggy mess. When I retired for the second time I decided to plan a garden with specific objectives:
1. It had to provide a continuity of fresh vegetables all their year round.
2. There was to be no digging and a minimum of weeding, if any.
3. Growing selected vegetables that our family would eat.
4. Raising my own seedlings.
5. Planting once a month.
6. No harmful sprays, if any.
7. Smallest area that would provide ample vegetables for a family of four adults.
8. An area that I would be proud to show my friends.

All this seem to be a tall order. I read all the gardening books I could lay my hands on. Some gave me ideas but in the end I decided to do my own thing. The result has astounded me and we literally cannot eat our way through the vegetables which are growing like crazy.
So, if you want a garden that grows luscious vegetables with a minimum of work I’ll take you through step by step the way I did it but without the mistakes I made.
Sure it will cost you something to set it up but it could be one of the best investments you have ever made. Don’t hesitate to modify or improve if you can. There is always a better way but because I have experimented and learned by my mistakes it would be a pity not to benefit from them knowing that my system works so well. It took me eighteen months to perfect what I now call “Square Plot Gardening.”
So, let’s pull the rip-cord and commence action.