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Re: Square foot container gardening

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Rodale's "How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits By the Organic Method"
(purchased in 1975 -- am I that old?) on page 290 says the following about
roots:  THESE ARE FEET ...
    asparagus    10 feet                lettuce        1 1/2 feet
    green beans    3 feet                melons        5 feet
    lima beans        4 feet                mustard       3.5 feet
    beets                5 - 6 feet            onions        1 foot
    broccoli            2 feet                parsnips        4 feet
    cabbage            2 feet                peas            3 1/2 feet
    cantaloupes        4  6 feet            peanuts        2 feet
    carrots                3 feet                peppers        3 feet
    cauliflower        2 feet                    Irish potatoes    3 feet
    celery                2 feet                    sweet potatoes    4 - 6
feet
    chard            3 feet                        pumpkins            6
feet
    sweet corn       3 feet                    radishes            1 1/2
feet
    field corn            6 feet                    soybeans        3 - 4
feet
    cucumber        3.5 feet                    spinach            2 feet
    eggplant        3 feet                        summer squash    3 feet
    strawberries    3 - 4 feet                tomatoes            6 - 10
feet
    turnips                3 feet                    watermelons        6
feet

Hope this helps ....  Nickie

----- Original Message -----
From: Melissa Algeo <melissa@vorlon.mit.edu>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: Square foot container gardening


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> >>>>> "jcosler" == Sammy's huwumin <jcosler@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>  >> Most people seem to do container gardening in individual pots for
>  >> individual plants.  I was wondering if I could get a 4 x 4
>  >> container from a hardware store, poke some holes in it for
>  >> drainage, and do square foot gardening in it as described in Mel
>  >> B.'s book.  Does this sound like a viable plan to the more
>  >> experienced among you?
>  jcosler> well, depends on the depth of the container & the
>  jcosler> length/depth of the roots of the plants.
>
> In my mind I was picturing something about 8-12 inches deep.  Should I
> be thinking more like 2 feet deep?
>
>  jcosler> Lettuce will
>  jcosler> (practically) grow in a saucer, whereas tomato plants' roots
>  jcosler> go very deep!  Somewhere I saw a chart of root depths of
>  jcosler> verious veggies, but haven't been able to find it recently.
>  jcosler> Anybody know of a source of one?  On this same subject, how
>  jcosler> deep a container does Swiss Chard need?
>
> That sounds like a chart I should look at also.  Ideally I'd like to
> grow onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and all my favorites.
> :-)
>
> I know I'll need some kind of trellis affair for the cukes, but I
> haven't quite planned that far ahead yet.
>
> Thanks for the response.  At least I know I'm not totally insane for
> coming up with this idea.
>
>
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