Plant spacing

HolyP

HolyP

Hi all,
I'm in the process of setting up a dutch bucket system and was wondering if you can help me choose the right plants.
The intended setup is this:
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The tile size is 30 cm or almost a foot, so i have about 2 feet between rows in the middle
And I was thinking on planting according to the below list:
 
1-9, and 18-24 will be tomatoes. the rest are peppers.  
 
 

Bucket #


plant


1​


BEEFSTEAK


2​


BEEFSTEAK


3​


Roma


4​


Roma


5​


San Marzano


6​


San Marzano


7​


Rosalita


8​


Bloody Butcher


9​


Corcao di boi


10​


Trinidad Scorpion Butch T 


11​


Bhut jolokia Strain I     


12​


Fatalii                   


13​


Scotch Bonnet Brown


14​


CHOCOLATE HABANERO


15​


Devil´s Tongue Red        


16​


Bishops Crown             


17​


 Jalapeño


18​


Cucumber


19​


Cherokee Purple


20​


Cherokee Purple


21​


Giant Syrian


22​


BLACK ZEBRA CHERRY


23​


BLACK ZEBRA CHERRY


24​


Cucumber


25​


California Wonder         


26​


California Wonder         


27​


CORNO DI TORO


28​


Sweet Hungarian           


29​


Boldog                     


30​


antalya dan


31​


MARGLOBE


32​


Tiny Tim


33​


Wildtomate La Palma


34​


kapia paprika


35​


Black Naga                


36​


Cayenne                   


37​


Serrano                   


38​


aji cacho de cabra (goat's horn)

 
 
Do you think it is too crowded?
I was especially concerened about my choice for 10-17.  I need those to be relativly small.
If any of my choices are too big, can you recommend from my selection for rows 25-38 the smaller plants i can switch.
 
Tia Amir
 
going to be harder to harvest between row 25 / 32
 
those tomatoes are going to need lots of room / support are you tying them up to that  metal frame?
 
Tomatoes are w-a-y too close.  We plant ours 3'-4' apart on centers.  You're really not taking into account how large your plants will get.
 
Jeff H said:
Just so you understand how large the Superhots can get in a dutch bucket, this is my Trinidad Scorpion from last year. The Bhut Jolakai was almost as big.
 
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The smaller annuums on your list will be fine pretty close together. They won't get this big.
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Is that hydroponic?
 
7potquezada said:
Probably should've purchased black buckets.
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These were the available food grade buckets, and i plan on covering them with the white/black plastic.  So hopefully i will not have an algea issue.
 
 
Rymerpt said:
Good luck with your grow.
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Thanks, i started a glog, feel free to drop by
 
OKGrowin said:
going to be harder to harvest between row 25 / 32
 
those tomatoes are going to need lots of room / support are you tying them up to that  metal frame?
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Thanks for the advice, i've eliminated row 32-38 and will go with a simpler design.
The metal frame is a modular "Gazibo" that i plan to use as trellis
 
ultravista said:
You're going hydroponics?
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Yes, Dutch bucket hydroponics.
you can check out some very good video on youtube if you search dutch bucket hydroponic tomatoes
 
i personally recommend mhpgardener, and Brock Hughes  though you are now starting to see more and more people trying it.
catherinew said:
Tomatoes are w-a-y too close.  We plant ours 3'-4' apart on centers.  You're really not taking into account how large your plants will get.
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Jeff H said:
Just so you understand how large the Superhots can get in a dutch bucket, this is my Trinidad Scorpion from last year. The Bhut Jolakai was almost as big.
 
20131014_190613.jpg


The smaller annuums on your list will be fine pretty close together. They won't get this big.
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Thanks for the feedback, i've changed my order and have placed the annums in the middle, and super hots on the outside.
 
Below is an updated shot, I've placed them on cinder blocks and wood to test fit and it looks OK to me.
I've also chanaged my list based on the new design.
 
BucketsonwoodNumbered_zps0f407902.jpg

 
 
Bucket number    plant
 ​
BEEFSTEAK          1          
BEEFSTEAK          2
Roma                     3
Roma                     4
San Marzano         5
San Marzano         6
Rosalita                 7
Bloody Butcher      8
Corcao di boi        9
Cucumber             10
I plan on removing for space  11
Cucumber              12
Cherokee Purple   13
Cherokee Purple   14
Cherokee Purple   15
Giant Syrian          16
Giant Syrian          17
BLACK ZEBRA CHERRY  18
BLACK ZEBRA CHERRY   19
MARGLOBE                      20
Tiny Tim                            21
Wildtomate La Palma        22
California Wonder             23
California Wonder             24
CORNO DI TORO             25
Sweet Hungarian              26
Boldog                              27
antalya dan                      28
kapia paprika                   29
Black Naga                      30
Cayenne                         31
Serrano                           32
 Jalapeño                        33
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T 34
Bhut jolokia Strain I            35
Fatalii                                 36
Scotch Bonnet Brown        37
CHOCOLATE HABANERO 38
 
Can someone please confirm that my selection for 21-30 is of plants that do not grow too big
 
Thanks,
Amir
 
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