 SQUARE FOOT GARDENING
LESS WEEDING – NO TILLING – NO HEAVY DIGGING – LESS WORK
A simplified method of gardening, practiced around the world. Needs no special or expensive equipment, investment, fertilizer, or experience.
What is the Square Foot Method of Gardening?
Square foot gardening is a form or intensive gardening where you block off squares of space for crops rather than planting them in rows. More than just another new method of planning and planting a garden, it’s a whole different psychological approach to gardening. The square yard garden is divided into a size and shape that gardeners of all ages, sizes and levels of experience can understand and cope with easily. The system is simple, but versatile. It can be adapted to fit all kinds of gardening situations. Whether you want to grow all your own food or just enough for a few salads a week, whether you live alone or have a large family, whether you live in the city or in the country, with a lot of land or a little, you will be able to adapt the principles of square yard gardening to meet your needs. The garden will be well organized, easy to maintain, attractive and productive all season long.
RELATED GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS & EXPOS
Recipes from previous demos:  South of the Border Salsa (1 page, 72 KB) | Grecian Layered Dip (1 page, 221 KB)
UW-Extension Gardening Exposition
It is time to liven up your dinner menus with a fresh batch of home-grown garden salsa or test out a few new
gardening strategies in your own backyard.
Saturday August 1st, the Marathon County UW-Extension
office will be hosting a gardening expo in conjunction with the Wausau Farmer’s Market. The
expo will be held at the UW-Extension office, 212 River Drive, from 9 AM until noon. FREE of charge and no sign-up is necessary.
- 9:00-9:20AM - Nature’s Way of Watering: Rain Gardens and Barrels
- 9:20-9:40AM - Square-Foot and Container Gardening: Quick and Easy Home Gardens
- 9:40-10:00AM - Down to the Dirt: Composting Basics
- (The classes will then be repeated from 10:00-11:00AM and 11:00-12:00PM)
In addition to the lessons being hosted at the Marathon County UW-Extension, Marathon County WNEP
nutrition educators will be stationed at the Wausau Farmer’s Market, just a block away. The nutrition
educators will have a demo, free samples, and new recipes for cooking with garden veggies.
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FREE Home Gardening Demos
It’s time to get outside and spice up your dinner menus by planting your very own vegetable garden.
A
variety of classes pertaining to home and container gardening will be offered by the University of
Wisconsin-Extension at 212 River Drive, Wausau. A series of square-foot garden beds for community
education purposes is on display outside of 212 River Drive.
The lessons will be held Thursday evenings
at 6 PM. Each lesson consists of several visual demos, a
handout, and a presentation. There will be time after the lesson for questions pertaining to the program.
- July 16th - Spicing it Up: Cooking, Freezing, and Drying Home Grown Herbs
- July 23rd - Growing Mediums: From Composting to Soils
- July 30th - Maximizing Space: Trellises and Vertical Gardening Techniques
- August 6th - Seasonal Planting: Hot and Cold Weather Crops
All are invited to attend the lessons at the UW-Extension office at 212 River Drive in
Wausau, Room 5. No sign-up is necessary and the class will be held FREE of charge. |
For more information about either program, please call 715-261-1230 and ask for Julia Hill, the Community
Garden Coordinator.
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