This is critical information for any market gardener. Spacing is perhaps the top factor for - soil moisture retention, pest and weed control, healthy bacteria dominance, yield. I can appreciate the importance of simplifying the communication of spacing to interns and employees, and even for educational purposes. Some really excellent workers can struggle with simple math, especially towards the end of a long day in the fields.
systematic (and easily understandable and replicable) methods aren't perfection, but they are as close to it as we can reasonably get. thanks for the good info!
Great video explainning your system. In my experience brassicas with inflorescence harvest(cabage, brocoli, gai lon, cauliflower) do benefit alot from a greater spacing in between rows especially in tight beds such as yours. Therefore I am planting with 20'' apart and the yields is always best. The leaves eventually go over the path. But keeping it simple might be a better option espcially if you don't grow thos crops
Thanks - that looks really simple! I'm really interested in the 30" spacing concept but bit confused about things like zucchini and large brassicas - 30" beds would seem to be too generous for a single row, but two rows might be a bit tight (or would result in foliage creeping over the paths). Any thoughts on spacing for these kinds of plants?
Wouldn’t it be better to do a honeycomb grid rather than straight lines? Even if you over lap lettuce by 1 inch, you’ll save 4 inches per 30 inch bed, and will only have to lengthen it by the width of half of a lettuce, or 5 inches. If bed is 100 feet long, square foot reduces from 250 square feet to 217 square feet. While it is small, it’s about 13% reduction in space for exact same crop. Basically can add an extra row of lettuce crop simply by expanding rows to 100ft 5inches. The spacing is the same as yours, vertically they are still aligned like yours, when using a multi row seed planter one could adjust the design to compensate for stagger, or when doing your seedling strip just stagger as well. It seems once you modify the tool, the juice is worth the squeeze. Further, say you keep the rows the same width, but still use the honey comb pattern, and remove that one extra head of lettuce that would cause the row extension, so square footage is the same, plants are the same minus 1 per row, which is neglible when there are hundreds, each plant would get more sunlight. The distance to its next plant would be more evenly spaced, currently if the lettuce is turned into a square the edges are touching while the corners have too much room for growth, results in uneven growing or pockets of extra light. Honey comb prevents this from happening as you can space a circle equal distance from another one no matter what side. Can’t be don’t when placing circles like a square. If you’re curious for example, google earth weed farms, they wouldn’t do it this way if it made them less money. Maybe lettuce or smaller crop it don’t matter, but 13% more crop is 13% more crop. When you’re talking 400k like you do I’d take an extra 52k for the same space and marginal extra work. Anyways, it’s great you share what works for you, but share what you know works for others. It’s fine if it doesn’t work for you, but to not share it is not the best. We are providers of information, not recommendation. The more you share the better you help. Again, I’m not saying to switch to honey comb, I’m simply sharing by doing so you get 13% more area to add more plants or whatever you like!
hmm, not what I was expecting. I've been doing this both indoors and out. I thought this was going to be more related to the wrong spacing info of certain vegetables and how to maximize space without wasting space
@@NeversinkFarm - You're right, I expressed my thought poorly. I meant I thought it was going to discuss the wrong info on what we're told certain veggies are supposed to be spaced at and what the proper distancing is, for specific vegetables. Even for that, you did that to a certain degree.
This really satisfies the cabinet maker in me. Order in kitchen , order in the garden .
Have watched several times and today the light went on!! Love everything he does.
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This video should be linked with the assembly instructions on the gridder kit . Brilliantly simple explanation of this wonderful work saver .
This is critical information for any market gardener.
Spacing is perhaps the top factor for - soil moisture retention, pest and weed control, healthy bacteria dominance, yield.
I can appreciate the importance of simplifying the communication of spacing to interns and employees, and even for educational purposes.
Some really excellent workers can struggle with simple math, especially towards the end of a long day in the fields.
We all long for perfection don’t we. From the looks of things your getting close. Very informative video...
Perfection is unattainable but I love the journey
systematic (and easily understandable and replicable) methods aren't perfection, but they are as close to it as we can reasonably get. thanks for the good info!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING EVERYTHING SO CLEAR!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!
Excellent information. You took my anxiety away. I'm trying to figure out how to set up my garden beds
Spacestasticly explained. Everybody should get the measure of it. Looking forward to the next one.
Very informative, and easy to digest. Thank you
Thank you Connor, informative and excellent explanation.
Great practicality and business sense.
That is very very clear
Great info Connor! New cultivator head also, sweet!!
Very easy to understand Thank you Connor
Awesome info. Thanks Connor!
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So well explained! Thanks!!
Yep, good one. Thanks Conor.
Very informative! Thank you for your time!
Thank you so so much! Exactly the information I was looking for!
Excellent. Thank you
WOW I've learned a lot, your video is excellent
Glad it was helpful!
Great video explainning your system. In my experience brassicas with inflorescence harvest(cabage, brocoli, gai lon, cauliflower) do benefit alot from a greater spacing in between rows especially in tight beds such as yours. Therefore I am planting with 20'' apart and the yields is always best. The leaves eventually go over the path. But keeping it simple might be a better option espcially if you don't grow thos crops
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Thanks for the info sir👍
What about cauliflowers etc where the reccomended distance is 23in will this stiil work ?
Keep it simple!!!
Thnx alot man
Thanks - that looks really simple! I'm really interested in the 30" spacing concept but bit confused about things like zucchini and large brassicas - 30" beds would seem to be too generous for a single row, but two rows might be a bit tight (or would result in foliage creeping over the paths). Any thoughts on spacing for these kinds of plants?
I find one row on a bed is perfect for Zucchini
Great video, very clear. Can you tell me what the grid maker thing is called? Also the cultivator with multiple heads? Thanks!
The Gridder and the Rebellion
Love it
I would like someone to explain how plant roots communicate with each other to decide when theyre getting too close too one another
Like the mechanism? Pressure induced nerve response is my guess.
What’s the fishing net for
Wait how can you fit more crops, within 30 inches.
Wouldn’t it be better to do a honeycomb grid rather than straight lines? Even if you over lap lettuce by 1 inch, you’ll save 4 inches per 30 inch bed, and will only have to lengthen it by the width of half of a lettuce, or 5 inches. If bed is 100 feet long, square foot reduces from 250 square feet to 217 square feet. While it is small, it’s about 13% reduction in space for exact same crop.
Basically can add an extra row of lettuce crop simply by expanding rows to 100ft 5inches. The spacing is the same as yours, vertically they are still aligned like yours, when using a multi row seed planter one could adjust the design to compensate for stagger, or when doing your seedling strip just stagger as well. It seems once you modify the tool, the juice is worth the squeeze.
Further, say you keep the rows the same width, but still use the honey comb pattern, and remove that one extra head of lettuce that would cause the row extension, so square footage is the same, plants are the same minus 1 per row, which is neglible when there are hundreds, each plant would get more sunlight. The distance to its next plant would be more evenly spaced, currently if the lettuce is turned into a square the edges are touching while the corners have too much room for growth, results in uneven growing or pockets of extra light. Honey comb prevents this from happening as you can space a circle equal distance from another one no matter what side. Can’t be don’t when placing circles like a square.
If you’re curious for example, google earth weed farms, they wouldn’t do it this way if it made them less money. Maybe lettuce or smaller crop it don’t matter, but 13% more crop is 13% more crop.
When you’re talking 400k like you do I’d take an extra 52k for the same space and marginal extra work.
Anyways, it’s great you share what works for you, but share what you know works for others. It’s fine if it doesn’t work for you, but to not share it is not the best. We are providers of information, not recommendation. The more you share the better you help.
Again, I’m not saying to switch to honey comb, I’m simply sharing by doing so you get 13% more area to add more plants or whatever you like!
It would make efficient cultivation impossible. Proper bed management is not just about plants per square foot.
hi Connor where can you buy the roller that you use in the video, what's it called? can you change the spacing?
He offers on site its a gridder
hmm, not what I was expecting. I've been doing this both indoors and out. I thought this was going to be more related to the wrong spacing info of certain vegetables and how to maximize space without wasting space
That is exactly what it is. How to maximize spacing.
@@NeversinkFarm - You're right, I expressed my thought poorly. I meant I thought it was going to discuss the wrong info on what we're told certain veggies are supposed to be spaced at and what the proper distancing is, for specific vegetables. Even for that, you did that to a certain degree.
How far apart would you put tomato plants?
24”
@@NeversinkFarm I may have to go 25" until I get my second gridder.
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30 inch beds
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Your lettuce makes me salivate
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No zig zag? Haha
Nice, but you talk too much. Show us as well please. Thx mate.