Greenhouse is getting desperately small for all my tom plants..how close together is the closest that you dare to plant your plants...my borders are raised so rootroom is not problem...normally I plant about 1 1/2 ft apart..and I do feel it is a bit close but do you get away even closer setting? :o
it's all down to air movement / circulation. If you got plenty of electric fans running in the glasshouse you can get away with the plants a bit closer,[attachment=1]
As I was thinking...I can't squeeze anymore in without starting major operation with new equipment..
Well my greenhouses are nothing like in those pictures.. ::)..starting to go too tecnical for me..and it is only a lottie..
Hmm...lesson is not to be too greedy and I have keep it simple... :-X
I struggle with space in the greenhouse as well.
I use growbags, which are about 3' long, with bottomless plastic pots set into the bags to increase soil depth, and holes in the bag so the roots can get into the gravel below (the greenhouse is built onto our gravel drive). Three tomatoes per grow-bag, so about 1' apart. The plants grow and crop really well like this. You do have to be scrupulous about disease, keeping on top of ventilation and air circulation, and towards the end of the season picking off every single leaf with any sign of disease.
Last year, with some trepidation, I tried 5 peppers staggered per grow bag, as advised on the Moreveg seed packet. This worked extremely well, and I had a heavy crop.
So I reckon you could space a bit closer in your deep beds, and thereby increase yields.
Hope this helps.
yes I could, but tonybloke just reminded me why I should not .. without good ventilation I just create problems...and as I already grow 30 odd tomato plants, peach tree, cumbers, carnations and some herbs in same space,,,for adding to that lot ventilation with just door, windows and side vent is not enough..I would really need to add either more louvre vents or fans..but not having any electricity on site..fan is out of the question..so I should get some more vents..
when I bought my greenhouse I did order couple of extra windows as they never have adequate amount as standard.
Really I should get some more vents....At the moment money is in other use... ::)
oh well..another year..another dollar..another vent.. ::)