Comments on: How to Build Your Own Square Foot Garden in 10 Easy Steps

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By: Andre Grandbois

Andre Grandbois — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:47:41 +0000

Why not use Perlite instead of Vermiculite? No worries of toxins

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By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:18:40 +0000

Here is the EPA’s Garden Product Report on Vermiculite. Pretty scary, if you ask me.
Go to: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/verm.html
Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Garden Product Report Link.

By: Dottie

Dottie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:29:36 +0000

If you are truly interested in this method I highly recommend buying the Book “All New Square Foot Gardening”. It gives detailed instructions and pictures. There is even a simple way to build a “cage” to eliminate the animal issues and a “hoop house” to use in cold climates….definitely worth the $ if you have the garden itch…

By: dude

dude — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:06:37 +0000

The guy who wants to know about glues. Any epoxy or acrylic are perfectly safe. Water containers are made out of them, just be sure the solvents have evaporated since they can be carcinogenic. All the glues made for children are non-toxic. All white furniture glue is non toxic but for outdoor use get that expensive epoxy can of paint or a few tubes of epoxy glue. If you paint your grow box with epoxy paint (at about 100 dollars per gallon) it will outlast you. Don’t worry about glue if you use epoxy paint. Epoxy is also a glue. You get a twofer

By: cindy

cindy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:12:19 +0000

i am very interested in doing this square foot garden thing. i love to watch things grow and also love to eat my own veggies. it’s kinda self rewarding to be able to run to the garden to get supper rather than the dreadful store.!! it is already mid jan. and i was wondering if i have waited too late to get my seeds in to the soil? i have never done a square foot garden and have never had too much success in a traditional garden so all of your tips and feedback would be great. i’m not sure if i should mention but i live in south mississippi where summers are horrible. also i am gonna do my sfg up off the ground. like i said, all tips are welcome. oh yea! you say not to use treated lumber… i have a platform that was used for a large walk-in cooler to sit on. it has been built for many years. i was going to turn it over and use it to make my garden. how long does wood stay treated.{laugh if you will and yes i am a female. no i’m not blonde lol} no offense to blonde’s either!!can i lay maybe some gardening plastic or whatever you call that stuff over to lumber?