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Trillium

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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #45 on: September 11, 2010, 17:50 »
I find straight lines good only for rotovator weeding. When I set up my mounded beds, which I think will become no-dig beds next year, I wanted them more or less straight so I don't have 'bottom bulges'. It was the old string and 2 sticks routine, but the secret is to look at the line from both ends, not just one. It's amazing how something that looks straight at one end can be so cockeyed from the other. As for the plants themselves, most go in at even spacings in alteration like -

x    x     x     x

   x     x     x     x
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #46 on: September 11, 2010, 22:44 »
Quote from: Trillium on September 11, 2010, 17:50
I find straight lines good only for rotovator weeding. When I set up my mounded beds, which I think will become no-dig beds next year, I wanted them more or less straight so I don't have 'bottom bulges'. It was the old string and 2 sticks routine, but the secret is to look at the line from both ends, not just one. It's amazing how something that looks straight at one end can be so cockeyed from the other. As for the plants themselves, most go in at even spacings in alteration like -

x    x     x     x

   x     x     x     x

Exactly - hexagons.

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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #47 on: September 12, 2010, 00:38 »
Quote from: zazen999 on September 11, 2010, 22:44
Quote from: Trillium on September 11, 2010, 17:50
I find straight lines good only for rotovator weeding. When I set up my mounded beds, which I think will become no-dig beds next year, I wanted them more or less straight so I don't have 'bottom bulges'. It was the old string and 2 sticks routine, but the secret is to look at the line from both ends, not just one. It's amazing how something that looks straight at one end can be so cockeyed from the other. As for the plants themselves, most go in at even spacings in alteration like -

x    x     x     x

   x     x     x     x

Exactly - hexagons.


err....hexagons have 6 sides ?......what's shown above is just parellel lines with offset planting positions?.............I is confused  :wacko:
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Trillium

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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #48 on: September 12, 2010, 01:17 »
It's offset to me too, MoS. To be honest, I don't see the hexagons at all.
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #49 on: September 12, 2010, 07:20 »
I dig and plant using the chaos theroy......no straight lines anywhere in sight!! LOL
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #50 on: September 12, 2010, 07:51 »
Well I am hopefully going to get to the plot today so more more wibbly wobbly lines coming up  :lol:

Straight is great, bendy is trendy, but chaos is king Half a plot  ;)  :lol:
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #51 on: September 12, 2010, 08:56 »
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errr..............somehow, I don't think that straight lines are any more help to pests than wonky ones

Now that's not true is it? You only have to go to a well known supermarket to know how confusing it is when they decide to hide the marmalade with the bread instead of with the jams!

No actually I agree its not how wonky the line is that confusses but the variety of planting as each plant is hidden in the patchwork; but then that takes me away from straight or wonky line planting anyway as I don't plant in either - I plant in clusters and clumps!
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #52 on: September 12, 2010, 09:40 »
Quote from: Half a plot man on September 12, 2010, 07:20
I dig and plant using the chaos theroy......no straight lines anywhere in sight!! LOL
I like ths idea  :) will have to give it a go, but saying that the night Goblins will then prob replant them into straight lines........... ???   :unsure:  :wacko:  :D
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #53 on: September 12, 2010, 12:00 »
There are hexagons in there if you plant enough rows  ;)


   x     x     x     x

x    x     x      x

   x     x     x      x

x    x     x      x

   x     x     x     x




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zazen999

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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #54 on: September 12, 2010, 13:26 »
Quote from: Aunt Sally on September 12, 2010, 12:00
There are hexagons in there if you plant enough rows  ;)


   x     x     x     x

x    x     x     x

   x     x     x     x

x    x     x     x

   x     x     x     x




Exactly......hexagons.
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #55 on: September 12, 2010, 13:27 »
hexagons................and a lot of odd ones as well then  :lol:
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #56 on: September 12, 2010, 15:10 »
Quote from: mumofstig on September 12, 2010, 13:27
... and a lot of odd ones as well then  :lol:

Indead there are  :lol:
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Re: Straight lines
« Reply #57 on: September 12, 2010, 18:16 »
Given we have all said we can't do a straight line, a few odd 'uns shouldn't faze anyone  ;)  :lol:

I like the idea of reverse psycology on the night goblins as well......maybe my lines are not wonky enough to attract them so far......chaos here we come  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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