Our tomatoes are only for canning so we don't need to stagger them.
That's a good first year!
It has begun.
That sounds like a declaration of war, prepare to die bugs!!!Something (guessing earwigs) ate all the heads and leaves off our marigold starts in the greenhouse.
Glad the plan was to keep it in a pot then! That will make sure of it
I was looking as squeezing in a matrix of 5X11 plants, the usable area is 3'x7' so they will be tight. I started some seeds last night, I was aiming for 72 plants, I actually need 55 so I have some wiggle room if some don't come up. They will be in an area that gets full sun and lots of wind, but there are posts at each corner so I can support them enough to keep them vertical. My goal is to grow them for 4 weeks indoors and then move them into the bed mid April... The package says 65 days to maturity, which would mean I can harvest and transplant with okra by July 4th, assuming the package didn't lie.... I am looking at my tomato beds and trying to figure out if I can put 2 shelves at the end with about 2 1/2 feet of vertical space between them it would give me room for about a dozen potted plants (thinking broccoli and cauliflower). I can put netting over the whole works to contain the insects. Last year the vertical cucumbers did well, this year they will get their own trellis. I am trying to squeeze in so many things it is a bit overwhelming. But when you consider I only have 600 sq feet available space outside and 16 sq feet at my indoor growing station, I think I am making the best of a bad situation.... Yep, if my roof was flat I'd be planting it....
I have grown corn in a tight 5x5 matrix in 4x4 raised beds with good success. I plant as soon as the ground is about 70 degrees. Then add a new box every other week. With 4 boxes I get 2 months worth of corn on the cob.
Reminds me of a sign...
Have considered doing some walk around videos so 5he Mrs can follow you around the garden and track your progress?
