Thursday, February 26, 2009

Square Foot Gardening


Soils – use 1/3 composted mulch, 1/3 peat moss and 1/3 vermiculite. Use any of these products available at A & P Nursery. Composted mulch should be a combo of 2-3 of these products – Harvest Supreme, Amend, Rose & Flower Planting Mix, A & P Moisture Mulch and Forest Magic Mulch.

A & P Nursery also has Grow Boxes available (pre-fabricated) 5 minute assembly, no screws needed. Constructed of 1”x8”x5’ lumber to create a 5’x5’ box with 14 ½” individual squares (16 squares total).
For all your gardening needs. Perfect sized for an herb garden, vegetable garden, flowers, etc. Perfect sized for starting an all organic garden. Raise your own vegetables in a proven productive system.

Harvest Supreme

* An excellent fortified natural soil amendment for all vegetable and flower gardens. Contains all-organic, long-lasting ingredients including chicken manure, bat guano and kelp meal. Helps break up clay soils and improves drainage.
* Formulated to provide abundant plant nutrients, improve physical soil structure and help balance pH when mixed with existing garden soil.

Available sizes:
2.0 CF

A & P Moisture Mulch

*Acts as a natural food resource for the microorganisms and serves to keep the microbial populations in soil alive and producing.

Available Sizes:
2.0 CF




Peat Moss

*
Aerates plant roots by loosening heavy soil and adding body to sandy soil.
*Saves water by absorbing and holding moisture.
*Reduces leaching by releasing nutrients slowly to plants over time.

Available Sizes:
3.8 CF compressed bale
2.2 CF compressed bale

Vermiculite

*Good for retaining moisture.
*Helps with drainage.









Forest Magic Mulch

*A natural forest product.
*1/2” minus product comprised of wood
byproducts, green waste, and gypsum.

Available Sizes:
3.0 CF





Rose and Flower Planting Mix

* Specially formulated for all types of roses, promotes abundant blossoming and long life. Contains all-organic, long-lasting ingredients including alfalfa meal and worm castings.
* Natural ingredients increase moisture retention of soil and improves soil porosity and promotes drainage for healthy roots.


Available Sizes:
1.5 CF
Amend

*Ideal garden soil for flowers and vegetables.
* Rich in composted organic materials, including enriched Plant Food and Gypsum to soften clay soils.
* Bigger, Brighter Plants – Guaranteed!

Available Sizes:
1.5 CF
2.0 CF