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LOL! When I first posted here about my "1st timer" gardening plan ETG member 'old fashioned' told me all about squash and what a VERY prolific plant it is. So, I'm guessing you can plant them however you want... just give them a bit of good soil, water... all the other usual stuff and get ready...

Hi! :frow I'm a 1st time sq foot gardener myself... and I've got my book right here with me. For the tomatoes... yes, one per sq foot. For the squash... one per 16 inches if they are a vine type of squash AND if you plan on growing them vertically. If they are a bush variety then one per 3...

Our yard is COMPLETELY surrounded by HUGE pine trees (and other trees) so no worries about the wind. I usually find myself out there wishing there was more of a breeze. :D

My girls and I whipped these up today. They're made from recycled hanging plant containers.. you know, the ones that hanging flowers come in. I hope they work out well... only time will tell! :) And, yes... I do realize that I will most likely have to move these to a higher hook in the...

Thanks! My husband made them for me and they were actually pretty easy to put together.... 9 landscaping timbers (3 cut in half), 20 five inch nails (the kind that twist as they go in), and A LOT of hammering. :lol: We got a great deal on the timbers so each bed cost about $18 to build. I...

Darn! I forgot all about peas when planning my garden. :he Hmmm... going to have to rethink some things and try to work in some peas... YUM! (thanks for the reminder :) )

YAY!!! :celebrate I'm hunting for some other seeds tomorrow so I'll definitely be adding these to my list. How do they do in sandy soil? (If that was already addressed in this thread... sorry! I've only skimmed a few pages so far, but I'll now be going back to read in more detail :D ) I've got...

My four daughters' 1st initials, in the order they were born, spell SALT... thus making me the SaltyMomma. :P If you see a 'SaltyMomma' other places on the internet (Twitter, Facebook, etc. etc.) more than likely it's me. :D

old fashioned - :lau My husband and I cracked up at your vanishing neighbors and food bank workers. I have a feeling I may end up in the same situation :lol:

I'm intrigued by this thread... never heard of this plant before and may have to give it a try. This... .... gave me a laugh because artichokes are absolute favorite food, and celery.... um, not so much. I like them mixed in with stuff, like in soup, but I'm not a fan of them on their own...

I would LOVE to plant artichokes. They are my ABSOLUTE favorite - request every year for my b'day (since I was a kid), love them more than chocolate - food. Only a few of my veggie books have any info on these plants and what info they do have is limited. But, I was able to learn that... -...

:yuckyuck >> about the squash :gig Ok, my family does like squash... personally if I didn't have to buy it I could eat it steamed every day. YUM!! Also, one of my all time favorite things to bake is zucchini bread... chocolate zucchini bread... YUM YUM YUM!! (great now I'm craving that)...

I don't think that was a dumb question ;) I didn't have a clue how big a bushel was either. In fact the image that came to my mind was the baskets people use in my area for selling peaches. I now know that would be too small for a bushel. So thanks for teaching me something too :D Are your...

Hi vfem... yep that's me on BYC. I'm new there as well, and I'm anxiously awaiting my 1st chicks to arrive mid-May. Actually, if you see a SaltyMomma anywhere on the net (Twitter, Facebook, etc) chances are good it's me. My four daughters' 1st initials in the order they were born spell...

Thanks Steve for the great advice. I agree that putting the perennial herbs in with everything else may not work out the best, so I'm moving them to some plastic planting boxes that I have and I've rearranged BOX 2 like this.... Clockwise (starting top left) 2 zucchini, 2 yellow squash, 12...