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Plant Spacing Calculator

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Calculates the optimal spacing between plants based on garden dimensions and plant size.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Garden Length, Garden Width, Plant Diameter, and Row Spacing in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Number of Rows, Plants per Row, Total Plants, and Area per Plant 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

Garden Length: 8 feet; Garden Width: 4 feet; Plant Diameter: 0.75 feet; Row Spacing: 1 feet

Number of Rows: 4 rows; Plants per Row: 10 plants; Total Plants: 40 plants; Area per Plant: 0.8 square feet

Medium Garden

Garden Length: 12 feet; Garden Width: 6 feet; Plant Diameter: 1 feet; Row Spacing: 1.5 feet

Number of Rows: 4 rows; Plants per Row: 12 plants; Total Plants: 48 plants; Area per Plant: 1.5 square feet

Large Garden

Garden Length: 20 feet; Garden Width: 10 feet; Plant Diameter: 1.5 feet; Row Spacing: 2 feet

Number of Rows: 5 rows; Plants per Row: 13 plants; Total Plants: 65 plants; Area per Plant: 3.08 square feet

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