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 had a show about his gardening skills called Square Foot Gardening for eight years.^[2]

Bartholomew died in San Diego, California from liver cancer on April 28, 2016, aged 84.^[3]^[4]

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↑ "Bucking Tradition, Gardener Plants High-Yield Squares". Marjorie Kaufman. March 31, 1996. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/31/nyregion/bucking-tradition-gardener-plants-high-yield-squares.html. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "The Creator, Author, and Founder of Square Foot Gardening". Mel Bartholomew.com. http://www.melbartholomew.com/the-creator-author-and-founder-of-square-foot-gardening/. 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. ISSN 0362-4331 . 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". https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/nyregion/mel-bartholomew-an-engineer-who-popularized-square-foot-gardening-dies-at-84.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=FE297808DB75D12681A0C3975D6A642C&gwt=pay. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

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[1] "Bucking Tradition, Gardener Plants High-Yield Squares". Marjorie Kaufman. March 31, 1996. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/31/nyregion/bucking-tradition-gardener-plants-high-yield-squares.html. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

[bio-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "The Creator, Author, and Founder of Square Foot Gardening". Mel Bartholomew.com. http://www.melbartholomew.com/the-creator-author-and-founder-of-square-foot-gardening/. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

[3] Roberts, Sam (2016-05-08). "Mel Bartholomew, an Engineer Who Popularized Square Foot Gardening, Dies at 84" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . 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.

[4] Sam Roberts (May 4, 2016). "Mel Bartholomew, an Engineer Who Popularized Square Foot Gardening, Dies at 84". https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/nyregion/mel-bartholomew-an-engineer-who-popularized-square-foot-gardening-dies-at-84.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=FE297808DB75D12681A0C3975D6A642C&gwt=pay. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

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