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How to space your garden plants for optimum growth

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02/06/12 10:19

Vicki

Oil City, PA

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How to space your garden plants for optimum growth

Does it matter how you space your plants in your garden? The answer is, yes it does. However, it also depends upon the quality of your soil in your garden. If you have your soil tested for nutrients and supplement them accordingly, as well as use a good organic manure fertilizer, you can place vegetables closer together than the package suggests.

The information on a package of seeds is worth reading over, because it outlines the best spacing for optimum growth. There is only so much nutrient and water available in a square foot and competition will be fierce amongst your plants.

Think of using some of the border space to calculate how much space you can actually use. Some packets will recommend plants be placed 6" apart but with 12" between rows. This really only applies if you plan on running a tiller between rows. So, you can cut down the space between rows and some of the border space to double the output of your garden.

Get the most out of your garden with proper plant spacing

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