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RE: Tom in 1 Sq F

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Francoise,

Just make sure that those bamboo stakes are really tall! I've had some
tomatoes grow over six feet tall. I'm sure others on this list have had them
grow even bigger so you'd best be prepared. Also you might want to think
about how sturdy they will be with 5 or 6 feet of tomato plant attached to
them, you wouldn't want them blowing over from a strong gust of wind. Hope
this helps.

Rich(zone6)
Brooklyn, NY

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Francoise De Smet
[f*@pottsville.infi.net]
		Sent:	Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:37 AM
		To:	Square Foot Gardening List
		Subject:	Re: Tom in 1 Sq F

		Square Foot Gardening List -
http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

		Thanks, Mary. Your answer made my day. I have a 20 by 4
raised bed and I always planted tomatoes
		1 per 2' by 2' (or 4 sq f). This year though I got a lot of
heirloom tomatoes to try and I had
		first planned on 20 of them, but by planting them only a
foot apart by 2 feet on the other side,
		I could double the varieties. Mel explains that you can get
the same production from several
		stems of 1 plant as from 1 stem of several plants. In theory
it makes sense, but I wanted to know
		if anyone had done this with success before venturing. I
also got bamboo sticks to grow them on,
		so by having the bamboo a foot apart, I could even tie
lateral branches to the neighbor bamboo,
		if you see what I mean. Hurray, I am really getting excited
now. Thanks again. I'll let you know
		how it goes.
		have a nice day.
		Fran.


	
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