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Plant Population Calculator

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Estimates the number of plants that can be grown in a field based on field size and plant spacing.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Field Length, Field Width, Row Spacing, and Plant Spacing within Row in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Number of Rows, Plants per Row, Field Area, and Total Plants in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Small Garden

Field Length: 10 meters; Field Width: 5 meters; Row Spacing: 0.5 meters; Plant Spacing within Row: 0.3 meters

Number of Rows: 10 rows; Plants per Row: 33 plants; Field Area: 50 square meters; Total Plants: 330 plants

Medium Field

Field Length: 50 meters; Field Width: 20 meters; Row Spacing: 1 meters; Plant Spacing within Row: 0.4 meters

Number of Rows: 20 rows; Plants per Row: 125 plants; Field Area: 1,000 square meters; Total Plants: 2,500 plants

Large Field

Field Length: 100 meters; Field Width: 50 meters; Row Spacing: 1.5 meters; Plant Spacing within Row: 0.5 meters

Number of Rows: 33 rows; Plants per Row: 200 plants; Field Area: 5,000 square meters; Total Plants: 6,600 plants

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