This week we focused on planning and planting our 60 SQFT beds. This involved deciding which plants we were going to plant and how much of the bed each plant is going to take up. Further more, each plant requires a different amount of space around them to be able to grow to their full potential. This is because the root structure of each plant type is different and planting crops with a wide root base close together would hinder the plants ability to grow because the roots would be competing for the same nutrients in the soil. Providing adequate space in between each plant allows the roots to spread out to their natural distance and absorb the maximum amount of nutrients from the soil around them. Spacing can also maximize the number of plants that can be planted in each bed. Intensive spacing is the method being used in our beds and includes planting each plant in a staggered lattice pattern which better utilizes the available space than planting in rows.
Dutch Kemp
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