I have seen people plant using 6" centers. If the soil nutrient level can cope with it that dense, fine. Appears very difficult to both supplement feed as well as harvest to me.

Personally I am comfortable with my soil in my garden using 12" centers for 4 rows then 26" to next set of 4 rows. That way I can access all plants from one side or the other but I have to weed and side dress the rows by hand not with the tiller. Can only till between the row sets. So 24" rows would seem widely spaced to me.

So what is your tiller width?

Dave

I am confused Dave. Are you using 12 inch spacing between rows or 12 inch between plants in a row. If the spacing is 12 inch between rows what spacing do you use between plants in a row.

Thanks

Zeuspaul

12" on center results in 12" between each plant so 12" between each row in that set/block. Then 26" between sets/blocks. I plant in blocks 4 rows wide and 50 feet long so 4 plants wide x 50 plants long.

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Dave

Tiller is about 18 inches wide.

I just planted 4 rows of Country Gentleman heirloom seeds and the pkt said to allow 1 square foot per plant.

Uh oh...I use about 8" centers between plants. Past 3 years have had way more corn than I could eat or give away. But my garden is very, very nutrient rich (almost too much) as per soil sample sent in to the co-op, so that must be why I can get away with that.

The stalks get pretty crowded, but they sure don't seem to mind. The tough part is digging out the root clumps in the fall. Since they grow together it almost takes the bionic man to pry them up out of the ground.