So you want to be healthy and have the idea of growing your own vegetables and herbs, but if you havenโ€™t got the space, donโ€™t want to buy loads of pots, or dig up half of your lovely grass lawn, thereโ€™s a simple solution you may not have heard of.

As the name suggests, square foot gardening is a way of growing in small plots, where you divide the growing area into small square sections, each growing something different. By bunching all your plants closely together, itโ€™s easier to look after, thereโ€™s little space for weeds to grow and it means you can grow a lot in a small area.

IF YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR OWN, THIS CLEVER IDEA LETS YOU GROW MORE IN LESS SPACE

This simple concept uses raised beds of soil, contained in a frame, so you can build it anywhere โ€“ and itโ€™s a perfect solution for when your existing garden soil is heavy clay and too acidic for many plants. It also means no back-breaking digging โ€“ perfect!

All you need is some wooden planks for the sides of the frame, which should be about 30cm wide to give you a nice deep bed, and then just pile in a mix of good quality soil and compost. Mark out your divisions so you know whatโ€™s going where, water well and just get planting your seeds or seedlings.

Of course youโ€™ll need to plan out what you want to grow before โ€“ luckily thereโ€™s tons of info online to help you get the perfect design. Anyone can be a gardener, though if you are a newbie, itโ€™s best to start small and then grow more as you gain experience.

If you want to get started, here are some places to go get supplies:

Asia Enterprise, Kg. Kilanas
(soil, compost, gardening tools, seeds, seedlings)
Tel: 2662456
Fourmosa Agri-Tech, Kg. Pengkalan Batu, (soil, compost, gardening tools, seedlings)
Tel: 8981443
Gadong Plant Market
(vegetable and herb plants)
Friday and Sunday mornings