Plants need room to grow

Location: Houston, TX

Have a little daydream when you plant your vegetable start.  This is the best way to ensure that the tender shoot will have the proper amount of space to grow.  Imagine the plant in its full blown glory.  Leaves and blossoms and fruit all at once.  The sun is warm the soil is moist.  Then open your eyes and physically move your arms around in the space that will be occupied by your dream plant.  Plant the plant in the center of that area.

The wrong way to space plants is to look at the size of your bed, and look at the number of plants you have, and squeeze plants in.

No squeezing, only growing!

Also, I don’t start plants from seeds in beds, my method is to Start Seeds in Small Pots