Posted on February 19th, 2008 by Emily
To calculate how many plants per square, look on the back of the seed packet–totally ignore the row spacing, just look at the plant spacing:
- 12″ apart, plant 1 per square
- 6″ apart, plant 4 per square
- 4″ apart, plant 9 per square
- 3″ apart (or less), plant 16 per square
Here is the spacing for common vegetables:
| Plant |
# Per Square |
| Asparagus |
1 |
| Basil |
1 or 4 |
| Beans |
8 |
| Beets |
9 |
| Broccoli |
1 |
| Cabbage |
1 |
| Carrots |
16 |
| Cauliflower |
1 |
| Celery |
1 |
| Chives |
9 |
| Cilantro |
4 or 9 |
| Collard greens |
1 or 4 |
| Corn |
4 |
| Cucumbers |
2 |
| Dill |
1 |
| Eggplant |
1 |
| Garlic |
4-9 |
| Kale |
1 |
| Leeks |
4 |
| Lettuce |
4 |
| Mustard greens |
16 |
| Okra |
1 |
| Onions |
9 or 16 |
| Oregano |
1 |
| Parsley |
1 |
| Peas |
8 |
| Peppers |
1 |
| Potatoes |
1 or 4 |
| Radishes |
16 |
| Rosemary |
1 |
| Spinach |
9 |
| Swiss Chard |
4 |
| Turnips |
9 |
| Vine Tomatoes |
1 |
|
| Plant |
# of Squares |
| Cantaloupe |
2 |
| Pumpkins |
2 |
| Summer squash |
9 |
| Bush Tomatoes |
6 to 9 |
| Watermelon |
2 |
| Winter Squash |
2 |
| Zucchini |
9 |
|
Happy gardening!
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