Square Foot Gardening
Where are the potatoes planted in the square root layout?
Potatoes are planted in the bottom right corner of the garden bed. They are kept away from carrots so they both have enough space to grow.
What are Sister Plants?
Sister plants are plants that are closely related, like plant cousins from the same family.
How do cucumbers help control weeds?
Cucumbers spread out and cover the ground.
Their big leaves block sunlight, which helps stop weeds from growing.
In the "nitrogen fixer layout" which plants are included?
Pole beans, green beans, peas, and anise.
These plants help add nutrients to the soil.
What are the Three Sisters?
The Three Sisters are corn, beans, and squash.
They are planted together because they help each other grow.
What is a trap crop?
A trap crop is a plant that attracts pests away from your main plants. For example, nasturtiums attract aphids so they leave other vegetables alone.
How should the vegetables be planted in the nitrogen fixer layout?
What does squash do in the Three Sisters method?
Squash spreads across the ground and acts like a blanket.
It keeps the soil cool, holds in water, and helps stop weeds from growing.
How do cowpeas help tomatoes?
Cowpeas attract stink bugs away from tomatoes.
Gardeners can then remove the stink bugs to protect the tomatoes.
What is the "square root layout" and which plants are included?
The Square Root Layout is a garden plan made for root vegetables (plants that grow under the soil).
It includes carrots, radishes, celery, fennel, turnips, potatoes, and beets.
What companion plants help radishes?
Celery, fennel, and turnips can grow near radishes and carrots to help them grow well together.
How do mustards help soil?
Mustard plants can help fight harmful soil diseases.
They release natural chemicals that help clean the soil.
What is the "nitrogen taker layout" and which plants are included?
This layout is for plants that need lots of nitrogen (a plant nutrient in soil).
It includes cabbage, spinach, lettuce, borage, and other leafy greens.
These plants are planted after nitrogen-fixing plants to use the extra nutrients in the soil.
How can companion planting help with pollination?
Some plants, like flowers near tomatoes, attract bees.
Bees help pollinate plants so they can grow fruits and vegetables.