Garden bed & plant spacing calculator
Enter your bed size to see how many plants fit and how much soil it takes to fill.
Plants that fit
8
2 rows × 4 plants, 24 in apart
Soil to fill the bed
32 cu ft
1.19 cubic yards · 22 bags of 1.5 cu ft
Buy about 10–20% extra; new soil settles over the first season.
How many of each crop fit in a 8 × 4 ft bed
- Tomato (staked) · 24 in8
- Pepper · 18 in10
- Eggplant · 24 in8
- Zucchini / summer squash · 36 in2
- Cucumber (trellised) · 12 in32
- Bush bean · 4 in288
- Pole bean (trellised) · 6 in128
- Pea (trellised) · 3 in512
- Broccoli · 18 in10
- Cabbage · 18 in10
- Kale · 12 in32
- Lettuce (head) · 6 in128
- Spinach · 4 in288
- Swiss chard · 6 in128
- Carrot · 3 in512
- Radish · 3 in512
- Beet · 4 in288
- Onion · 3 in512
- Garlic · 6 in128
- Potato · 12 in32
- Basil · 6 in128
- Sweet corn · 12 in32
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Spacings follow common intensive raised-bed (square-foot style) guidance, measured between plants in every direction. Seed packets and varieties vary — check yours. Vining crops assume a trellis.