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Number of Plants in a Garden Calculator

This gardening calculator computes the number of plants which will cover a garden. It will calculate the number if the plants are placed on a: Rectangular or Triangular Grid.

To use this calculator, you must enter the area in square feet and the distance between plants in inches.

Fill in the Area and Distance fields:

Area to be planted (in square feet):
Distance between plants (in inches):

If planted on a Rectangular Grid,
the maximum number of plants is

.

If planted on a Triangular Grid,
the maximum number of plants is

.

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July 6th, 2006 | Category: GARDENING CALCULATORS | One comment

1 comment to Number of Plants in a Garden Calculator

• Marion

  November 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 am · Reply

  Can you use your calculator for garden containers - ie. I tried it with 1.5 ft. square container of surface with 1″ between plants just for fun - and received a horrendous result - does it really work or did I mis-read.

  Hi Marion
  The garden calculator can be used in square garden containers, the problem was that you only allowed 1″ between plants-whereas most annuals need at least 6″ between plants so that they can spread out. So for example if your container is 1.5square ft. and you entered 6″ between plants then the result would be 6 plants. The distance between plants should be entered according to the type of plant you are planting - some have more extensive root system and therefore need more room to grow.

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