Square Foot Garden Calculator

Plan your square foot garden layout with precise plant counts based on spacing and bed dimensions.

Bed Length

Bed Width

Plant Spacing

Row Spacing

Path Width

Tab to move between fields

Plants per Sq Ft

Total Plants

Total Bed Area32 sq ft

Rows per Bed4

Usable Growing Area32 sq ft

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your bed length and width in feet — 4 ft wide beds are standard so you can reach the center from both sides.
Enter plant spacing in inches (lettuce = 6 in, tomatoes = 18 in, squash = 24 in) and row spacing in inches.
Enter path width inside the bed if you have access paths (enter 0 for a single block bed).
Review Plants per Sq Ft and Total Plants to plan your planting layout.
Use Usable Growing Area to see how much space is actually available for plants after accounting for paths.

How the result changes with Plant Spacing

Bed Length: Length of the garden bed in feet.
Bed Width: Width of the garden bed in feet. 4ft is standard for reach from both sides.
Plant Spacing: Spacing between plants in inches (e.g., lettuce=6, tomato=18, squash=24).
Row Spacing: Spacing between rows in inches.
Path Width: Width of access paths within the bed (0 for single-block beds).

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Bed Length = 8, Bed Width = 4, Plant Spacing = 6, Row Spacing = 12 = 5 input(s) provided
Calculate Plants per Sq Ft
Plants per Sq Ft
4 = 4
Calculate Total Plants
Total Plants
64 = 64
Calculate Total Bed Area
Total Bed Area
32 = 32
Calculate Rows per Bed
Rows per Bed
4 = 4

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