Lesson 10 – Examples of close spacings Quiz

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Close spacings are a form of companion planting.

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True

False

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Which vegetables are suitable for planting very close, at 10–15 cm?

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Fruiting vegetables

All plants for salad leaves

Vegetables that are fast-growing, also sometimes called ‘catch crops’

Tall-growing plants

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Why is 22 cm a good spacing for leaf harvests? Choose three answers.

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There is enough space for plant roots to continue growing for many months, giving a long harvesting period

There is space to add a little compost after each picking

The bare space created after each pick results in better airflow, less mildew and fewer slugs

Harvests are of decent-sized leaves with plenty of flavour

There is space to walk between plants

What happens if you space salad plants too closely? Choose two answers.

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You have to wait longer for a first harvest

There may be more mildew on lower leaves, and slugs living beneath them

The leaves become small and crowded, with some maybe turning yellow

Which spacing works best for multisown modules?

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30 cm

40 cm

15 cm

20 cm

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