How should I space my plants?
- Should I plant seeds or seedlings?
- How should I space my plants?
- Can I grow crops vertically?
- How do I make a marker?
- How do I plant seeds in soil-beds?
- How do I transplant seedlings?
Spacing seedlings (or seeds) uniformly, tailored to their full-grown shape and size, will provide adequate space and light for them to mature. Plenty of light is essential to produce high-yield crops.
Spacing between plants varies according to the type of plant. However, there are three basic patterns for arranging plants in soil-beds.
- Double Rows are used for plants such as potatoes, corn, radishes, and leaf lettuce.
- Double-Alternating Rows are used for plants such as head lettuce, cabbage, broccoli and similar-size crops.
- Single Rows along one side of the soil-bed are used for tomatoes, melons and other crops.
Click on the Transplanting/Planting Guide to see a chart showing row arrangements and spacing requirements for many common crops.
Using a marker to mark your soil-beds before you plant is the best way to ensure uniform spacing. You will learn about making a marker in the next section.
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Click on Planting Guide and enter the spacing, row arrangement, and depth of planting seeds or seedlings for your crops. Or get The Garden Wizard to make it even easier.
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Tip of the Day
It's Spring Planting Time! For those of you in the Northern hemisphere who have winters, March and early April are the time you need to be preparing your soil and planting the hardy vegetable crops such as radishes, peas, cabbage and broccoli.
The freeze/thaw cycles of winter have broken up and loosened most soils, so as soon as it's not muddy, go in and give everything a good weeding with the 2-way hoe (see Tools). Weeding thoroughly this early gives you the upper hand, and is very important.
If you grew a Mittleider garden last year, your beds will be easy to re-make. Just apply Pre-Plant and Weekly Feed to the bed area, then till them in, place strings on your stakes, and re-make the beds.
Be sure to re-check the level of each bed accurately, since they may have changed a little. Do not be satisfied with anything more than 1" fall in a 30'-long soil-bed. Good Gardening!
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