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Why plant veg in rows?
Being a total novice doesn't stop me from wanting to question all the
established wisdom of gardening. Every book, manual and seed packet has the instruction to plant in rows. What is the point of that? It sounds like agricultural practice to me and I can't see why it should apply to my little 8' x 4' beds. Couldn't I plant a sort of patch of carrots and a patch of lettuces and use the small space more efficiently and not have strips to weed between the rows? Tim W |
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Why plant veg in rows?
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:56:29 GMT, "Tim W"
wrote and included this (or some of this): Being a total novice doesn't stop me from wanting to question all the established wisdom of gardening. Every book, manual and seed packet has the instruction to plant in rows. What is the point of that? It sounds like agricultural practice to me and I can't see why it should apply to my little 8' x 4' beds. Couldn't I plant a sort of patch of carrots and a patch of lettuces and use the small space more efficiently and not have strips to weed between the rows? It's all a question of how you keep down the weeds. ie hoeing between the rows being somewhat easier than bending over and hand-picking between unevenly spread plants. -- ®óñ© © ² * ¹°°³ |
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Why plant veg in rows?
"Tim W" wrote in message ... Being a total novice doesn't stop me from wanting to question all the established wisdom of gardening. Every book, manual and seed packet has the instruction to plant in rows. What is the point of that? It sounds like agricultural practice to me and I can't see why it should apply to my little 8' x 4' beds. Couldn't I plant a sort of patch of carrots and a patch of lettuces and use the small space more efficiently and not have strips to weed between the rows? Tim W depends what you are growing, things like onions which do not tolerate weeds grow in rows so that you can hoe rather than hand weeding things like carrots which may actually improve from a few weeds I tend to scatter rather than row. (I grow them in smallish raised beds) Gill M |
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Why plant veg in rows?
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:56:29 GMT, Tim W wrote:
Being a total novice doesn't stop me from wanting to question all the established wisdom of gardening. Every book, manual and seed packet has the instruction to plant in rows. What is the point of that? It sounds like agricultural practice to me and I can't see why it should apply to my little 8' x 4' beds. Couldn't I plant a sort of patch of carrots and a patch of lettuces and use the small space more efficiently and not have strips to weed between the rows? Tim W It makes hoeing easier. Tip: see if you can buy an onion hoe (no hole and very narrow) Failing that hacksaw an old hoe down as narrow as you can without weakening it. -- Jim S Tyneside UK http://www.jimscott.co.uk |
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Why plant veg in rows?
Tim W wrote:
Being a total novice doesn't stop me from wanting to question all the established wisdom of gardening. Every book, manual and seed packet has the instruction to plant in rows. What is the point of that? It sounds like agricultural practice to me and I can't see why it should apply to my little 8' x 4' beds. Couldn't I plant a sort of patch of carrots and a patch of lettuces and use the small space more efficiently and not have strips to weed between the rows? You don't need to plant in rows. See if you can get hold of "Square Foot Gardener" or look for the website for ideas. This is my first year gardening, and I've got two 1m x 3m raised beds, each divided into squares, each with different crops. -- Linz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary |
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