How many plants fit in your bed?
Choose a crop and put in the size of your bed. You'll get the number of plants and a sketch of where they go, using the same spacing as the VegLog app.
How the sums work
Rows uses the gap between plants along the row and the wider gap between rows, as on an allotment or a seed packet. Block uses the in-row gap in every direction, which suits a raised bed you never walk on. Square foot counts whole 30 cm squares and the plants each one holds. All three leave about half a spacing clear round the edge of the bed, and round down, so you never get a plant hanging over the path.
Vegetable spacing chart
Spacing for every crop in the VegLog library. Each name links to its sowing dates, depth and good neighbours.
| Crop | Between plants | Between rows | Per 30 cm square |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad bean | 20 cm | 45 cm | 4 |
| Pea | 7 cm | 60 cm | 8 |
| Runner bean | 20 cm | 60 cm | 4 |
| French bean | 15 cm | 45 cm | 9 |
| Soya bean | 15 cm | 45 cm | 4 |
| Yardlong bean | 20 cm | 90 cm | 4 |
| Butter bean | 10 cm | 60 cm | 4 |
| Garlic | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Onion | 10 cm | 30 cm | 16 |
| Shallot | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Leek | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Spring onion | 2.5 cm | 20 cm | 16 |
| Welsh onion | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Kale | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Cabbage | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Broccoli | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Cauliflower | 60 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Brussels sprout | 60 cm | 75 cm | 1 |
| Radish | 3 cm | 15 cm | 16 |
| Turnip | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Rocket | 15 cm | 20 cm | 4 |
| Purple sprouting broccoli | 60 cm | 60 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Kohlrabi | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Swede | 23 cm | 40 cm | 4 |
| Pak choi | 25 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Chinese cabbage | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Collard greens | 45 cm | 75 cm | 1 |
| Daikon | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Mustard greens | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Mizuna | 20 cm | 25 cm | 4 |
| Komatsuna | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Tatsoi | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Watercress | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Land cress | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Horseradish | 30 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Tomato | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Potato | 30 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Sweet pepper | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Chilli | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Aubergine | 60 cm | 75 cm | 1 |
| Tomatillo | 60 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Cape gooseberry | 60 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Courgette | 90 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Cucumber | 30 cm | 90 cm | 2 |
| Squash | 120 cm | 150 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Melon | 90 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Pumpkin | 120 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Watermelon | 90 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Cucamelon | 25 cm | 90 cm | 1 |
| Bitter melon | 45 cm | 150 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Carrot | 5 cm | 20 cm | 16 |
| Parsnip | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Beetroot | 10 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Celeriac | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Sweet potato | 30 cm | 90 cm | 1 |
| Celery | 23 cm | 23 cm | 4 |
| Florence fennel | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| Hamburg parsley | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Salsify | 10 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Scorzonera | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Jerusalem artichoke | 30 cm | 100 cm | 1 |
| Burdock | 15 cm | 60 cm | 4 |
| Lettuce | 25 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Spinach | 15 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Chard | 30 cm | 45 cm | 4 |
| Salad leaves | 5 cm | 15 cm | 16 |
| Endive | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| Radicchio | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| Lamb's lettuce | 7.5 cm | 20 cm | 16 |
| Sorrel | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| New Zealand spinach | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Amaranth | 15 cm | 40 cm | 4 |
| Malabar spinach | 30 cm | 90 cm | 1 |
| Purslane | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Garden cress | 3 cm | 15 cm | 16 |
| Basil | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Parsley | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Coriander | 10 cm | 30 cm | 9 |
| Chives | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Mint | 45 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Dill | 20 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| Garlic chives | 25 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Thyme | 25 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Rosemary | 60 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Oregano | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Sage | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| French tarragon | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Lemon balm | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Lovage | 60 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Chervil | 15 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Summer savory | 20 cm | 30 cm | 4 |
| Shiso | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Lemongrass | 60 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 4 squares |
| Strawberry | 35 cm | 75 cm | 4 |
| Rhubarb | 90 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Raspberry | 45 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Blackberry | 200 cm | 200 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Blueberry | 150 cm | 240 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Gooseberry | 120 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Redcurrant | 120 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Blackcurrant | 150 cm | 180 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
| Nasturtium | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| French marigold | 25 cm | 25 cm | 4 |
| Calendula | 30 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| Sunflower | 30 cm | 60 cm | 1 |
| Sweet pea | 20 cm | 60 cm | 4 |
| Cosmos | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Borage | 45 cm | 60 cm | 1 per 2 squares |
| Zinnia | 30 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Phacelia | 10 cm | 15 cm | 9 |
| Sweetcorn | 45 cm | 45 cm | 4 |
| Asparagus | 40 cm | 45 cm | 1 |
| Okra | 40 cm | 90 cm | 1 |
| Globe artichoke | 90 cm | 90 cm | 1 per 9 squares |
Draw your beds to scale and fill them
VegLog's bed planner spaces every crop for you and warns you when plants are too close. Free for your first growing space.
