About John Chapman
John Chapman was certified a Master Gardener by University of Arizona. John authored the East Valley Tribune garden column for 17 years from 1991-2008. He was also the garden host on Sonoran Living TV abc 15 as well as the garden host Saturday Early Show 620KTAR radio in Phoenix for many years.
John has spent the better part of a decade perfecting the art of box gardening by the foot and the Easy Box Garden™ is the culmination of this experience.
Easy Box Garden kit
Easy to install, easy to maintain the Easy Box Garden™ kit is an easy way to get started with square foot gardening.
- 4x4ft x 6inch deep box - easy to set up by pushing in hinge pin at each corner - treated with linseed oil to preserve the wood.
- Weed mat - prevents weeds from sprouting and growing in your garden
- Wood slates to form the grid
- Bolts and nuts to secure the grid together
- Assembly instructions with photos
Easy Box Drip Irrigation
John Chapman has developed an automated drip irrigation system that works perfectly with your Easy Box Garden™ system and attaches to any faucet or garden hose.
- Brass Y to attach to your faucet. Timer on one side and garden hose on the other side
- Battery operated timer attached to your faucet
- Pressure regulator (25psi)
- Swivel hose end
- 50' Toro poly 1/2" tubing
- 4 pre cut drip tubing with connectors
- Precut, prepunched 1/2" poly tubing
- End cap
- Assembly instructions with photos
Add to your Easy Box Garden at any time with this expandable drip irrigation system.
The advantages of Box Gardening over conventional row & furrow:
Many city gardeners do not have the space for traditional row & furrow gardens. Box gardening by the foot allows the small space gardener to only grow exactly what and how many vegetables they need. Instead of planting a row of cabbages, you only need to plant one cabbage per square foot and another cabbage 2 weeks later and so on. That principle applies to all vegetables. Instead of planting the whole package of seeds at once so that they all mature at once, the principle of square foot gardening is: sequential planting in small amounts every 2-3 weeks so that you harvest a few each week over the entire season instead of all at once.
The advantages of Box Gardening over conventional row & furrow:
Many city gardeners do not have the space for traditional row & furrow gardens. Box gardening by the foot allows the small space gardener to only grow exactly what and how many vegetables they need. Instead of planting a row of cabbages, you only need to plant one cabbage per square foot and another cabbage 2 weeks later and so on. That principle applies to all vegetables. Instead of planting the whole package of seeds at once so that they all mature at once, the principle of square foot gardening is: sequential planting in small amounts every 2-3 weeks so that you harvest a few each week over the entire season instead of all at once.