gardening tips for next year

[luckycrank]

Now that my first year of having a garden is coming to an end . I see some changes that have to be made for next year. all though I yeild many tomatoes,cucumbers and peppers, many of the slicer tomatoes have Not rippened. I am not sure if it was do to overcrowding and staking issues or fertilizer.

I know for sure I have to alot more space for the tomatoes, so typically how much room per plant do you allow? I planted mine about 36"" apart in three rows 36" apart and they grew out of control and hard to manage

sqaush and cucmbers have to be planted alone as they grey through everything.

I was think of laying it out on graph paper for next year and aloting more room that this year. so what amount of space does eferyone alot for each type of plant

thanks in advance for you thoughts

[pushbutton]

in my opinion, your spacing is fine, with the exception of expanding the distance between the rows a little. with out knowing specifics of your location, soil, fertilizer, varieties, ect.....i would recommend determinate varieties next year, they tend to be more compact and are essentially genetically programmed to concentrate a fruit set and ripening. if you do stick with indeterminate varieties you might want to limit the number of tomatoes that you are trying to ripen, lets say 5 to 6lbs per plant, as well as sticking with early ripening varieties. to be fair, this year had an insane amount of rain and heat, and you are not alone with a lot of green leaves and fruit.

[luckycrank]

thansk for suggestions

[KEN W]

Agree with pushbutton.....plant dertminate varieties with a few indertiminate ones to get some of those large late slicers.

That is what I do.I also look for blight resistant tomatoes.We had it really bad here and the only plants left still alive are resistant to blight.Even with spraying once a week with Draconil.By this time I am done canning,so all I want now are some late slicers.

[Steve Foss]

When I grow an indeterminate variety (like the Champions this year), I limit the fruits produced by pinching off new blossoms after I've already got as many fruits as I want on the vine.