Ah, HA! So I was a very, VERY Good Girl this season when planting my tomatoes. My raised beds are 4x8’. IF you are a DETERMINATE tomato plant, we went THREE to a bed.
IF you are a Semi-DETERMINATE or an INDETERMINATE tomato plant we went TWO to a bed.
This is going to solve a whole HOST of problems for me and make maintenance and productivity and harvesting SO much easier!
Don’t be crowding your tomatoes, People! ;)
Southern Living Says:
This Common Tomato-Growing Mistake Could Be Limiting Your Harvest
How far apart you space your tomatoes can have a big impact on a successful garden.
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable among home gardeners. Not only are they versatile in the kitchen, but tomato plants are also easy to grow and produce high yields. And home-grown tomatoes taste far superior to store-bought fruits. For a healthy crop, it is important to consider tomato plant spacing at planting time. Several factors influence how far apart to plant tomatoes, including plant type, staking system, and gardening style. Let’s take a closer look at proper tomato plant spacing for each growing style.
https://www.southernliving.com/tomato-plant-spacing-11986772
Did you know that classifying the everyday TOMATO as a Vegetable versus a Fruit was actually a United States Supreme Court Ruling? *GASP*
Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court unanimously held that tomatoes should be classified as vegetables rather than fruits for purposes of tariffs, imports and customs. Justice Horace Gray delivered the opinion of the Court in holding that the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words "fruit" and "vegetable", instead of the technical botanical meaning.
Tomatoes IN for the WIN! Though I'm sure the Heinz owners were lobbying heavily for this. They were the largest tomato processors and importers/exporters in America 1883, so this saved them Big Bucks in the form of tariffs, I'm sure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden