As much as I appreciate Mel Bartholomew's SFG method for others, it just doesn't work for me. I tried for two or three years his method and discovered that I couldn't grow what I wanted in the quantities I wanted by his method. I finally went back to gardening the way my father taught me: in rows 2-3 feet apart. I have enough room and I can grow as much as I want. The extra space I give the plants allows them to seek out water below ground without watering even during drought.