Mel Bartholomew
Mel Bartholomew (December 14, 1931 – April 28, 2016) was an American gardener, engineer, inventor, businessman, television presenter and writer. He was born in Kingston, New York, but was raised in California.[1] He was known for creating Square foot gardening. His first book Square Foot Gardening was the largest selling gardening book in American history.[2] He hosted the television program called Square Foot Gardening for eight years, featured on the USA's Public Broadcasting System. The Square Foot Gardening TV series ran on PBS, Discovery Channel, and Learning Channel for eight years.[2]
Bartholomew died in San Diego, California from liver cancer on April 28, 2016, aged 84.[3][4]
Mel Bartholomew Media
Square foot garden in raised bed
A basic, 4x4, 16-unit "square-foot garden."
References
- ↑ "Bucking Tradition, Gardener Plants High-Yield Squares". Marjorie Kaufman. March 31, 1996. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Creator, Author, and Founder of Square Foot Gardening". Mel Bartholomew.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (2016-05-08). "Mel Bartholomew, an Engineer Who Popularized Square Foot Gardening, Dies at 84" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/nyregion/mel-bartholomew-an-engineer-who-popularized-square-foot-gardening-dies-at-84.html. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ↑ Sam Roberts (May 4, 2016). "Mel Bartholomew, an Engineer Who Popularized Square Foot Gardening, Dies at 84". Retrieved May 20, 2016.
Other websites
- Official website
- All New SQUARE FOOT GARDENING by Mel Bartholomew - A Must - Examiner.com
- Works By Mel Bartholomew
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