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SFG on a slope?
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SFG on a slope?
I live with a housemate who has primary control (and experience) with the garden. However, I just got my own dominion to create a SFG. It's in a sunny area (West facing), with some shade during parts of the day. We recently had to remove a number of trees due to weather damage, so there are quite a few stumps.
The main downside to the area that a lot of it is on a slope. I've been trying to figure out how to best utilize the space, and I'd like to have some square foot beds on part of the slope.
I had a couple of ideas, and I was wondering if anyone had tried them or had another suggestion.
(1) Have the downhill side of the garden have a higher border, so that the inside space of the square foot garden is all level. The disadvantages seem to be that this would be a bit more difficult to manuever, and building materials might be more expensive.
(2) Create a square foot garden frame with a plywood bottom (as described in the book), and support the "downhill" side with cinderblocks so that it is level. This seems to be a fairly simple design in terms of following Mel's outline, but it has the potential to be less stable. I'm not sure it will work, and I'd hate to invest time/materials only to have it fall apart.
(3) Create a smaller SFG in a different dimension (say, 2'x4') on the slope. I really like the main SFG design, though - so this is probably my least favorite idea.
Thanks for any thoughts/ideas/feedback.
The main downside to the area that a lot of it is on a slope. I've been trying to figure out how to best utilize the space, and I'd like to have some square foot beds on part of the slope.
I had a couple of ideas, and I was wondering if anyone had tried them or had another suggestion.
(1) Have the downhill side of the garden have a higher border, so that the inside space of the square foot garden is all level. The disadvantages seem to be that this would be a bit more difficult to manuever, and building materials might be more expensive.
(2) Create a square foot garden frame with a plywood bottom (as described in the book), and support the "downhill" side with cinderblocks so that it is level. This seems to be a fairly simple design in terms of following Mel's outline, but it has the potential to be less stable. I'm not sure it will work, and I'd hate to invest time/materials only to have it fall apart.
(3) Create a smaller SFG in a different dimension (say, 2'x4') on the slope. I really like the main SFG design, though - so this is probably my least favorite idea.
Thanks for any thoughts/ideas/feedback.
orionsbelt- Posts : 29
Join date : 2010-03-19
Location : Arlington, VA
Re: SFG on a slope?
You have some great timing!
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/general-sfg-talk-f5/boxes-on-uneven-ground-t441.htm
this was just discussed.
In addition, some people cut into the "slope" and set some of their their box inside of it and support the rest if needed.
WELCOME ABOARD!
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/general-sfg-talk-f5/boxes-on-uneven-ground-t441.htm
this was just discussed.
In addition, some people cut into the "slope" and set some of their their box inside of it and support the rest if needed.
WELCOME ABOARD!
Re: SFG on a slope?
And then there's those of us (very few) that keeping plugging the virtues of table top SFG. In this case, think of a table with two legs shorter than the other two to fit the slope. You can find ideas on how to build one here: https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/general-sfg-talk-f5/building-a-table-top-sfgsome-ideas-t297.htm
Re: SFG on a slope?
Awesome! Thanks to both of you. I did a search for "hill" and "slope," but I guess I should have checked uneven ground, too.
orionsbelt- Posts : 29
Join date : 2010-03-19
Location : Arlington, VA
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