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Square Foot Garden Plant Spacing Chart Posted on 7 Mar 11:33 , 8 comments

We hope you enjoyed our first article Plant Spacing Chart for Veggies.  As promised, this is the follow up with plant spacing info for square foot gardening.

Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer.   In order to make growing a garden easier, we have put together a plant spacing chart to help you. 

 

Plant Variety Plants per Square
Arugula 4
Basil 4
Bean-Bush 1-4
Bean-Pole 1-4
Beets 9
Broccoli
1 (18" spacing is best)
Brussels Sprouts 1
Cabbage 1
Chinese Cabbage 9
Carrots 16
Cauliflower 1 (18" spacing is best)
Corn 4
Cucumber 2
Eggplant 1
Greens-baby harvest 16
Greens-mature harvest 4-8

Kale

1
Kohlrabi 4
Leeks 4-8
Lettuce-heading 1-4
Lettuce-loose leaf 4
Okra 1
Onion 4
Parsnips 16
Peas 1
Peppers 1
Pigeon Peas 1
Pumpkin 1
Radicchio 2-4
Radish 16
Rhubarb 1
Rutabaga 4
Shallots 4
Spinach 9
Squash-summer 1
Squash-winter 1
Sweet Potato 1
Swiss Chard 4
Tomatillo 1
Tomatoes 1
Turnips 9
HERBS:
BASIL 4
CALENDULA 1-4
CHIVES 9
CILANTRO 9
DILL 1
FENNEL 4
OREGANO 1
PARSLEY 1
ROSEMARY 1
SAGE 1
TARRAGON 1
THYME 4
FRUIT
Garden Huckleberry 1
Melon 1 (18"-24" spacing is best)
Watermelon 1 (18"-24" spacing is best)

 

Proper plant spacing can help reduce plant disease and maintain healthy plant.

Using this chart, it's easy enough to interplant Companion Plants in your garden. If you're wondering what to plant and when to plant in your area, check out our 2018 Planting Guide for the US. We added a few new regions this year.

For additional planting info we have an entire page GROWING TIPS & VIDEOS to help you grow a healthy, successful garden


I hope you have enjoyed another educational article. If you have additional questions, please leave a comment below or send an email to mary@marysheirloomseeds.com


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Plant Spacing Chart for Veggies Posted on 23 Feb 08:49 , 7 comments

So many different kinds of vegetables need different spacing and it can be difficult to remember how much space goes between each plant. In order to make growing a garden easier, we have put together a plant spacing chart to help you.

 

Please keep in mind that this is not plant spacing for square foot gardening.  Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer.  We're working on another article specific for square foot gardening.  Stay tuned!

 

Plant Variety Spacing Between Plants Spacing Between Rows
Amaranth 7"-10" 10"-12"
Artichoke 18" 24"-36"
Asparagus 12"-18" 36"-48"
Bean-Bush 2"-4" 18"-24"
Bean-Pole 4"-6" 24"-36"
Beets 3"-4" 12"-18"
Broccoli
18″ – 24″
24"-36″
Brussels Sprouts 18"-24" 24"-36"
Cabbage 9"-12" 36"-40"
Chinese Cabbage 6"-12" 18"-30"
Carrots 1"-2" 12"-18"
Cauliflower 18"-24" 18"-24"
Corn 10"-14" 36"-40"
Cucumber 8"-10" 36"-48"
Eggplant 18"-24" 30"-36"
Greens-baby harvest 2"-4" 12"-18"
Greens-mature harvest 10"-18" 24"-36"

Kale

12"-18" 24"
Kohlrabi 6" 12"
Leeks 4"-6" 8"-16"
Lettuce-heading 12" 12'
Lettuce-loose leaf 3" 3"
Okra 12"-14" 24"-36"
Onion 4"-6" 4"-6"
Parsnips 8"-10" 18"-24"
Peas 4"-6" 18"-24"
Peppers 14"-18" 18"-24"
Pigeon Peas 4"-8" 36"-40"
Potatoes 8"-12" 30"-36"
Pumpkin 34"-72" 60"-120"
Radicchio 8"-10" 12"
Radish 1"-4" 2"-4"
Rhubarb 36"-48" 36"-48"
Rutabaga 6"-8" 12"-18"
Shallots 6"-8" 6"-8"
Spinach 2"-4" 12"-18"
Squash-summer 18"-24" 36"-48"
Squash-winter 24"-36" 48"-60"
Sweet Potato 12"-18" 36"-48"
Swiss Chard 6"-12" 12"-18"
Tomatillo 23"-36" 36"-48"
Tomatoes 24"-36" 48"-60"
Turnips 2"-4" 12"-18"
FRUIT
Garden Huckleberry 36" 36"
Melon 24"-36" 34"-42"
Watermelon 24"-60" 48"-60"

 

Proper plant spacing can help reduce plant disease and maintain healthy plant.

Using this chart, it's easy enough to interplant Companion Plants in your garden.  If you're wondering what to plant and when to plant in your area, check out our 2018 Planting Guide for the US.  We added a few new regions this year.

For additional planting info we have an entire page GROWING TIPS & VIDEOS to help you grow a healthy, successful garden


I hope you have enjoyed another educational article.  If you have additional questions, please leave a comment below or send an email to mary@marysheirloomseeds.com
 


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