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Re: SqFt Planting Spaces

I'm new to square ft gardening. Perhaps someone can help me with this:

Does it help to tilt raised beds so as to increase the angle of incidence
with the sun? I'm thinking of about 14 inches on the north side of the beds,
with about 8 inches on the south side. (Most of my beds will have to run
E-W). My instinct tells me that I should be able to bring the season forward
here (West Cornwall, UK) by a week or so, by tilting the beds in this way.
Has anyone tried this?

Incidentally, my instinct (this time probably wrong) also tells me that
squares are the wrong shape. Should we not be aiming for a honeycomb
arrangement of hexagons? That way, as plants grow together, they will more
effectively cover the soil, reduce nutrient loss and help to deter weeds.
Squares seem to infer gaps between plants at the corners of the squares.

John Marshall, Struggling happily against strong winds and rain in West
Cornwall.
JVMar@aol.com
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