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Re: Broccoli Spacing


Richard Callwood III wrote:
>
> At 08:29 AM 3/18/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Could someone tell me what spacing I should use for Broccoli? Thanks.
> >Dick Traylor, USDA Zone 5, Salt Lake City, Utah
> >
> >
> The standard spacing is 1 per square foot, but 3 per 4 square feet (16") is
> something i'd like to try. The reason is the broccoli leaves grow beyond the
> square's boundaries and are quite broad; i've had new plantings in squares
> to the north of the broccoli suffer due to shadows.
>
        Let's try that again, without my little boy pressing buttons while I'm
writing!8-O

I've spaced my broccoli like this...

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                        ...so far it looks ok, its fillin in around some zucchinis so the
shade isn't a problem. It looks like it's about to start flowering so I
let y'all know...
        Bill (trying to explain a computer to a 18 month old) DeWitt

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