I used to plant my vegetables “traditional row style,” because that’s how my dad always did it. But half the space went unused, weeds took over, and harvests were inconsistent. Then I read about square-foot gardening and decided to try one raised bed. I marked a grid with thin wood slats and followed the layout: 1 tomato per square 4 lettuces 9 beets 16 carrots Companion herbs around the edges The results were ridiculous. I harvested more from one small bed than from my entire row garden. Fewer weeds, easier watering, and almost no wasted seeds. My wife joked that it looked like a “garden spreadsheet,” but she couldn’t argue with the salads we got out of it. Sometimes the best upgrade isn’t new tools — it’s a new system. #Gardening #related