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Re: Peas and beans

Mel based his recommended distances on the distance given on the seed
packets for space between plants in the same row (ignore the advice to put
larger distances between rows). Most seed packets have this information on
them, or any decent gardening/plant encyclopedia will say. You can also
call the seed company and ask. 
Denise McCann Beck
USDA Zone 7
Sunset Western 4
Coastal Bristish Columbia
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> From: Bill Loke <bloke@magi.com>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Peas and beans
> Date: Thursday, May 08, 1997 6:30 PM
> 
> Exactly, but Mel's book does say 8 plants per sqft. What Kind of peas are

> they? Dwarf, climbing, low foliage? The book also recommends 9 plants per

> for beans. Again, are they dwarf or climbing. I have used sqft methods in

> an indoor trough 2x24 feet to grow veggies year round in my solarium. 
> Anyway peas will tolerate crowding more than beans especially if they 
> are vines. So get out the execution squad (scissors) and start thinning 
> (do not pull them out). Be pleased that you got such good germination.:-)
> 
> mbroome@freya.berry.edu wrote:
> > 
> > Bill Loke wrote:
> > > You didn't mention how far apart are the holes but the peas should be
ok.
> > > The beans, well, I would do the dirty and the weakest would have to
go.
> > 
> > I'm using the square foot gardening method, so my peas and beans are
> > both planted nine plants per square foot. Are you saying that the
> > peas can grow this close together - 2 per hole?  But not the beans??
> > 
> > 
> > Mary Ellen Broome
> > Database Manager
> > Development Services
> > Berry College
> > Rome, Georgia
> 
> -- 
> bloke@magi.com (Bill Loke)[Z5a] Kars, Ontario, Canada
> "Experience is something you don't get until just after you needed it the

> most."
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