Plant Spacing

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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