Spacing garden crops guide

Originally posted 2017-09-02 17:59:18.

Hello survivors,

I can’t believe the summer is almost over already – one of my regrets this year is not having grown a bigger garden.  I had some tomatoes, and assisted at my mom’s garden, but out where I live if you don’t have an adequate fence to protect your crops, there’s a huge chance that the mule deer population will be paying you several visits and will eat all of your hard work!

I was going through some of my documents on the computer and i found this gem, I thought it would be a nice thing to add to the site in case any of you are gardeners, or aspiring gardeners.  These charts are provided by the Urban Farm Company of Colorado, whom I interned with a few years ago.  I just wanted to give a shout out to the Urban Farm Company of Colorado – because they have an awesome business and can help newbies become master gardeners!  to learn more about the UFCoCO, here’s a link to their website.

Please note that these guides are more localized to Colorado, so if you’re in a different region some of this information may not apply.   The most valuable info in my opinion is the chart on spacing garden crops.  This is a major mistake a lot of green gardeners make, as each crop will need some spacing that is unique to the size of the plant.    A lot of the information in the charts provided is also available in the book Square Foot Gardening, by Mel Bartholomew.  This is a fantastic resource for old and new gardeners alike – I highly recommend that you add it to your survival library.

 

Crop Heights and Spacing garden crops

Master planting Guide

 

So, I hope you guys find some good information here regarding spacing garden crops and other gardening related stuff.  Gardening is an invaluable skill to have, both in a long term disaster and in our regular every day lives – it gets you closer to mother earth, and is a great way to exercise and meditate.  If you can, get out there and garden!