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western Kentucky

Hey again,

I have a 70x60 foot garden.. as one patch.. i would like to know how would be the best way to arrange the 7 plants that i would like to stick in there. i was thinkin about deviding it up into 4 plots where i have 3 plants in aprox 900 sg feet each.. and one where i plant four plants in the flag pattern... (300 sq feet per plant)

do u think that that would be the best.. or should i have 6 plants with aprox 500 sq feet and one with 1000 sq feet?... all my seeds are great and i want all of them to reach their potential.

or i am open to other suggestions.. i can cut back on plant if i MUST but i really really would like to keep all of them.. thanx for your help

Justin

4/15/2002 11:55:32 PM

western Kentucky

refigured.. i think that if i had the first option.. i could get aprox. 350 sq feet per plant for the ones in the flag pattern...

4/16/2002 12:00:21 AM

Indiana

Seems to me that you could have 6-20 x 30 plants, and a few flags in the 10 x 60

4/16/2002 12:03:01 AM

Utah

I think you need to be fexible to allow your best
preforming plants to have more room if needed.
when you grow the triangle Christmas tree shapes
or 90 triangle - 1/2 a Christmas tree shape.
you can come up with a lot more possiblities than
just square or rectangluar plots.
pull out some graph paper and start sketching
1 inch = 10 ft. and/or
cut a bunch of shapes out and see what you can fit.
I think you'll be able to get in your 7 plants.
eash shape gets 6
here is one easy possiblity.
take you patch divide it in half -gives you two 30 x 70
plots. take one and divide it in 3. which gives 3 plots
23.3 x 30. take the other 30 x 70 plot and divide it
into 4. each 699 sq ft. gives 4 plots 17.5 x 30, each 525 sq ft. pick you 3 favorite seeds and give them the larger plots.
there are lots of possilbities.
good luck.
gordon

4/16/2002 10:23:27 AM

Utah

opps-- put the 699 sq ft in the wrong place...
it should be right after "3 plots 23.3 x 30"

4/16/2002 10:26:10 AM