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Square Foot Garden Planner
Design your raised bed square by square. Drop in vegetables and get the right spacing, plant counts, a shopping list and sow dates - in seconds.
40 vegetables, herbs, fruit and companion flowers built in.
Pick a plant, then tap the squares to plant them. Each square is one square foot.
Choose a plant
Plan a bed in three steps
Pick your bed size
Choose a 4x4, 4x8 or any custom raised bed. Each square is one square foot.
Drop in your plants
Tap a vegetable, then tap the squares. The planner sets the right spacing automatically.
Get your plan
See exact plant counts, a shopping list, companion warnings and sow dates - then print it.
Why gardeners use the square foot method
Correct spacing, every time
The planner uses the classic square-foot method: 1, 4, 9 or 16 plants per square, so nothing is overcrowded.
Know exactly what to buy
A live shopping list totals how many plants or seeds each square foot needs - no guessing at the garden centre.
Plant at the right time
Enter your last frost date and every crop gets a sow and harvest window built from its real days-to-maturity.
Friendly neighbours
Traditional companion-planting warnings flag plants that classic guides say do better apart.
Start here
All guidesWhat is square foot gardening?
The method, the grid, and why one 4x4 bed grows so much.
Read guide ->What to plant in a 4x4 bed
Three ready-to-copy 16-square layouts with exact counts.
Read guide ->Companion planting chart
Which plants help each other - and what the research actually supports.
Read guide ->Common questions
What is a square foot garden planner?+
It is a free tool for laying out a raised garden bed on a one-foot grid. You choose a bed size, drop vegetables into squares, and it works out how many of each plant fit using square-foot-gardening spacing (1, 4, 9 or 16 per square).
How many plants fit in one square foot?+
It depends on the plant. Large plants like tomatoes take a whole square (1 per square foot), lettuce and basil fit 4, bush beans and beets 9, and carrots and radishes 16. The planner applies the correct number for every plant automatically.
Is the planner free?+
Yes. It is completely free, works in your browser, needs no signup, and saves your plan on your own device so it is there when you come back.
How big should my raised bed be?+
A 4x4 foot bed (16 squares) is the classic starter size - reachable from all sides and enough to grow a real mix. The planner also does 4x8, 3x6 and any custom size up to 12x12.