I am so excited about this book. I saw Bartholomew on a t.v. program explaining his wonderful way of gardening in small 12-inch squares. He watered it by scooping water out of a bucket with his hands! I wanted to shout "Eureka!!" At last, something I can understand that looks simple and doable. I feel like it's a Godsend. I will be reading this all summer long.

great for beginners or if you're limited on space ( )

I'm so excited about this book! I'm a beginner gardener, and this book has made it seem possible, in fact, even easy and FUN, to start a vegetable garden! It's totally inspiring and a great guide to figuring out how to garden! Recommended!

I tag this book as "currently reading" because, even though I've read it through, it's becoming a daily reference point for me. I have a square foot gardening system in my yard and I love it! I have four 4x4 beds and I'm amazed by the yield that I get in the summer and fall from such a little space. Who knew that you can get 16 carrots from ONE sq. foot of soil? His soil recipe (from the original book, not the updated one) is brilliant. My veg are so healthy and happy. This book makes me wish I knew Mel Bartholomew in real life so I could shake his hand! ( )

Mel's second look at square foot gardening brings many new enhancements that should make SFG much much easier. Unfortunately, Mel has also become more commercialized, and the book has the tone of an infomercial. The step by step construction guides are much needed, but I feel the first book gave much better detail on actual growing. Both also come with invaluable appendix material with plant charts and tips. I'm definitely glad I read the first SFG book first, but this one is a great sequel too. ( )