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| I realize that if you're going to do a garden format in the ground, you should follow the row spacing and plant spacing
as instructed on the seed packets for whatever it is you're growing. However do you have to follow the row spacing and plant spacing as indicated on the packets for container gardening?
Also I do have a question regarding row spacing in containers. I plan to plant spinach, beets, radishes, turnips, peas, and pak choy. However I'm a little confused in regards to the row spacing.
Radishes-6" apart (1/2 a foot) Beets-unfortunately I don't know; to my knowledge the packet doesn't say. Peas-18"-24" (1-1/2 to 2 feet) Pak Choy (baby bok choy-I don't know; I don't have this
Turnip-I believe the row spacing is 1-2 feet apart
Either way this doesn't really help me because this is just row spacing for the vegetable itself (two rows of spinach, two rows of radishes, etc.) I plan to grow spinach and radish in one container, beets and turnips in the 2nd container and for my third container, peas and pak choy. Unfortunately since I won't be doing row spacing for two of the same vegetables I don't know how far apart to space them without overcrowding them. What is the row spacing I'd need to do with the vegetable pairings I plan to do without overcrowding the containers and giving the plants sufficient space to grow? I have one 30 gallon container and here are the dimensions for it: For the other two containers I'll be using they'll either be 32 gallons or 30 gallons. Length-31-1/2"
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| I haven't tried multiple plants in the same container yet. Will be giving it a try this yr. with a pole bean tree in a container and bunching onions etc.. But I would think one would want to stick to the spacing suggestions.... For example.. last yr I had two extra bell pepper plants I started that someone never came and got. So I put both in a 5 gal. bucket! As the plants didn't get as big as the ones in individual containers.. they still produced useable fruit, just not as big and as fast as with the ones in individual containers. Still not sure if it was because I potted them up late an or cuz they both were in the same container. That has been my experience to date.. |
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| Take a look at the "Square foot gardening" spacing charts. The name inplies square but the principle could be applied to round pots as well. I have square containers and have been getting good results so far. |
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