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JJJessee · February 6, 2015

I'm still not sure I have a good picture.

8 sf x 500 tomatoes = 4000 sf ~ 1/10 of an acre
As an example, I would have laid out as 10 -100' rows with 50 tomatoes per row, the row 4' centers

So you had 2'x 300' rows, covered in mulch, with tomatoes down the center?

Or better, what was your spacing between tomato plants and between rows?

Have effective was your paper and chips at weed control?

Ultimately, if I understand organic reasoning, low yield will almost always trace back to poor soil health if the crop is matched to the climate and season of course.
But poor yield can manifest in a variety of ways, disease, pest, lack of water, lack of nutrients, or all the above. How did it manifest for this crop?

February 6, 2015	#15
JJJessee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Abingdon, Va Posts: 184	I'm still not sure I have a good picture. 8 sf x 500 tomatoes = 4000 sf ~ 1/10 of an acre As an example, I would have laid out as 10 -100' rows with 50 tomatoes per row, the row 4' centers So you had 2'x 300' rows, covered in mulch, with tomatoes down the center? Or better, what was your spacing between tomato plants and between rows? Have effective was your paper and chips at weed control? Ultimately, if I understand organic reasoning, low yield will almost always trace back to poor soil health if the crop is matched to the climate and season of course. But poor yield can manifest in a variety of ways, disease, pest, lack of water, lack of nutrients, or all the above. How did it manifest for this crop?