Re: Question on garden layout
On 11:06 PM 3/20/2002 -0500, Pat Russell wrote:
>This is my second year of gardening and first using the square foot
>method. I have a question on layout/positioning of various plants within
>my squares. My garden will be 4 squares in a row East to West. This spot
>gets full sun throughout the day. I am planning to use the south side of
>my squares for vining crops.
Normally, in the Northern Hemisphere, we put the vining crops on the
*north* side, so that they don't cast shadows on the other squares.
> The problem I am having is that I want to grow more vining plants than
> I can accomodate using only the south side. Is there a problem with
> using both the north and south side of one square for a vining plant? Is
> there something I need to be careful of when selecting the plants for the
> middle of the square (between the vining crops as shown below)? It looks
> like I will have to do this for 2 of my 4 squares. I am planning to put
> lettuce between them in one square but don't know if I should plant a
> shade tolerant in the other as well. Would a bush bean do well in that area?
>
>V V V V
>X X X X
>X X X X
>V V V V
What I suggest is that you plant the taller or faster growing crops on the
north side, and the slower or shorter crops in the next row of squares, to
the south of the first row.
HTH
jc
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