I think I planted too many cucumber plants in a container
Andieinwonderland
11 years ago
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Early results of too many plants in one container
Comments (3)Your plants look lush and healthy, so congratulations! I won't give you any cautions since I've used 5 gallon containers for one melon plant, one tomato plant, two pepper plants, etc., so the total amount of space you've given them, though minimal like square foot gardening, may just be enough. You may be astonished at the end of the season with the mass of roots you have to remove though. You'll wonder how there was enough room for the soil mix!...See MoreDid I plant too many melons?
Comments (9)I agree that is too many, but at this point let them go, but I would encourage to try 4 in that spot next time and compare results. I think you would get fewer melons, but they would be bigger. Sunlight isn't the issue, root growth is. Plants put close together have small root balls. Sometimes this doesn't matter depending on what you are growing, how much of a harvest you need etc. I used to do SQ Ft gardening, but I like the results of traditional spacing. Hundreds of years of farming at these spaces was done for a reason. If you remove leaves/vines you decrease melon sugar content, of course the close spacing will also limit sugar content. Everytime I look at Sq. Ft. plots, the plants look small, and the fruit too. For 9 plants that is hardly any growth. Three of my melon plants produce that much foliage. This post was edited by Drew51 on Fri, Jul 11, 14 at 10:45...See MoreI planted too many flowers in my containers HELP
Comments (1)If you pull out the ones you are willing to give up, it could mess up the roots of the ones you leave. Best to cut off some of the ones you can part with at soil level. If they resprout, keep pinching them off. Likely the roots left over will be crowded out by the plants you leave....See MoreOh Me...I Ordered Too Many I Think
Comments (6)I guess it's only fair to share the lurid details, so here goes. Pickering: Speelwark, George Burns, Ebb Tide, Munstead Woods, Distant Drums. Palatine: Magenta, Outta the Blue, Summer Song, Strike It Rich, Belle Epoche, Kordes Moonlight Climber, Out of Africa, South Africa, and Marvelle. RU (Plan): Halloween, Yankee Doodle, Robelais, Southern Sunset. Regans (Plan): Julio Ingelias, Modern Magic, Purple Tiger, Rainbow Niagara, and whatever else I might see. Whew! Does that add up to 12? I think I'm in trouble...I only think I have spaces for 12. Oh well..something will turn up. It always does....See Morewoohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
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