What is Square Foot Gardening?

I had never heard of Sqaure Foot Gardening until the day Phil and Wes put in our beds. Wes had a book on it  and is letting us borrow it. I'm not much of a non-fiction reader so I told Phil he had to do the reading for this because there was no way I'd make it 10 pages in without getting bored and putting it down.

According to Wikipedia Square Foot Gardening is:

Is the practice of planning small but intensively planted gardens. The phrase "square foot gardening" was  popularized by Mel Bartholomew in a 1981 Rodale Press book and subsequent PBS television series. The practice combines concepts from other organic gardening methods, including a strong focus on compost, closely planted raised beds and biointensive attention to a small, clearly defined area. Proponents claim that the method is particularly well-suited for areas with poor soil, beginning gardeners.

I'm definitely not an expert and haven't done any reading on this, but from what I can tell you separate your garden into square foot sections. You grow a different plan in each square and after harvesting you plant a different type of plan in that square.

You can learn more at http://www.squarefootgardening.org/.