Comments on: All New Square Foot Gardening – Mel Bartholomew

By: Where to Find Vermiculite in South Florida

Where to Find Vermiculite in South Florida — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:49:04 +0000

[...] few months back, I wrote about Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. In order to be successful in his method of gardening, a key element is vermiculite. Unfortunately, [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:47:27 +0000

Lawrence, thank you, for the tip about where to find vermiculite in South Florida.

I wish you had told me about two weeks ago. I had to had some dirt to my garden this year and would love to have mixed in some vermiculite instead of just adding regular soil. Oh well, maybe next year.

Even if you don’t have the time or space for a huge garden, try a few plants in pots just to get your feet wet.

Cheers,
Matt

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:55:44 +0000

Just found these blogs and am loving them. I had been looking long and hard for south florida gardeners as things are kinda different for us downhere. Do not have a garden currently but still love it. In the past when I did I followed Mel’s Soil Mix and had purchased the vermiculite and moss at a wholesale nursery supply in homestead florida that sells to the public. The name of the company is Atlantic Fertilizer 18375 SW 260 STREET HOMESTEAD, FL. 33031 305-247-8800
http://www.atlanticfec.com

Thank you all for posting. I am vicariously enjoying all of your gardens and getting cranked up for when I can once again get my hands in the dirt.

By: Charlie from Jupiter

Charlie from Jupiter — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:04 +0000

I have a garden I am getting ready to plant in Jupiter for the fall season. I have raised beds that are 4×10, 4×12 and 4×8 all of them 15 inches deep. I have some smaller beds that outline the garden that are 9 inches deep.

I have been using the square foot method for a few years but I have never mixed soil as Mel recommends. This year with the new raised beds I am planning on having a truckload of good garden soil brought in.

I hope to be planting around mid August for the fall crops. I am starting pumpkins now from seed to transplant in a few weeks.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:17:38 +0000

Cool. Thanks, Grant. If the person has interest, have them send me email.

I found a huge garden along Village Blvd the other day, just south of 45th street. I can only see the back yard so I don’t have a house number. I figure I’ll head on over to the neighborhood and knock on doors until I find someone with dirty fingernails. Then, I’ll ask if I can take some pictures of their garden.

The harder I look, the more gardens I find!

—Farmer Matt

By: grant

grant — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:05:59 +0000

I don’t know how this project is going, but I think I found someone using this book on a balcony garden – one of Trisha’s friend’s sons.

I can ask about monitoring and photography and that, if you like.