I crammed stuff in last year and I feel it got a little crowded and difficult to weed. What spacing would you recommend and what could I sow/plant as ground cover/complimentary to tomatoes?
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Air flow is rather key when it comes to Tomatoes. It CAN help reduce the risk of things like blight etc. I personally like to keep no less than 2ft between plants, although I'm sure that may be a bit overkill. I had blight ravage my Tomatoes before so try to take precautions now to stop it happening again."Bulb: potential flower buried in Autumn, never to be seen again."
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This is a topic close to my heart. This is only our third season with our greenhouse and since it is small I want to work it hard.
I have done quit a bit of research on thiis: too much to summarise here but the short form is avoid high humidity with cooling conditions leading to condensation, and still air. Ventilation can help avoid these conditions as can generous spacing. But there are other ways: fans and dehumidifiers are two.
I monitor the relative humidity continuously and the problem conditions seem to occur in the early hours of the morning, when the greenhouse is unlikely to be vented,
I'll write it all up at some stage...
[edit] forgot to say we use 30cm [edited 30, not 20] spacing and fairly drastic pruning. Weeding not too much of an issue since we use fresh compost/soil each year.I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."
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Originally posted by Eoghan View Post
I am currently taking cuttings from LIDL basil and trying to separate the root ball.
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Thanks, Bren In Pots. I grow from seed, but buying a pot and taking cuttings would speed matters up.
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Snoop I also grow from seed but the main reason i pinch out the tops of mine is to make bushier plants, the extra plants are just a bonus.Last edited by Bren In Pots; 07-06-2021, 06:26 PM.Location....East Midlands.
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