Topic: square foot gardening questions you might have?

[plainleaf]

galina will be recording the lecture so i will report the high points.
i go to show ever year.
there will also be book signing.

As spacing issue i will be posting the reason you think plants planted to close.
most spacing problem are not fault of method but related to varieties being grown.

For example: depending on the type corn there 3 different  spacings in square foot gardening for corn. 


 

[galina]

galina will be recording the lecture so i will report the high points.
As spacing issue i will be posting the reason you think plants planted to close.
most spacing problem are not fault of method but related to varieties being grown.

For example: depending on the type corn there 3 different  spacings in square foot gardening for corn. 

Not sure what you mean by " will be posting the reason you think plants planted to close".

Please ask on my behalf advice on size of squares for gardeners between 50 and 60 degrees latitude, where varieties grow larger/wider/taller due to shallower sun angle and let us know what Mel B advises.  Many thanks.

Indeed we could choose smaller varieties as you advise, but this isn't quite the point.  Would like to grow normal varieties.

Would be great to get the gist from his lecture and quite envious that you can go :)

Have fun. 

[plainleaf]

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[Robert_Brenchley]

I just checked my copy of 'Square Foot Gardening'. What it says is that the early varieties of corn reach 4-5 feet and should be spaced 8 inches apart. Midseason vaieties reach 5-7 feet, and late varieties, which should be spaced 12 inches apart, reach 7-8 feet. With this spacing, you get a smaller yield per plant, but a larger overall yield. It's standard stuff which you'll get in any book covering bed planting. My view of this is that it's bed planting packaged for people with very small spaces.

[plainleaf]

Robert it was designed not only for small spaces it was designed as an efficient as possible design. It can  expanded to larger spaces with out loosing the increased productivity/ to space
ratio.

As for speaking to mel the current spacing ratio for sweet corn is
 4 per foot for short early varieties
2 per foot for medium high mid season
1 per foot for tall late season varieties

[galina]

Did you get the chance to put my question, Plainleaf?

[plainleaf]

Did you get the chance to put my question, Plainleaf?

answer number 4
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,66138.0.html

[galina]

Did you get the chance to put my question, Plainleaf?

answer number 4
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,66138.0.html

Thanks.  Never mind - I asked about latitude effects and the answer seems to do with broccoli  ???

[plainleaf]

galina  you just work around latitude effects.