[gardeners] RE: Orientation of beds

Lorraine Young (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:08:34 -0400

I plant in squares so mine do both.  However, if I were to plant in 
rows, planting the same crop in each row, I would plant east-west.  
This would allow the shorter crops to be farther south and taller 
crops farther north to prevent shading.  I don't know how that would 
work for crop rotation.

On 14 Jun 99, Harry Boswell wrote:

> Quick poll:
> 
> Do your vegetable beds run east-west or north-south?  
Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca