Tomato plants planted close together or in high density produce more fruit per area, but the fruit is smaller. Also, if you plant transplants closely and some die from tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), others will "fill in" for the dead ones and sometimes make it seem that the virus was not present. So if you plant for yield, plant close; if you plant for size, give them space.
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I was wondering why tomato plants close together do so much better than those I plant farther apart.
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