Space requirements for certain crops

For your ready reference, we furnish below the space requirements for few of the vegetable crops if grown in a greenhouse:

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* Minimum of 5 feet between rows for Bush type Beans

* One foot between rows for Cabbage crop

* Approximately one foot space between rows for Peppers

* 2 to 3 feet space between rows for Cantaloupes

* Two to Three feet width between rows for Squash crop

* A minimum of 2 feet width between rows for Water melons and Tomatoes

All other vegetables such as onions, lettuce, garlic, peas, radishes, spinach, turnips, beets and carrots need at least 5 to 10 inches of space between rows as well as between plants when planted on beds in your greenhouse.

Being a root crop, onions, carrots and beets tend to grow deep root system that penetrates deeper onto the soil. Hence, the soil bed should have at least two feet topsoil to accommodate the growing roots and to have a better yield.

In general agriculture or horticulture, intercropping is a good idea for added benefits. You can also introduce the intercrop concept in your greenhouse. Many of the vegetables are grown in rows and it will be a good idea to have intercrop between rows. Plants that are different when grown side by side will not compete for the nutrients, soil and water. Hence, there will be better and effective utilisation of available nutrients leading to a maximum yield.

For example, lettuce and onions when grown together, there will not be any depletion of nutrients as onion tend to grow in deep soil and the lettuce derive its nutrients from the soil at shallow level. On contrary, if two root crops such as carrots and onions are grown together there will be a competition, as both crops tend to derive the nutrients from the same area and depth of the soil.

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