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Re: Tomatoe plant spacing

Tomatoes should be planted  4 plants in a 1 ft x 4 ft trough (ie  
bed.) That is fairly close spacing (I planted this close this year).  
You need to make sure you remove the suckers and any branches that 
are not the main leader.  If you get any branches forming fruit other 
than the main leader, cut them off.  Suckers are the shoots that form 
in the crook of a leaf branch and the main shoot.  Remove these as 
well.

I am using the 6 ft. spirals made specifically for tomatoes.  This 
has helped me keep the tomatoes in line since they provide no support 
to outlying branches. 

On  6 Aug 98 , MartySug@aol.com wrote:

> I am planning my first sqft garden - to be planted in '99.
> Recommended spacing for vine-type tomatoes is " 1'X4' 
> Does that mean 4 plants spaced 1' apart in a 4'X4' bed ??
> 
Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca
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