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Brussels sprouts fit neatly into a raised grid bed. Plant one Brussels sprout per square foot, and set the plants along the north side of the bed so their 2 to 3 foot stalks don’t shade shorter crops. That’s the standard spacing for the largest plants in a grid bed, and it works well as … Read more >>
Plant one oregano plant per square, set at a corner of your grid, in full sun and lean, fast-draining mix. That single plant spreads to fill its 12-by-12-inch square by its second season, so you’ll spend more time trimming it back than waiting for it to grow. Oregano is a perennial, which makes it different … Read more >>
The best indoor plants for asthma are low-pollen foliage plants that are easy to wipe clean, like snake plant, ZZ plant, pothos, spider plant, and parlor palm, because they rarely flower indoors and their smooth leaves don’t trap much dust. They won’t treat asthma, and they won’t clean your air in any way you’d notice. … Read more >>
Marigolds are one of the easiest flowers to fit into a raised-bed grid, and the spacing is simple. For marigolds in a square foot garden, put 4 French marigolds in one square, or 1 African marigold per square, because French types stay 6 to 12 inches tall while African types grow 2 to 3 feet … Read more >>
An areca palm (Dypsis lutescens, once sold as Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) is a tough clumping palm from Madagascar. Indoors, it’s also a magnet for a few sap-sucking bugs. The most common areca palm pests are spider mites, mealybugs, and scale, and the most common diseases are fungal leaf spot and root rot from soggy soil. Nearly … Read more >>
To water air plants that are glued, mist the leaves thoroughly two to three times a week, or dunk the whole piece if the mount and glue can handle water, then tilt or flip it so the plant dries within about 4 hours. The goal is soaking-wet leaves and a base that never stays damp … Read more >>
Most of the time, a red air plant is a healthy one. An air plant turning red is usually blushing before it blooms, or it’s reacting to strong, bright light, and neither one means the plant is sick. Many Tillandsia species shift from silvery green to red, pink, or orange right before they flower. The … Read more >>
Garlic is one of the easiest crops to tuck into a square foot bed. Plant 9 garlic cloves per square, set in a 3 by 3 grid about 4 inches apart, in fall about 4 to 6 weeks before your ground freezes. Each clove grows into a full bulb by early to mid summer. The … Read more >>
You can fit one compact, early cabbage plant in each 1-foot square, and that’s the setup I recommend for most beds. To grow cabbage in square foot gardening, plant one small-headed early variety per square, and give big storage cabbages a 2 x 2 block of four squares so their heads can fill out. Cabbage … Read more >>
Plant four parsley plants in each square, set 6 inches apart in a 2 × 2 grid. For square foot gardening parsley, four plants per 1-foot square gives each plant room for its taproot and leafy crown, and you’ll still cut more parsley than most kitchens can use. Parsley seed is the slow part. It … Read more >>
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