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Interesting question that, will look forward to hearing what others have to say. Square foot gardening does space plants equidistant(ly?) – you can look up the recommended distances on the internet.
Roscop, the reason is traditional growing has plants in rows, to make weed control easier by hoeing, and because it’s quicker to sow seeds in lines than popping them in equidistant holes. Also it’s maybe easier to support a line of beans compared to equal spacings.
In veg gardens we can raise most plants in modules and plant equidistantly.
There is a huge range of possibilities between these two approaches, depending on crop etc.Hi Roscop,
I grow most crops at equidistant spacings and taller plants such as peas in rows as it is easier to provide adequate support for them.
Joy Larkcom gives a rule of thumb for determining equidistant spacing of adding the row and plant spacings together and dividing by two.
We all want to get as much as possible into our available space. But bear two things in mind here, closer spacing results in a smaller plant which is fine if that is what your after. Secondly overcrowded plants are more susceptible to pests and disease.
You can use close spacing deliberately so you can harvest small crops thinning to allow what remains to grow into larger crops, i.e., Carrots, Beetroot, etc.Don.
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