Square Foot Gardening - How Many Plants Per Square?

Is there a trick to figuring out how many plants to plant per square foot?

Alphabetical Order

• Basil: 1/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Beans: bush-type 9/sqft; pole-type 8/sqft
• Beets: 16/sqft 
• Broccoli: 1/sqft 
• Cabbage: 1/sqft 
• Carrots: 16/sqft 
• Cauliflower: 1/sqft 
• Celery: 4/sqft (6") (according to sqft reader Doreen Howard) 
• Chard(Swiss): 4/sqft 
• Corn: 1/sqft (revised in 2/96 OG to 4/sqft) 
• Cucumbers: 2/sqft in a row of 4 sqft (6" apart along middle of sqft row) 
• Daffodils: 36/sqft 
• Eggplant: 1/sqft 
• Garlic: 4/sqft (6") (according to several sqft readers. Some say 9/sqft (4")) 
• Leeks: 9/sqft (see special technique in 2/96 OG) 
• Lettuce: 4/sqft 
• Marjoram: 4/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Muskmelons: 1/sqft (grow in row of 4 squares, on trellis) 
• Okra: 1-2/sqft (according to reader Sandra Walters) 
• Onions: 16/sqft 
• Oregano: 1/4sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Parsley: 4/sqft 
• Peas: 8/sqft (grow in row of 4 squares on trellis, see special grid) 
• Peppers: 1/sqft 
• Potatoes: 1/sqft (see special technique in 2/96 OG) 
• Radishes: 16/sqft 
• Savory: 1/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Scallions: 36/sqft (2") (see special technique in 2/96 OG) 
• Spinach: 9/sqft 
• Squash, Summer: vine-type 3/4sqft (see special grid); bush-type 1/3sqft (see special grid) (see also Zucchini's revised spacing) 
• Squash, Winter: 1/2sqft (see special grid) 
• Sweet Potatoes: 2/sqft (according to sqft reader John Webster) 
• Thyme: 4/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Tomatoes: bush-type: 4/4sqft (see special grid); vine-type 1/sqft (in row of 4 on trellis) 
• Watermelon: bush-type 1/sqft; vine-type 1/2sqft - both kinds along trellis 
• Zucchini: 1/sqft (Mel from 2/96 OG)

Grid Order

1 Plant per square foot

• Basil: 1/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Broccoli: 1/sqft 
• Cabbage: 1/sqft 
• Cauliflower: 1/sqft 
• Eggplant: 1/sqft 
• Muskmelons: 1/sqft (grow in row of 4 squares, on trellis)
• Okra: 1-2/sqft (according to reader Sandra Walters) 
• Peppers: 1/sqft 
• Potatoes: 1/sqft (see special technique in 2/96 OG)
• Savory: 1/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Watermelon: bush-type 1/sqft; vine-type 1/2sqft - both kinds along trellis 
• Zucchini: 1/sqft (Mel from 2/96 OG)

4 Plants per square foot

• Celery: 4/sqft (6") (according to sqft reader Doreen Howard) 
• Chard(Swiss): 4/sqft 
• Garlic: 4/sqft (6") (according to several sqft readers. Some say 9/sqft (4")) 
• Lettuce: 4/sqft 
• Marjoram: 4/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Oregano: 4/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 
• Parsley: 4/sqft 
• Thyme: 4/sqft (according to sqft reader Kevin M. Wilson) 

9 Plants per square foot

• Beans: bush-type 9/sqft; pole-type 8/sqft
• Leeks: 9/sqft (see special technique in 2/96 OG) 
• Spinach: 9/sqft 

16 Plants per square foot

• Beets: 16/sqft 
• Carrots: 16/sqft 
• Radishes: 16/sqft 
• Onions: 16/sqft 

36 Plants per square foot

• Daffodils: 36/sqft 
• Scallions: 36/sqft (2") (see special technique in 2/96 OG) 

Special alignments

• Corn: 1/sqft (revised in 2/96 OG to 4/sqft) 
• Cucumbers: 2/sqft in a row of 4 sqft (6" apart along middle of sqft row) 
• Peas: 8/sqft (grow in row of 4 squares on trellis, see special grid) 
• Squash, Summer: vine-type 3/4sqft (see special grid); bush-type 1/3sqft (see special grid) (see also Zucchini's revised spacing) 
• Squash, Winter: 1/2sqft (see special grid) 
• Sweet Potatoes: 2/sqft (according to sqft reader John Webster) 
• Tomatoes: bush-type: 4/4sqft (see special grid); vine-type 1/sqft (in row of 4 on trellis) 

To see the special alignments check out the credit page:

http://www.essene.com/Vegetarian/PlantSpacingsInASquareFootGarden.htm

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