AboutSojourner Expertise Intensive gardening along the lines of square-foot gardening and no-till methods such as Ruth Stout and "lasagna" gardening. Fed a family of 7 from the produce grown in the backyard of a city lot. Knowledgeable about most common garden crops, excluding cole crops other than cabbage (e.g. broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower etc. are not my cup of tea). Can help you to make the most of the space that you have - for instance, many community garden plots are fairly small. There are ways to maximize the space you have. Smaller is often better because it's not only more efficient spacewise, it's also easier to take care of - and the easier it is to take care of, the more likely you are to have a successful garden. No yard space whatsoever? I can help you with container growing as well. Give me a shout and I'll try to help.
Experience Vegetable gardener for most of my life, homesteaded for 8 years. Currently have my tiny yard (1'x15' strip along the back fence and a 3'x20 strip along the south side of the house) planted with 2 eggplants, 2 tomatoes, lettuce, coriander, green onions, basil, 4 bell pepper, 4 green pepper, watermelon, 3 yellow squash, 3 zucchini, and green beans. And flowers galore.
Education/Credentials College educated, currently working out a mid-life crisis by getting my doctorate and changing my profession
Question Hello Sojourner ; I am going to try and grow some vegetables. I am going to plant in raised beds and i got a load of black earth delivered. I build some square beds with boards about 7 inches high. I want to know how much room should between rows for vegetables like carrots, beets, and etc. thanks
Answer Well now, we're planting using the Square Foot method, aren't we?
Typically for carrots and other root crops, Mel suggests using the between-plant spacing suggested on the package. So if that says
2 inches between plants and 2 feet between rows
You would just plant 2" both ways.
Here's a list of suggested plantings for generic vegetables. Keep in mind some specific varieties may require more or less space than is given in these charts; just go by the spacing given on the package for between-plants and forget about rows.
