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Now that my new tunnel is all ready to go I have a slight quandry that some of you may have an answer to.
The tunnel contains two raised beds 20` long by 4` wide that are half filled with really well rotted manure and topped of with 75% 15 year old manure and 25% compost. The consistency is like peat but really hangs onto moisture, which in a tunnel can only be good. As the planting medium is virgin and very rich I expect lots of leaf growth on the plants along with a bumper crop, just as I got with the same mixture in other raised beds without cover.
Originally I envisaged planting 3 rows in each bed, 18" between rows and 2` between plants, a total of 30 plants. Am I likely to get just as good a crop by having 2 rows 3` between rows and 2` between plants as they have more room, a total of 20 plants. The tunnel orientation is east - west so light isnt an issue nor is the battle for "food" in this first year.
The varieties are Rio Grande, Roma and San Marzano, all of which are cordons. Any excess will be planted outside.
The tunnel contains two raised beds 20` long by 4` wide that are half filled with really well rotted manure and topped of with 75% 15 year old manure and 25% compost. The consistency is like peat but really hangs onto moisture, which in a tunnel can only be good. As the planting medium is virgin and very rich I expect lots of leaf growth on the plants along with a bumper crop, just as I got with the same mixture in other raised beds without cover.
Originally I envisaged planting 3 rows in each bed, 18" between rows and 2` between plants, a total of 30 plants. Am I likely to get just as good a crop by having 2 rows 3` between rows and 2` between plants as they have more room, a total of 20 plants. The tunnel orientation is east - west so light isnt an issue nor is the battle for "food" in this first year.
The varieties are Rio Grande, Roma and San Marzano, all of which are cordons. Any excess will be planted outside.
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