Great video thank you 😊

Yep awesome mix if your Bill Gates!! Also ridiculous to insinuate this is the best mix

What is compost

This stuff is expensive and doesnt go very far. I wonder if it worth the added cost vs buying veggies at the store

Hi! I have to place an order from a supplier for 15 raised beds for a school garden setup for SFG. I can’t order in 5 gallon buckets so how do I know what unit of measurement- such as lbs - to purchase for the cubic feet I need?

Hi, Rick. Do you have plans and a material list for your drip grid? It really looks cool.

Hi, Question: Where can I print out the examples of beds that you have posted at 6:53 on the videos? Love your content as well. Thank you!

Hi - great video and love the concept. But I had trouble with Mel’s Mix this first season of trying it - vegetables didn’t grow well at all. I’ve since seen that peat moss is quit acidic and that’s obvs not suitable for many vegetables. Interested in your take on that - and should lime (for instance) be added to raise the pH (I know lime isn’t part of MM but I’m confused by MM effectively being acidic otherwise due to peat moss). Thanks!

Can this be purchased somewhere? Or is there a video that shows what to purchase exactly and how to make it? I’m brand new to sfg

composite decking boards are usually a bit shorter than 6 inch in width (~5.5 in wide instead of 6 in)...would this be a problem?

I used the calculator on the website for my 18 inch deep raised bed, but this video says you only need 6 inches of mels mix?

Love this! Been doing square foot gardening for years.Never know what you can use for help.

@Square Foot Gardening Foundation - OFFICIAL Hi, I did my first attempt at growing vegetables in containers this summer, but didn't get it quite right. I used Mel's Mix for my potting soil. I only used a single blend of commercial compost which was inadequate (I didn't know that SFG recommends using a blend of at least different 5 commercial compost mixes if you don't make your own). I also used perlite instead of vermiculite. For my fall vegetable garden, I want to use the SFG system and plant in a 4' x 4' by 12" raised bed. I also want to re-use my existing Mel's Mix (I have enough to fill the bed). What soil amendments do I need? How much compost (a blend of 5 different commercial composts) should I add? Should I add vermiculite? If so, how much?

Thanks for the video.

Is organic charcoal from burning clean wood comparable to vermiculite? I've never seen Mel's take on biochar as a soil amendment.

We are having trouble finding vermiculite locally this year. We bought a huge bag in early spring but have already used it up when we added more growing space to our garden. Is there any possible substitute?

I could only find fine (grade 1) vermiculate in my area. Is it better to use it or leave it out?

thanks for sharing the importance of peat moss in Mel's mix. I'm curious if it is best to re-hydrate the peat before making the mix? Bales of new peat are very dry and rather than absorbing water it's actually hydrophobic when it's first used. Thanks again for sharing the knowledge.

Can somebody recommend types of potato please 🙏 I've never grown anything before but I'm starting now. Are there potatoes that can grow all year around? Or potatoes that grow much better in cold climates? (I'm in England!) Ideally I'm looking at growing a few different types so I can continue to harvest them all year round. Thank you in advance!

This is such a well-done video. Plus I like your drip situation. Have you found that it works?

I think it may be costly to make this soil and these raised beds. However, I've spent tons on gardening with mediocre results. I've spent hours weeding, fussing, and watering with less than stellar results. Sure, I've had successful, productive gardens, but...I want a successful, productive garden with less effort in a tiny space that will still provide all our veg needs. I think the only way to get that is to go back to SFG and do it 100% by the book this time. I've wasted 20 years trying to figure out a better way and haven't found it yet. At nearly 60, I'm finally teachable and humble enough to just listen and do. Thanks for these videos that help me understand and just let go of my stubbornness. Thank you.

And wow!! I won't skip either pm or vermiculite as I was tempted. This is why no other fertilizer is needed. What an education this Essentials playlist has been to me this morning. Thank you.

This was very useful info as are all the others I've been watching. Thank you.

My new place has the tiniest yard I've ever seen. Along the south side, there are 2 ft where the house next door doesn't cast shade. So, I'll put in a 2X50 bed. Melons, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash can grow up and shade the house during the hot part of the year. That will leave 50 ft for carrots, beets, radishes, parsnips, and potatoes. In the front yard, we have sun but the HOA frowns on vegetable gardens. No worries! I'll simply plant a large English flower garden and include pretty peppers, eggplant, chard, asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries, and herbs in my flower beds. Espaliered apples, plums, pears, peaches, and cherries will be beautiful inside and against the picket fence and a hazelnut espaliered along the SW privacy fence will add a nice focal point. Grapes will look fantastic mingled with climbing roses along the front porch roofline. I have grown greens in the eternal year-round spring of indoors, so that won't be a problem. Since there are just the two of us, I think this will be enough. I'm so glad I rediscovered the space-saving method of SFG. Thanks for carrying on the legacy. Thank you. Everywhere I go, I end up filling the entire yard with fruits, veg, and flowers this way. It's an obsession. Again, thank you.

His efficiency and ability to analyze situations was absolutely incredible

Gabriella, your square-foot garden is absolutely are inspiring. I can’t wait to start my square-foot garden. I would love to have a garden like yours. :-) Thank you so much for sharing your square foot gardening with us. Happy growing! :-)

This is amazing. I'm definitely going to do this this summer!

Where'd we go just now?

Good job.

Why do you only need to replace the compost. Wouldn’t the square eventually be just compost?

I just subbed this channel yesterday and I have learned quite a bit; This is only my second year gardening and videos like this are truly invaluable. I had already come up with a similar mix using only three ingredients they are worm casting coconut coir and vermiculite. Not too far off, only reason for the castings is my compost pits are not ready so my third year is going to be awesome thanks to this channel.

Are there any animal sourced ingredients in this mix? What’s in your compost? Thanks!

I heard that Vermiculite is better used in countries where it's more dryer and sunnier, and Perlite used in countries were it's more rainy than sunny, e.g Me. Is this right? I know Vermiculite is good when growing seeds as a topping, but i'm talking about Raised Beds now. Sorry one more question can you mix both into a Raised Bed? Stay Safe, Barry (ENG)

nicely done. Isn’t it such a satifying feeling?

Thank you so much Mel, you really encouraged me to become a great gardener. I always had a nak for plants but then i came across your square foot gardening book ... just thank you soooooo much.

What coarseness grade is best? 3? 4?

Please make a video of what I need to do this spring for adding compost. What things do I need to buy found locally at a big box store?

I learned SFG by watching Mel on the Discovery Channel. His warm enthusiasm bolstered my self confidence to become a gardener. These videos of him explaining his technique in such a down to earth manner brings back memories. There are many good instructors out there, but there's nothing like getting things "from the horses mouth." It is so good to see his legacy continue.

It’s a great book. I highly recommend it!

is it financially viable to use mel's mix on a farm and how long would it take to recover the investment?

Hi, is vermiculite and the other two ingredients in Mels mix naturally organic? I want to grow an all organic garden but I noticed the 3 ingredients in Mel's mix are not organic.

Why no eucalyptus leaves? That knocks out a big percentage of what we have here in Australia

Pardon my ignorance but is Sphagnum Peat Moss the same as Peat Moss? If not, can I use it anyway?

Excellent information thank you. My only question? Tell me more about your guitars!

Thanks for the video. I planted a few favorites like carrots, spinach, green onions, onions, cauliflower. And, tried my hand at leeks...first time. Best wishes everyone to a successful fall garden.

Is she still alive? I miss her channel 😆

Nice

I'm so very happy and excited to see SFG making more and more information available on KZbin and other social media! Thank you! Oh, and it is a great philosophy not just for gardening, but indeed for life as well!!

Every beginning gardener should learn the general size of each type of plant, in order to better design their gardens.

Last year was my first try at SFG and mixing all the components by myself was challenging! So I got lazy, started throwing more compost into my Mel's Mix instead of paying attention to ratios. I had a good harvest. This year, I remixed my soil using the right formula and holy cow! What a difference I am seeing already (July, zone 5b). I was happy to find 2 suppliers that sell vermiculite in 3-4 cu. ft. bags. To those who are new, don't skimp or cheat on the Mel's Mix ratio, as it is worth the time, $ and effort to do it right the first time! I will say, I'm a fan of 10" vs. 6" as I plant a lot of veggies that like the depth. Awesome method and I convinced a couple of friends to do their own SFG too. Thank you for the great info!