This all new revision of a classic gardening book has been around for quite some time a gardening and horticulture best seller on Amazon. It has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and is currently selling for about $ 12 on Amazon, which is not too terribly bad.
Although the reviews Mr Bartholomew's square foot gardening plan mostly very positive, there are still a fair number of criticisms, thus increasing overall consensus a bit scattered. So, because many of my Website visitors very interested in gardening in the most efficient way possible, it seemed only to review of the "all new square foot gardening" book for those who may want to consider purchasing the reasonable.
Square foot gardening by Mel Bartholomew
In his YouTube video to promote the book Mr Bartholomew introduces his new book and intros, some of the changes between the old version and this new edition. Frankly, although the method "square foot gardening" a useful, Mr Bartholomew is not really the "inventor" of the method as he suggests in the video, because many people use similar methods of gardening long before his first book came along.
So, what do I think of the book?
Well, this book seems to be an attempt to "simplification" of the square foot gardening approach for less experienced gardeners. The previous book was more detailed and gave more background info. This latest book is less detailed and tries to simplify the explanation of the method for "newbies".
Either way, both books are useful and will definitely help you grow many of products of a very small area compared with more traditional methods. Before buying, however, are probably a few things that you should keep in mind:
New square foot gardening soil Mix
Since the square foot gardening method is based on "raised bed", you need to fill out who beds a kind of growing medium. In the previous book, the recommended square foot gardening soil mix was more complex than what Mr Bartholomew currently in the new book recommends, but I'm not sure if I'm a firm believer that both soil mix all you must find ben was to.
The current recommendation creates a soil that can be easily "too hot" for good plant growth, that's not a good thing. In addition, one of the three components that is recommended to mixing this new growing medium quite difficult to find. Finally, many readers are frustrated by how precious are can to this "perfect bottom" for their new square foot gardening beds.
In contrast, the previous bottom mix recommendations were a slightly better option but did not keep moisture very well. On the one hand, that "feature" helped to prevent over-watering your plants. But also meant that you had to water very often to ensure that plants do not become dehydrated. I let you decide how big of a plus or minus that is.
Large plants doesn't work well
If you are going to grow smaller plants and/or plants that are not typical "spread" much (like watermelon), the layout gardening square metres. However, for larger installations, will you really want to "spread things out" a little more to get a little breathing room between plants.
In addition, for "spreading" plants, using the square foot gardening plan can be a bit annoying, since then you have growing up rather than OUT. In other words, totem poles and the like would probably be needed for the plants/vines to "climbing" and plants that larger products (such as watermelons grow) may have difficulty with such a scenario, unless you choose hybrids that smaller fruits/vegetables grow.
Despite the disadvantages gets Sq. ft. gardening 4/5
I think the method is great, and Mel Bartholomew has a lot of time and effort in helping people implement the method in a way that is efficient and productive. That being said, I can not give both book 5 star just because I do not believe that the recommended soil mixes go your best or your cheapest bet.
More info on better soil Medium
This square foot gardening assessment can also be found on my blog, along with a brief but very useful section related to how to make the absolute best possible soil can turn into your gardening square foot raised bed layout. Using this "mystery growth medium" is the absolute best way to get the most out of every square metre Garden, increased, or otherwise.
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