I have a 10 gallon container. I would like to

invest in two more 10 gallon containers.

What I would like to do is in each of these 10 gallon containers, plant one of each variety of vegetable I plan to grow.

In my 10 gallon containers I plan to grow spinach, turnips,

and bush green beans.

My question is about doing row spacing in containers. That is to say that I would like to do two rows of each kind of vegetable in each of their container; to clarify I mean two rows of spinach in my first 10 gallon container, two rows

of turnip in my second 10 gallon container, and two rows

of bush green beans in my third 10 gallon container.

The dimensions of the 10 gallon containers I have (these dimensions are the same for all three) are as follows:

LENGTH:20" (1-1/2 ft plus 2 inches)

WIDTH: 13-1/2" (1 ft plus 1-1/2 inches)

DEPTH:12" (1 foot depth)

Now my only concern is regarding the row spacing. I am assuming in order to do row spacing I will use the width of my container, which is 13-1/2" to make my 2nd row. I plan to do each row running horizontally from left-to-right.

The concern I have is this. For each of my crops the recommended row spacing for each is this; this is according to the description on the back of my seeds packet which instructs how far apart to place each row.

VEGETABLE ROW SPACING:

TURNIP:1-1/2 to 2 feet apart

SPINACH:1-1/2 to 2 feet apart

BUSH GREEN BEANS:Unfortunately I don't know how far apart

to space each row; the seed packet I have for bush green beans doesn't specify how far apart (in feet or inches)

you're supposed to space each row

My concern is that the row spacing specified for each type of vegetable I desire to plant is bigger than the width

of the container I have. This means that I could only do

a row spacing of 13-1/2" since that is the width of my container.

I am reluctant to use a smaller row spacing because I'm afraid if I do that, then I will overcrowd the plants.

I know that if you overcrowd plants, it stresses them out and this makes the plants more vulnerable to disease which means they will be more likely to die. This is something

I'm trying to avoid.

My question is could I get away with using 13-1/2" for

row spacing for each of my vegetables despite the recommended spacing for row spacing on all my vegetables (excluding bush green beans which I don't know the row spacing for) recommend a row spacing of 1-1/2 to 2 feet.

Or should I just make one row in each of my 10 gallon containers per each of the vegetables I plan to grow?

Does it really matter what the row spacing is for vegetables if you're doing row spacing in container gardening? I know that for making a plot you use the traditional row format so you won't step on your plants

and so that you'll have space to work and walk in between your different crops that you're planting. However of how much significance is row spacing in container gardening?

Can I use a smaller row spacing for vegetables in container gardening because it's container gardening as opposed

to making a plot and setting up rows in the plot?

I really don't know; I could use advice regarding this and if somebody who has experience with container gardening and using rows in container could help me with this, I'd really appreciate it.