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Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work Paperback - 2005

by Mel Bartholomew

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Written by a retired engineer and efficiency expert, this bestselling garden book features new illustrations and is fresher than ever, bringing the "square foot gardening" method to a new generation of enthusiasts.

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One of the bestselling garden books ever is fresher than ever! Ready to inspire a whole new generation of gardeners.When he created the square foot gardening method, Mel Bartholomew, a retired engineer and efficiency expert, found the solution to the frustrations of most gardeners. His revolutionary system is simple: it's an ingenious planting method based on using square foot blocks of garden space instead of rows. Gardeners build up, not down, so there's no digging and no tilling after the first year. And the method requires less thinning, less weeding, and less watering. I found a better way to garden, one that's more efficient, more manageable, and requires less work, Bartholomew explains. Not surprisingly, his method quickly received worldwide recognition and has been written up in every major newspaper and gardening magazine.

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One of the bestselling garden books ever is fresher than ever! Ready to inspire a whole new generation of gardeners.

When he created the "square foot gardening" method, Mel Bartholomew, a retired engineer and efficiency expert, found the solution to the frustrations of most gardeners. His revolutionary system is simple: it's an ingenious planting method based on using square foot blocks of garden space instead of rows. Gardeners build up, not down, so there's no digging and no tilling after the first year. And the method requires less thinning, less weeding, and less watering.

"I found a better way to garden, one that's more efficient, more manageable, and requires less work," Bartholomew explains. Not surprisingly, his method quickly received worldwide recognition and has been written up in every major newspaper and gardening magazine. His book, which served as the companion to the nationally acclaimed television series, has sold over 800,000 copies. Now freshened with new illustrations, the book Ingram calls "the largest selling garden book in America" is reissued for the delight of a whole new generation of gardeners.

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Does anyone know the real reason people garden?

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  • Title Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
  • Author Mel Bartholomew
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 346
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rodale Books, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  • Publication date 2005-03-01
  • Features Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781579548568 / 1579548563
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.95 x 5.98 x 0.88 in (22.73 x 15.19 x 2.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Category Gardening / Horticulture
  • Library of Congress subjects Square foot gardening, Vegetable gardening
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004015136
  • Dewey Decimal Code 635

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  • Ingram Advance, 03/01/2005, Page 66

About the author

MEL BARTHOLOMEW, a retired businessman and engineer, found the answer to the frustrations of most gardeners with his square foot gardening method, which has received worldwide acclaim. He also created the non-profit Square Foot Gardening Foundation to promote easy gardening methods for people around the world. He lives in Utah.
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