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Overcrowding
cuts yield
of gardens
Overcrowding plants in your vegetable garden may result in less than a full harvest. As the young plants grow, they must compete with each other for nutrients.
If the plants are spaced at recommended intervals, the harvest per plant will be greater.
The distance between plants and between rows varies with the kind of vegetable. Most seed packets have the recommended distances listed on them.
Here are some spacing recommendations for popular home-grown vegetables in row gardens:
• Asparagus plants should be 18 inches apart with about 48 to 60 inches between rows.
• Carrots need to be half to one inch apart with 15 to 18 inches between rows.
• Bibb lettuce should be six to 10 inches apart with 12 inches between rows.
• Onion sets should be two to four inches apart with 12 to 24 inches between rows.
• Irish potatoes need to be 10 to 12 inches apart with 24 to 36 inches between rows.
• Radishes should be one to two inches apart with 12 inches between rows.
• Sweet corn should be planted nine to 12 inches apart with 24 to 36 inches between rows.
Excluding potatoes and sweet com, these vegetables also do well with wide row spacing. In wide row gardens, individual plants are more closely spaced and some of the paths are eliminated. This results in more efficient use of space and less area to weed and mulch.
More information about vegetation and wide row spacing is available at your local Cooperative Extension office.
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