How many plants can I grow?
Greenhouse tomatoes need between 4 and 5 square feet per plant. To determine how many plants you can grow, multiply the greenhouse width times the length and divide by either 4 or 5. Be sure to deduct any floor area used for packing, grading, sales, or equipment before dividing, since this is not usable growing space. Research at the Truck Crops Experiment Station has shown that increasing the spacing to 5 square feet per plant results in the same yield per greenhouse (i.e. higher yield per plant), even though the plant population is reduced by 20%. However, the number of physiological disorders decreases, resulting in better fruit quality.
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RAYMOND, Miss. -- Current and prospective greenhouse vegetable growers can learn about the specialized production method during Mississippi State University’s 2024 Greenhouse Vegetable Short Course on Feb. 27-28. The course will be held at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center’s Magnolia Building in Verona from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. It is open to greenhouse vegetable producers throughout the Southeast.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Vegetable growers soon will have two chances to learn about managing pests on produce in greenhouses and high tunnels.
There’s nothing more satisfying than homegrown tomatoes. You don’t have to be a gardening expert to grow delicious tomatoes in your backyard. Here are a few tips that will help you grow the best looking (and tasting) tomatoes out there: