Skip to content

Square Foot Gardening Calculator

Everyday life
0.0(0)

Plan your square foot garden layout by specifying the dimensions of your raised bed and the number of plants per square foot.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Raised Bed Length (feet), Raised Bed Width (feet), and Plants Per Square Foot in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Total Square Feet and Total Number of 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 Bed, Large Plants

Raised Bed Length (feet): 4 feet; Raised Bed Width (feet): 4 feet; Plants Per Square Foot: 1 (Large Plants)

Total Square Feet: 16 sq ft; Total Number of Plants: 16 plants

Medium Bed, Medium Plants

Raised Bed Length (feet): 4 feet; Raised Bed Width (feet): 8 feet; Plants Per Square Foot: 4 (Medium Plants)

Total Square Feet: 32 sq ft; Total Number of Plants: 128 plants

Large Bed, Small Plants

Raised Bed Length (feet): 8 feet; Raised Bed Width (feet): 8 feet; Plants Per Square Foot: 9 (Small Plants)

Total Square Feet: 64 sq ft; Total Number of Plants: 576 plants

People Also Calculate

Related Calculators

Continue with another tool on a related topic.