Quotes About Horticulture

Is there any progress in horticulture? If not, it is dead, uninspiring. We cannot live in the past good as it is; we must draw our inspiration from the future.

Gardeners, I think, dream bigger dreams than emperors.

Extra Large vegetables generally can be planted only one per square (or sometimes even one plant for two grid squares); Large vegetables are planted four per square; Medium vegetables are planted nine per square; and Small vegetables are planted sixteen per square.

HOW MUCH ROOM? Plants Per Square Foot Plants Per Two Square Feet Gourds (1) Melons (1) Tomatoes (1) Pumpkins (1) Cucumbers (2) Summer Squash (1) Pole Beans (8) Watermelon (1) Winter Squash (1)

So, in summary, if plants should be thinned to 12 inches apart, plant one per square foot. If plants should be thinned to 6 inches apart, plant four per square foot. If plants should be thinned to 4 inches apart then you can grow nine within the space of that 1 square foot. If plants are thinned to 3 inches apart, you can grow sixteen in that same square foot. Doesn't it all make sense and seem easy enough?

If you are growing microgreens you need to use a blue spectrum light instead of red. When growing any kind of plants, blue light is used for growth while red is used for flowering.