What is the minimum width of rows for running plants?

What is the minimum width of rows for running plants?

• A. 2-3 feet
• B. 4-6 feet
• C. 6-8 feet
• D. 1-2 feet

Answer: (B)

Running or spreading plants need space for their vines to extend and for you to work between rows. A row width of about four feet provides enough room for the trailing growth to lie without crowding the adjacent row, while still giving you access to weed, mulch, and harvest with basic hand tools. It also helps air circulate around the plants, which reduces disease risk and improves vigor. If the rows were narrower than four feet, vines would crowd the aisle, making maintenance and harvesting difficult and increasing shaded, damp conditions that favor problems. Six feet is fine and sometimes used, but four feet is the smallest practical width that still accommodates the needs of running plants.

Running or spreading plants need space for their vines to extend and for you to work between rows. A row width of about four feet provides enough room for the trailing growth to lie without crowding the adjacent row, while still giving you access to weed, mulch, and harvest with basic hand tools. It also helps air circulate around the plants, which reduces disease risk and improves vigor. If the rows were narrower than four feet, vines would crowd the aisle, making maintenance and harvesting difficult and increasing shaded, damp conditions that favor problems. Six feet is fine and sometimes used, but four feet is the smallest practical width that still accommodates the needs of running plants.