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

Planning your Square Foot Garden can be overwhelming! If you’re a beginner, it’s hard to even know where to start. Here are my best 10+ tips for helping you get started dreaming, planning, and planting your edible square foot garden if you are a brand new gardener!

Feel free to skip around- here are some chapters for easy navigation.

Timecodes:
0:00 - What is a Square Foot Garden?
1:34 - How much space do I need?
2:46 - Tip #1 Make a Garden Wish List
3:44 - Tip #2 Sketch Out Your Garden
4:19 - Tip #3 Utilize Companion Planting
6:19 - Tip #4 Re-Use Harvested Squares
7:06 - Tip #5 Practice Succession Planting
8:11 - Tip #6 Know Your Garden Zone
9:24 - Tip #7 Prep Your Garden Space
10:57 - Tip #8 Know How Many Plants Per Square
12:46 - Tip #9 Label Your Plants
13:53 - Tip #10 Have a Little Faith!!

I hope this is helpful to you on your garden journey! What tips would you add??

Let’s Grow Together!

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[TheCrunchyGinger]

*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.)

[davidmendell]

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

[SHAINON]

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

[HuplesCat]

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 🙂

[roselee]

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!

[MrsStransky]

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

[jameswiggle]

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

[Mrs_Homemaker]

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.

[m-jay]

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

[marcoaguilar]

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 🙏 🤗

[rrichards]

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.

[Timmytoo]

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!

[clorysconcoctions]

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

[nottodaynope]

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

[brockjohnson]

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. ✌🏻

[withloveliahofficial]

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!!!!

[deanawallace]

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!

[calmdymon]

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

[aag]

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 <3

[wilsonjr]

Excellent Video Thank You ❤️ & Subscribed