Quote by Mel Bartholomew

“Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large Think of these plants as if they were shirt sizes. Shirts come in all four sizes: small, medium, large,…

— Mel Bartholomew

“So, in summary, if plants should be thinned to 12 inches apart, plant one per square foot. If plants should be thinned to 6…

— Mel Bartholomew

“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 4. Box…

— Mel Bartholomew

“Gardening is easier and quicker when spacings are correct for different plants.”

— Charles Dowding

“inches between each plant and 18 inches between each row. Prune heavily after planting to encourage”

— Maggie Oster

I might have missed my calling as an editor. In the spring, the sight of my empty garden beds gives me the horticultural equivalent…

— Susan Orlean

“I recommend, especially at the beginning, that you plant only what you want to eat. Occasionally try something new, of course, but especially at…

— Mel Bartholomew

I grow strawberries, watermelon, onions, you name it.

— Marc Gasol

The plants are principally kept in large pots arranged in rows along the sides of narrow paved walks, with the houses of the gardeners…

— Robert Fortune

“large twelve hundred square foot space”

— Adrianne Byrd

“Botany is the name of the science of the vegetable kingdom in general; that is, of plants.”

— Asa Gray

What you forget is that plants themselves want to live as much as you want them to. More.

— Elizabeth Smart