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Hi Everyone
This will be my first year trying SFG. We finally cleared up the side area of the yard and I have a sunny area to play in. Looking for any advice you have. I will try to start small! I'm located in southern Ontario near Toronto.
skidmoca
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skidmoca- Posts : 22
Join date : 2018-02-22
Location : Toronto suburb
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Welcome, scidmoca! How fun is this??!!! Have you read Mel Bartholomew’s All New Square Foot Gardening??skidmoca wrote:This will be my first year trying SFG. We finally cleared up the side area of the yard and I have a sunny area to play in. Looking for any advice you have. I will try to start small! I'm located in southern Ontario near Toronto.
skidmoca
What are your plans? What do you like to eat? Ever gardened before?
Can’t wait to hear! Lots of great guidance from your Canadian neighbors on here as well!
Scorpio Rising- Posts : 8687
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Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio
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Skidmoca, Welcome to the Forum from Central California! Your Canadian host will be by soon to welcome you.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/f21-canada
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/f21-canada
Thanks Scorpio Rising
I'm planning to plant green beans, broccoli and lima beans so that I can hopefully freeze them. I'm not a big lima bean fan, but I miss them in Campbell's vegetable soup! Also red peppers, jalepenos, peas, lettuce and tomatoes. I 've only kind of dabbled at veggies before and didn't think lettuce would be easy but I planted some last year and it was great! So nice to be able to go out and pick fresh lettuce. I'm also going to try starting some of the plants indoors. It will be really nice to be able to learn from and share with others.
skidmoca- Posts : 22
Join date : 2018-02-22
Location : Toronto suburb
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Hi Skidmoca. Welcome from Atlanta, GA! Glad you found us!
Sounds like a good plan so far... And I agree about being able to pick your own lettuce as you need it, lol.
Sounds like a good plan so far... And I agree about being able to pick your own lettuce as you need it, lol.
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Hi Skidmoca and welcome from your neighbour (4 hours drive away) in Ottawa. Lots of great people on this forum. Questions are welcomed and we love to see photos
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Welcome from a fellow lettuce fan!
BeetlesPerSqFt- Posts : 1440
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Re: Hi Everyone
skidmocaskidmoca wrote:This will be my first year trying SFG. We finally cleared up the side area of the yard and I have a sunny area to play in. Looking for any advice you have. I will try to start small! I'm located in southern Ontario near Toronto.
skidmoca
from Kelejan in British Columbia your host from Canadian Region.
I think you are very wise to start small especially as a new SFG starter. Lucky you to have a sunny area to play in. I started small with two 4 x 4 and I was thrilled to be able to keep myself in salads tht first year. Look forward to seeing your progress.
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Sidmoca, come and see us on the Canadian Region thread where I have posted another welcome for you.
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Just checked my local weather forecast for the next seven days. Everyday has three snow flakes on it. It is going to be messy as each day the temp is above freezing and the night temps are below. By then we will be in March. I hope it is not going to be like 1987 when we still had snow on the ground in April and I had no idea what lay beneath that covering of snow. (I did have a typo of 1887 but I am not really as old as that.)
Now to go out and clear my pathway to the road; again. At least it gives me some exercise. This when I am happy not to have a car to clear and the driveway it takes up. Right now I have a nice SV parked there which my neighbours are hoping to sell. They have a small house within parking only on the road where they park their two cars. I have a small house with parking for four cars.
Now to go out and clear my pathway to the road; again. At least it gives me some exercise. This when I am happy not to have a car to clear and the driveway it takes up. Right now I have a nice SV parked there which my neighbours are hoping to sell. They have a small house within parking only on the road where they park their two cars. I have a small house with parking for four cars.
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Welcome! I'm so glad that you have a sunny area for your square foot garden beds. My first attempts were challenging because we lived in a forested area. We recently moved and are now surrounded by pasture, so there's plenty of sunshine.
Is your growing season short? Are you starting seeds indoors or purchasing transplants? This year I started seeds using a heat mat with a thermostat (VIVOSUN brand purchased on Amazon.com) and all of my pepper seeds germinated in a week's time. I used seed starting trays with lids (KORAM also purchased on Amazon) which act as miniature green houses. I've also seen where people use salad or rotisserie chicken containers from the grocery store in which to start seeds. There are a lot of YouTube videos on seed starting. Someday I would like to have a greenhouse outdoors but for now I'm starting seeds on a shelving unit in a bay window. I too am starting small.
Best wishes!
Is your growing season short? Are you starting seeds indoors or purchasing transplants? This year I started seeds using a heat mat with a thermostat (VIVOSUN brand purchased on Amazon.com) and all of my pepper seeds germinated in a week's time. I used seed starting trays with lids (KORAM also purchased on Amazon) which act as miniature green houses. I've also seen where people use salad or rotisserie chicken containers from the grocery store in which to start seeds. There are a lot of YouTube videos on seed starting. Someday I would like to have a greenhouse outdoors but for now I'm starting seeds on a shelving unit in a bay window. I too am starting small.
Best wishes!
farmersgranddaughter- Posts : 107
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Age : 63
Location : Arkansas Zone 6b
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Oh kid, you got it goin on!skidmoca wrote:I'm planning to plant green beans, broccoli and lima beans so that I can hopefully freeze them. I'm not a big lima bean fan, but I miss them in Campbell's vegetable soup! Also red peppers, jalepenos, peas, lettuce and tomatoes. I 've only kind of dabbled at veggies before and didn't think lettuce would be easy but I planted some last year and it was great! So nice to be able to go out and pick fresh lettuce. I'm also going to try starting some of the plants indoors. It will be really nice to be able to learn from and share with others.
Beetles and I love lettuces...they are the bomb! You thinking bush or pole beans? Do you have a bed built? Peas will be your first planting...then lettuces.
I have never grown broccoli but many here have. As a resource, in the upper left hand corner is a SEARCH box. So much advice and experience on this site...can’t wait to hear about your adventure! Kelejan and TD (Trolley Driver) are great mentors...
Scorpio Rising- Posts : 8687
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Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio
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Hi! Yes, our growing season can be short. I start peas in early May but have learned I should start them in April. If things last until mid October, that's a good year! I think if I got ambitious I could grow a second crop of peas and lettuce, planting in mid August. Another year!farmersgranddaughter wrote:Welcome! I'm so glad that you have a sunny area for your square foot garden beds. My first attempts were challenging because we lived in a forested area. We recently moved and are now surrounded by pasture, so there's plenty of sunshine.
Is your growing season short? Are you starting seeds indoors or purchasing transplants? This year I started seeds using a heat mat with a thermostat (VIVOSUN brand purchased on Amazon.com) and all of my pepper seeds germinated in a week's time. I used seed starting trays with lids (KORAM also purchased on Amazon) which act as miniature green houses. I've also seen where people use salad or rotisserie chicken containers from the grocery store in which to start seeds. There are a lot of YouTube videos on seed starting. Someday I would like to have a greenhouse outdoors but for now I'm starting seeds on a shelving unit in a bay window. I too am starting small.
Best wishes!
I started seeds today! Broccoli, red peppers and some flowers. I got a heat mat and a grow light that will cover about 36 peat moss pellets, but I don't plan to use them all. I got the tray and cover for Xmas. I'm supposed to start other seeds like canteloupe in April. I've saved some egg cartons to transplant seedlings, but I'm not sure they are deep enough.
Good luck to both of us!
Carol
skidmoca- Posts : 22
Join date : 2018-02-22
Location : Toronto suburb
Hi Everyone
Hi Suz, looking forward to seeing how everyone does this year!countrynaturals wrote: from Redding, CA, Skidmoca. Looking forward to your posts.
skidmoca- Posts : 22
Join date : 2018-02-22
Location : Toronto suburb
Re: Hi Everyone
Short here too, but you will be fine! Sounds like your timetable is on track.
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Location : Ada, Ohio
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