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Originally Posted by mugaliens
Good for you!
Sounds complicated. My view of horticulture is that things develope better when not actually developed.
Perhaps not.
We do plant corn in rows, don't we???
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You plant(actually sow) corn in large fields, not in rows
That it's done in rows within the field is mostly a matter of machinery dictating how the plants are cultured.
From what I know about corn; since it's wind pollinated, making a single row is setting yourself up for a very bad harvest if the wind is in the wrong direction while it's flowering.
That's not a problem for whole fields, but for small gardens it can be ruinous for the yield.
For apples, as they are insect pollinated, being in rows just makes them easier to find
PS, Yes, it's thread necrophilia, but I'm still curious about what BD has to add.
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