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  • Hi i will try and put it here as well, I am a complete thicko with IT as I am sure the others here will testify. thankfully they helped me sort things out
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    • Hi Maverick and welcome. This is Bal's post http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1245907

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      • Well I planted my square foot garden over the weekend so fingers crossed. Thanks to everyone for the advice and especially Andy for the video!
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        • What did you put in it Jay?
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          • Hi Bigmally, this is my first time doing this so started with what I think are the easiest things and also what we like to eat. Two squares each of peas...a bit dodgy I know but got them free in Homebase so worth a try, carrots and turnip and one square each of spring onion, lettuce and radish. This is just a trial and if it works I will make up the other raised bed next year. Have I made any novice mistakes here?
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            • Nope, sounds good. Beware the carrots if you have manure on the bed. The only thing I would maybe add are some flowers.
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              • Thank you Sorry for being a nuisance but what flowers and why? Is this a sacrificial flower?
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                • Firstly it's pleasing to the eye plus they attract beneficial insects & the whole array of mixed veg & flowers confused the nasty ones. I usually put a Callendulae or Marigold in a square.
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                  • Jay, I've just been to the bottom of the garden to show you a small bed I have made up. It has a mixture of Allium, Brassicas, Roots & Flowers. All untouched by slugs/snails (touching wood). You may notice that the Callendulae squares also have onions in the same square.

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                    • How hard can it really be? Dividing an 8 x 4 bed to try square foot gardening seemed a good idea yesterday!

                      So I thought 24 square feet, cant grow much in that and will fill it in no time. Today I set about the task of planting:

                      Back 8 squares would be for tall growing plants, two sweet corn, 3 cane wigwam for beans, tomato etc
                      Next eight for spring onion, cabbage, cauliflower, parnips, carrots etc
                      Next eight salad crops and herbs

                      Then I ran out of ideas!

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                      • That's the beauty of SFG, you don't have to plan.............just plant.
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                        • Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                          That's the beauty of SFG, you don't have to plan.............just plant.
                          I have to plan otherwise I don't get around to doing anything


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                          • That's why I only have 1 SFG bed Alison as I also like to plan but it's nice to have a bed where if I have an odd couple of plants I can say "Oh what the heck, I'll bung 'em in 'ere"......................... & it really is a nice effect.
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                            • Well, I sat on Saturday and planned mine out! Other half thought I was mad! Will definitely try to slot in some Marigolds which I have just bought, hopefully keeps the snails out. Fingers crossed my planning reaps rewards!
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                              • I have used no pest control on my SFG bed apart from the interplanting.
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