On Sat, 10 May 2008 20:26:00 -0400, "Him" <hfh1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Hi group. NJ zone 6 here. For the past several years I have gotten
greedy
>and end up planting my plants way too close together. The peppers in
>particular don't like this, end up tall with small peppers if any. The
>tomato patch was so crowded they could not get picked and spoiled.
>
>This year I have vowed to reform. Now, how crowded is safe? I don't
have a
>lot to work with. I have two 10 by 12 plots seperated by a 3 ft wooden
>walkway.
Part of your problem is the size of the plots. Thay are too large in
order to reach the middles without tramping in the plot. First, think
about laying a path, bisecting each in half, thus reducing each to
approx. 4x12.
>I plan to dedicate one entire side to tomatoes. How many and what
>configuration would you suggest? Any ideas for the peppers on the other
>plot plus other stuff like squash, peas, greens?
>
>Thanks for your ideas.
Part of the equation involves the condition of your soil. Soil that is
is high in humus, worms, compost use, mulch, etc. can sup****t a higher
number of plants.
Another factor is the type of tomato and peppers. What kind of squash?
You talkin' zukes, which are a kinda bush type or a vining type of
squash, such as butternut, acorn, hubbard? Heirlooms or hybrid 'maters.
I'm not tryin' to be difficult here, but you, like I, am working with
limited space and this requires a different approach to gardening, an
approach that works both in small areas and is easily applied to large
crop areas.
I would suggest John Jeavon's "How to Grow More Vegetables Than You
Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine" as an
excellant primer on growing in limited spaces. This book has
everything you need to do what you want to do. In conjunction, of
course, with the most excellant information you will receive in this
group! ;-)
Here is an intro and there is plenty of info available online about his
work. Seriously, this book is more than worth the price and contains
more info than I can possibly give you in this forum.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/13/HO126062.DTL
You Can Do It ;-)
Charlie
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