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what vegetable garden planning methods do you use.

war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
edited September 2021 in Fruit & veg

I was just curious about the following info 
about your vegetable garden planning. 
A.what vegetable garden spacing method do you use.
  1. single row
  2. double row
  3. double row offset spacing
  4. triple row  
  5. triple row offset spacing
  6. original square foot method(block planting)
  7. updated square foot method. (block planting)
  8. block planting offset spacing
  9. block planted mixed  vegetable planting
  10. mixed planted in biodynamic or companion planting
B what direction are your beds or rows oriented :smile:
  1. north south 
  2. east to west,
  3. diagonally
  4. mixed or other.
 if you don't understand some of terms above I will go into 
more detail for those who do not understand.



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  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    None of the above, 1m wide beds with 50cm paths, so the number of rows could be 1 for tall peas for example or 12 for baby leaves. The only annual plants that don't live in the bed system are potatoes which are in double rows.
    The beds run NE/SW because the hill runs the other way.
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Always rows North-South to allow the sun to fall on all of them at some time.  Position is somewhere the crop wasn't grown the previous year or two.  Number of rows equates to a) space available or b) how much of each crop can be used to advantage.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    edited September 2021
    Depends on the crop. Blocks for sweet corn.obelisks for peas,beans. I intercrop veg with ornamentals,companion,French marigolds, with the tomatoes. I wanted to plant diagonally this year,but the old man had already put the onions in stern rows. Nothing goes in a single row. Raised beds aspect west to east. North facing back garden,but we're detached,not overlooked, bungalows,so plenty of sun.3 year rotation planting
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Bag of crisps with some cheese chunks and some pickled onions inside , a pencil and a piece of paper and a big grin on my face as its one of the best times of the year.
      :)
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Nothing so rigid as the OP suggests.

    I have raised beds of varying lengths and widths separated by paths.  They run east west cos that layout suits that spot in the garden.  Sunshine is not in short supply here.

    Not enough rain to grow potatoes, summer beans and peas or sweetcorn but I manage squashes and courgettes using a seep hose buried under their foliage and with plenty of manure and garden compost added in early spring.   I have a permanent bed for soft fruits with another seep hose buried under chipped bark.

    As for spacing, it depends on the crop.  Onions, leeks and garlic are planted in rows across the beds with 6 to 9 inches between the plants and a hoe and rake's head  distance between each row.    Similar for beetroot but more space between broad beans and much more for brassicas, chard etc.  I tend to train squashes up supports so I can get more in but still almost a square yard/metre for each plant.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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