--- title: "11 Square Foot Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Square Foot quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Square Foot sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/fulton-j-sheen-675_bay-area_there-is-more-grace-per-square-foot-in-s_2628163.png" --- > [There is more grace per square foot in San Francisco than any place on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fulton-j-sheen/there-is-more-grace-per-square-foot-in-san-francisco-than-any-place/) [Fulton J. Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fulton-j-sheen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/fulton-j-sheen-675_bay-area_there-is-more-grace-per-square-foot-in-s_2628163.png) > [“large twelve hundred square foot space”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrianne-byrd/large-twelve-hundred-square-foot-space/) [Adrianne Byrd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrianne-byrd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/adrianne-byrd-66891_quote_large-twelve-hundred-square-foot-space-2_2252063.jpg) > [“About two or three watts of light per square foot of floor area is recommended, with fixtures centered over the aisles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruby-parker-puckett/about-two-or-three-watts-of-light-per-square-foot-of-floor-area-is/) [Ruby Parker Puckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruby-parker-puckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/ruby-parker-puckett-3401_light_about-two-or-three-watts-of-light-per-sq_2986798.jpg) > [I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I live in a 950-square-foot apartment with one bathroom and two sons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-gold/i-live-on-the-upper-west-side-of-manhattan-i-live-in-a-950-square/) [Judy Gold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-gold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/judy-gold-10029_apartment_i-live-on-the-upper-west-side-of-manhatt_1788208.jpg) > [I never thought I would downgrade into a 4,000-square-foot house. It took me about two months to find places to put everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-harrison/i-never-thought-i-would-downgrade-into-a-4-000-square-foot-house-it/) [Corey Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c8/corey-harrison-18955_everything_i-never-thought-i-would-downgrade-into-a_72038.jpg) > [“the number of models per square foot here on South Beach was higher than anywhere else in the world and that commercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-wax/the-number-of-models-per-square-foot-here-on-south-beach-was-higher/) [Wendy Wax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-wax/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/wendy-wax-11542_south-beach_the-number-of-models-per-square-foot-her_1722353.jpg) > [I've got a 6,000 square-foot home in Plano that probably costs as much as a three-bedroom house in Van Nuys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pitchford/i-ve-got-a-6-000-square-foot-home-in-plano-that-probably-costs-as/) [Randy Pitchford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pitchford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/randy-pitchford-8142_costs_i-ve-got-a-6-000-square-foot-home-in-pla_1540831.jpg) > [“HOW MUCH ROOM? Plants Per Square Foot Plants Per Two Square Feet Gourds (1) Melons (1) Tomatoes (1) Pumpkins (1) Cucumbers (2)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-bartholomew/how-much-room-plants-per-square-foot-plants-per-two-square-feet/) [Mel Bartholomew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-bartholomew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/mel-bartholomew-27001_flower_how-much-room-plants-per-square-foot-pla_3069112.jpg) > [“TEN MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL SQUARE FOOT GARDEN METHOD 1. Location—Close to the House 2. Direction—Up, Not Down 3. Soil—Mel’s Mix…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-bartholomew/ten-major-improvements-to-the-original-square-foot-garden-method-1/) [Mel Bartholomew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-bartholomew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/mel-bartholomew-27001_gardening_ten-major-improvements-to-the-original-s_1188904.jpg) > [The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harrison/the-wife-picked-out-ceramic-tile-for-floor-covering-not-realizing/) [Jim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/jim-harrison-2941_bills_the-wife-picked-out-ceramic-tile-for-flo_1815493.jpg) > [“So, in summary, if plants should be thinned to 12 inches apart, plant one per square foot. If plants should be thinned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-bartholomew/so-in-summary-if-plants-should-be-thinned-to-12-inches-apart-plant/) [Mel Bartholomew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-bartholomew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f7/mel-bartholomew-27001_quote_so-in-summary-if-plants-should-be-thinne_1473455.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/square-foot/#itemlist", "name": "Square Foot Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is more grace per square foot in San Francisco than any place on earth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fulton J. 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If plants should be thinned to 6 inches apart, plant four per square foot. If plants should be thinned to 4 inches apart then you can grow nine within the space of that 1 square foot. If plants are thinned to 3 inches apart, you can grow sixteen in that same square foot. 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