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Spacing of plants
Spacing of plants
Is this the right forum to discuss the spacing of plants per sq ft regardless of plant? If not please post where I should be posting questions about it.
Thank you,
Stephen Rager

Thank you,
Stephen Rager
steve638-
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Re: Spacing of plants
Ask away. I can move the thread later.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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camprn
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Re: Spacing of plants
I would put in one plant per square foot.
http://myfolia.com/plants/309-celery-apium-graveolens/varieties/17203-tango-f1<~click
http://myfolia.com/plants/309-celery-apium-graveolens/varieties/17203-tango-f1<~click
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
camprn
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Re: Spacing of plants
@steve638 wrote:Is this the right forum to discuss the spacing of plants per sq ft regardless of plant? If not please post where I should be posting questions about it.![]()
Thank you,
Stephen Rager
Stephen,
There are Mel's recommendations for plant spacings in the charts in the books shown in my strap lines , plus a lot of other interesting & useful stuff .
If you haven't got the books , I offer that it is a sensible thing to do to get hold of them if you can afford it .
I'd be fairly lost without the books , ending up being on the internet far more than I am now asking for help .
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Re: Spacing of plants
@camprn wrote:I would put in one plant per square foot.
http://myfolia.com/plants/309-celery-apium-graveolens/varieties/17203-tango-f1<~click
I followed the link you provided, how did you come up with 1 per sq ft? The page instructs to plant seeds 1 inch apart. There were a few pictures and it shows 9 plants per sq ft. Did I miss something?
Thank you,
Stephen Rager
steve638-
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Re: Spacing of plants
Seed packets usually instruct to sow more seeds than needed, then thin to so many inches apart = wasteful. SFG has you sowing seeds where you want something to come up with less thinning of seedlings. My one and only try at celery was 4 per square. Works fine if you occasionally trim a wayward stalk and wrap for blanching. If you have the room, 1/sq would be great.
sanderson
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Re: Spacing of plants
@sanderson wrote:Seed packets usually instruct to sow more seeds than needed, then thin to so many inches apart = wasteful. SFG has you sowing seeds where you want something to come up with less thinning of seedlings. My one and only try at celery was 4 per square. Works fine if you occasionally trim a wayward stalk and wrap for blanching. If you have the room, 1/sq would be great.
Thank you for the comments and advice, I'll give it a go this spring. I'll be cutting stalks throughout the season to eat and juice with. Thank you!

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Re: Spacing of plants
I looked at the size of a fully mature plant to determine the spacing.@steve638 wrote:@camprn wrote:I would put in one plant per square foot.
http://myfolia.com/plants/309-celery-apium-graveolens/varieties/17203-tango-f1<~click
I followed the link you provided, how did you come up with 1 per sq ft? The page instructs to plant seeds 1 inch apart. There were a few pictures and it shows 9 plants per sq ft. Did I miss something?
Thank you,
Stephen Rager
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
http://squarefoot.creatingforum.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
camprn
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Re: Spacing of plants
Plantoid is right about using Mel's recomendation for spacing. I found it quite helpful. Later you can make adjustment as you learned about your plants, esp plants from other parts of the world that you just want to try out.
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Re: Spacing of plants
Based on the size of the big stalks I see at the supermarket, I would plant 4 to a square. I don't grow celery, but I believe the stalks taste/look best when covered up to the leaves. Comments on this anyone.
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Re: Spacing of plants
@steve638 wrote:@sanderson wrote:Seed packets usually instruct to sow more seeds than needed, then thin to so many inches apart = wasteful. SFG has you sowing seeds where you want something to come up with less thinning of seedlings. My one and only try at celery was 4 per square. Works fine if you occasionally trim a wayward stalk and wrap for blanching. If you have the room, 1/sq would be great.
Thank you for the comments and advice, I'll give it a go this spring. I'll be cutting stalks throughout the season to eat and juice with. Thank you!
Have you found out about making " stumplings " as well as cutting the hand of celery leaving a 1 & 1/2 " long undisturbed stump . They will quickly give you new celery ..... sometimes it's a bit bitter but it is great for drying the leaves and using as soup/stew seasoning etc.
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Re: Spacing of plants
Cucumbers are supposed to be 2 per square. Does anyone plant more? How many per square? They have a 5' trellis for climbing. Thanks.
sanderson
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Re: Spacing of plants
Plant spacing per Mel Bartholomew, creator of SFG.
With permission, I am posting photos that Trolleydriver took of his first year using SFG. As they say, a photo is worth a thousand words. I hope this helps Newbies with their planting.
Two (2) cucumbers per square Feet.
Four (4) dusty Millers per SF.
Four (4) leaf lettuces per SF.
Nine (9) beets per SF.
Nine (9) turnips per SF.
Sixteen (16) carrots per SF.
Sixteen (16) radishes per SF.
With permission, I am posting photos that Trolleydriver took of his first year using SFG. As they say, a photo is worth a thousand words. I hope this helps Newbies with their planting.

Two (2) cucumbers per square Feet.

Four (4) dusty Millers per SF.

Four (4) leaf lettuces per SF.

Nine (9) beets per SF.

Nine (9) turnips per SF.

Sixteen (16) carrots per SF.

Sixteen (16) radishes per SF.

sanderson
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Re: Spacing of plants
Picture perfect, TD and sanderson!!!
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