Row spacing

tam91 · March 22, 2014

Decisions, decisions. Of course, I always want to grow more and more varieties, but I also want the plants nice and healthy.

I'm trying to decide how many tomatoes to put in my space. I use the florida weave. Rows run north to south. Bean trellis is on the east side. other 3 sides are completely unobstructed.

2 years ago I grew my tomatoes 3 feet apart, 5 feet between rows. Had tons of
tomatoes.

Last year, 3 feet apart, 4 feet between rows. It seemed ok last year (but it wasn't a great year). So I don't know if that was too close or just the year.

From the bean trellis to the edge of the garden I have 18 feet. Each row will be approx. 30 feet long.

So my decision is between:

40 plants - 4 rows spaced approx. 4 feet apart, 10 plants each
30 plants - 3 rows spaced over 5 feet apart, 10 plants each

What do you all think?

March 22, 2014	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Row spacing Decisions, decisions. Of course, I always want to grow more and more varieties, but I also want the plants nice and healthy. I'm trying to decide how many tomatoes to put in my space. I use the florida weave. Rows run north to south. Bean trellis is on the east side. other 3 sides are completely unobstructed. 2 years ago I grew my tomatoes 3 feet apart, 5 feet between rows. Had tons of tomatoes. Last year, 3 feet apart, 4 feet between rows. It seemed ok last year (but it wasn't a great year). So I don't know if that was too close or just the year. From the bean trellis to the edge of the garden I have 18 feet. Each row will be approx. 30 feet long. So my decision is between: 40 plants - 4 rows spaced approx. 4 feet apart, 10 plants each 30 plants - 3 rows spaced over 5 feet apart, 10 plants each What do you all think? __________________ Tracy