Cash from Square Foot Gardening

by Mel Bartholomew

Demonstrates square foot gardening techniques, discusses planning, soil preparation, transplanting, and harvesting, and gives advice on selling surplus produce

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Entrepreneurship, Business

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1985

Reviews

[Obiora Embry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though the book was written in the 1980s the gardening information is very timely! Also so is the philosophy about growing an abundance of food in a small space to sell. I had had a gardening hiatus while living elsewhere and traveling weekly so when I had a garden last year I was rusty and I could tell! But this year partly through reading this book and not traveling as often I feel more focused and know that my garden will be more productive than it was last year!

I especially dig the work of Mel Bartholomew because he too like me is an engineer by trade and we both know that non-biological farming is inefficient and a bad way to grow food unless you just like wasting land!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

2000
I didn't read this to find out how to grow food for cash. I am learning how to grow food in a fraction of the space and how to compost everything to put back into the soil.

This book (together with another book titled How to Grow More Vegetables, by John Jeavons, 2006) has helped me with gardening problems I have not found answers to elsewhere. Examples include how to prevent damage to fruits and vegetables from wind, rain, and squirrels.

[Brad Belschner · Rating 1 out of 5]

I like the idea of a vegetable-growing business, but not using these intensive methods (which are actually inefficient). For better methods, read Gardening When It Counts, by Steve Solomon.

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seeing if this works! :)

[Nick Woodall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love gardening books, especially those that can help you visualize making a living at it! Mel did a great job on this one.