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“Civilizations that get too far from the land are bound to decay.” –J.I. Rodale
Hello, my name is Tim Beckman and welcome to my Square Foot Gardening Web Page. I am a Purdue Advanced Master Gardener and have been gardening since about 1988 and gardening in my current plots in Indianapolis, Indiana (USDA Zone 5) since 1994. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you have any questions, please send me an e-mail at the address listed near the bottom of this page. Current Picture of My Garden (Updated 4/18/2023)
Square Foot Gardening is a technique of intensive planting developed by a retired civil engineer, Mel Bartholomew, in the 1970's. Mel describes the technique in his book, Square Foot Gardening , as "a system of laying out, planting, and maintaining a productive, attractive garden in any amount of space. The garden is based on a grid of 1-foot by 1-foot squares, with single seeds or plants placed in carefully determined spacings." Mel goes on to say, "The square foot system lets you make the most of your
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