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How many plants fit in this rectangular bed?
Divide each bed dimension by the corresponding spacing in the same unit, then round down and multiply. Centre the grid so each border has at least half a spacing. This layout assumes straight rows without paths.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Plants in the bed 64
- Bed length
- 4.8 m
- Bed width
- 1.6 m
- Spacing along each row
- 30 cm
- Spacing between rows
- 40 cm
Other results
- Rows across bed width
- 4
- Plants per row
- 16
Use your own figures
Order planting stock for a regular grid with space at each border. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
Planting bed grid →