My husband did square foot gardening when we lived in Sacramento, CA. it worked out great. It was easy to work in and to keep the weeds out which will always be there. You have to work at it to make it productive. He is now in the process of making square foot gardening in our back yard here, although he is making it a lot taller so he doesn't have to bend over as much. Using cement blocks to surround the area, sort of like a tall waist high fence. Using dirt from our really far back yard to fill them up.