Seed spacing calculator
Stop wasting seeds. Whether you're doing Square Foot Gardening or traditional rows, find the perfect plant density.
Based on a 32 sq ft garden bed.
Seed packets lie to you
I genuinely don't know why seed packets suggest such wide spacing. If you follow the directions on a carrot packet, you’ll end up wasting half your garden space on bare dirt for "walking rows." That’s fine if you have an acre, but if you’re gardening in a raised bed, it’s a disaster. **Square Foot Gardening (SFG)** is much more efficient—it focuses on plant density rather than row spacing. 16 carrots per square foot sounds like a lot, but they grow perfectly happy side-by-side.
The "Thinning" Secret: You should always plant 2-3 seeds per hole. Not because you want 3 plants, but because seeds aren't perfect. If all 3 grow, you **must** cut the two smallest ones with scissors. Don't pull them out, or you'll distirb the roots of the winner. If you don't thin, you'll end up with stunted, tangled plants.