But they can be fine in full sun (or a little shade is ok) and in fact need 6-8 hrs of sunlight a day. Yes I put either hail netting (offers 10% shade) or shade cloth (30 % shade but no more) but it is to protect them from hail storms more than to actually offer shade but I feel they can benefit from a LITTLE shade because of our high UV light. Determinates can be grown closer together (maybe 3′ apart) and dwarf tomato plants even closer. Plus giving them more space gets them better air circulation which helps with disease control also. I know it might be more space than most people have but feel if I can keep them from touching each other, than I have less chance of transmitting some diseases (like early blight) which can be transmitted between plants. Yes in the center of the bed except for double beds in which case I off set them so each get more sun (not blocking a lot of sun for the plant behind it). I think I’m mostly around 40 inches between those plants.I use cages made out of rebar and keep 3-6 inches distance between them (part of the 40 inches). I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences on general placement in a bed and spacing between plants.īecause I mostly grow indeterminate heirloom and OP tomato plants which can get very big, I give them from 36-40 inches spacing. My guess is you get higher yields and bigger tomatoes when you afford more space, but having limited space I’m wondering what’s a good balance so I can still fit in all the varieties I want to grow this year (2021)! Do you shade your tomato plants at any point? □ ) I’m thinking they need more space and more food. They did pretty well the first year and I think the following years I didn’t feed or water quite enough to do as well. I have a couple “square foot” garden beds that are 4×4 so essentially it’s one tomato per corner. In the last few years, I have planted 4 plants per 4sq ft. Do you always provide so much space? Have you tried or would you recommend less? I notice you place the plants in the center of the bed. I’m wondering what you have found to be optimal spacing of tomato plants.
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