Planning tool

Seed Spacing and Thinning Planner

Use catalog spacing data to separate tight-sown greens, roots, and cover crops from wide-spaced vines and transplants; source notes below explain the vegetable and indoor-start guidance behind the spacing checks.

Default 8 ft row setup

Use the 8 ft row and 4 ft bed width to thin rows, set transplant counts, and flag wide crops before opening every seed card.

Thin direct-sown rows (85)

• Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop Thin to 96 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 768 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Berseem Clover Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Buckwheat Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Crimson Clover Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Field Pea Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Spring Oats Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Winter Rye Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Yellow Mustard Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 8 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 384 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• French Breakfast Radish Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 288 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sorghum-Sudangrass Cover Crop Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 288 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Danvers 126 Carrot Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 192 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Evergreen Bunching Onion Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 192 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sugar Snap Pea Thin to 48 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Oilseed Radish Cover Crop Thin to 32 plants per 8 ft row; keep 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 192 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Astro Arugula Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 144 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Detroit Dark Red Beet Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Purple Top White Globe Turnip Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Vit Mache Corn Salad Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Hollow Crown Parsnip Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Envy Edamame Soybean Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Provider Bush Bean Thin to 24 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sweet Alyssum Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Bloomsdale Spinach Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 64 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Chives Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 64 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Santo Cilantro Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 64 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Minowase Daikon Radish Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Southern Giant Curled Mustard Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Spencer Mix Sweet Pea Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Red Noodle Yardlong Bean Thin to 16 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Blue Boy Bachelor's Button Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• California Poppy Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Summer Savory Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• German Chamomile Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Giant Imperial Larkspur Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• American Purple Top Rutabaga Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 24 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Bouquet Dill Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 24 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• White Stem Bok Choy Thin to 12 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 24 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• French Marigold Thin to 9 plants per 8 ft row; keep 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 36 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Genovese Basil Thin to 9 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Green Curled Endive Thin to 9 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Jewel Mix Nasturtium Thin to 9 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Pacific Beauty Calendula Thin to 9 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Bright Lights Swiss Chard Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• California Giant Zinnia Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Anise Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Florence Fennel Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Globe Amaranth Gomphrena Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Red Garnet Amaranth Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sensation Mix Cosmos Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Double Mix Strawflower Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Red Stem Malabar Spinach Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Thin to 8 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 8 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Blanketflower Thin to 6 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 12 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Dense Blazing Star Thin to 6 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 12 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Foxglove Beardtongue Thin to 6 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 12 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Lanceleaf Coreopsis Thin to 6 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 12 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black-Eyed Susan Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Clustered Mountain Mint Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Borage Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Lemon Balm Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Eastern Bee Balm Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Indian Summer Rudbeckia Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Lacinato Kale Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Little Bluestem Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Purple Coneflower Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Georgia Southern Collards Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Golden Acre Cabbage Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Mammoth Sunflower Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham 29 Broccoli Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Clemson Spineless Okra Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Marketmore 76 Cucumber Thin to 5 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• New England Aster Thin to 4 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Swamp Milkweed Thin to 4 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Canada Goldenrod Thin to 4 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Milkweed Thin to 4 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Joe Pye Weed Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Delicata Winter Squash Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sugar Baby Watermelon Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham Butternut Squash Thin to 2 plants per 8 ft row; keep 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup

Transplant starts (50)

• Evergreen Bunching Onion Transplant 48 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 192 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sweet Alyssum Transplant 16 starts per 8 ft row; use 6 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 96 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Chives Transplant 16 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 64 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• American Flag Leek Transplant 16 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Early White Vienna Kohlrabi Transplant 16 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 32 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Transplant 12 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Transplant 12 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 48 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Utah Celery Transplant 12 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 24 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• White Stem Bok Choy Transplant 12 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 24 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Maximum Snapdragon Transplant 10 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 40 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• French Marigold Transplant 9 starts per 8 ft row; use 4 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 36 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Thyme Transplant 9 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Genovese Basil Transplant 9 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Green Curled Endive Transplant 9 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 18 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Bright Lights Swiss Chard Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• California Giant Zinnia Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Chief Mix Celosia Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Florence Fennel Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Globe Amaranth Gomphrena Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Grandiflora Petunia Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Greek Oregano Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Double Mix Strawflower Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Red Stem Malabar Spinach Transplant 8 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Dense Blazing Star Transplant 6 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 12 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Arp Rosemary Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Broadleaf Sage Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Lemon Balm Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Eastern Bee Balm Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Indian Summer Rudbeckia Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Lacinato Kale Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Munstead Lavender Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Purple Coneflower Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Verbena Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 2 rows across a 4 ft bed. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• California Wonder Pepper Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Georgia Southern Collards Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Golden Acre Cabbage Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Snowball Y Cauliflower Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham 29 Broccoli Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Marketmore 76 Cucumber Transplant 5 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts Transplant 4 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black Beauty Eggplant Transplant 4 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Roma Tomato Transplant 4 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Toma Verde Tomatillo Transplant 4 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Green Globe Artichoke Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Joe Pye Weed Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Delicata Winter Squash Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Small Sugar Pumpkin Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sugar Baby Watermelon Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham Butternut Squash Transplant 2 starts per 8 ft row; use 1 row across a 4 ft bed. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup

Wide-row guardrails (38)

• Small Sugar Pumpkin Keep 72" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Sugar Baby Watermelon Keep 72" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham Butternut Squash Keep 72" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Delicata Winter Squash Keep 60" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Hale's Best Jumbo Melon Keep 60" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Green Globe Artichoke Keep 48" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Joe Pye Weed Keep 48" rows and 36" in-row spacing; plan 2 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 2 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Marketmore 76 Cucumber Keep 48" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black Beauty Eggplant Keep 36" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Canada Goldenrod Keep 36" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Milkweed Keep 36" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Roma Tomato Keep 36" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Toma Verde Tomatillo Keep 36" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Clemson Spineless Okra Keep 36" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts Keep 30" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• New England Aster Keep 30" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Swamp Milkweed Keep 30" rows and 24" in-row spacing; plan 4 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 4 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• California Wonder Pepper Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Georgia Southern Collards Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Golden Acre Cabbage Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Mammoth Sunflower Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Snowball Y Cauliflower Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Waltham 29 Broccoli Keep 30" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 5 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Golden Bantam Sweet Corn Keep 30" rows and 12" in-row spacing; plan 8 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 8 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Red Noodle Yardlong Bean Keep 30" rows and 6" in-row spacing; plan 16 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 16 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Arp Rosemary Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Black-Eyed Susan Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Broadleaf Sage Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Clustered Mountain Mint Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Borage Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Common Lemon Balm Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Eastern Bee Balm Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Indian Summer Rudbeckia Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Lacinato Kale Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Little Bluestem Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Munstead Lavender Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Purple Coneflower Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup
• Tall Verbena Keep 24" rows and 18" in-row spacing; plan 5 plants per 8 ft row with airflow, trellis, or harvest access. · 10 per 4 x 8 ft setup

Inputs

Common row setup presets

Start with 4 ft, 8 ft, 12 ft, and 25 ft row setups before typing exact row length or bed width.

Row length first

Start with the real row length and bed width so final thinning and transplant counts appear before users compare individual seed cards.

Bed width

Use the current bed width to estimate how many catalog row spacings fit across a raised bed or in-ground block.

Catalog in-row spacing

Each catalog entry stores a spacingIn value so final plant spacing can be checked beside seed depth, start method, and maturity.

Catalog row spacing

Each catalog entry stores a rowSpacingIn value so row layouts can be compared with raised beds, paths, trellises, and wide-vining crops.

Start method and thinning

Direct-sown rows often need thinning after emergence; indoor cells usually need weaker seedlings removed before transplanting.

Bed style

Close-row or block spacing is different from traditional rows; use source notes and bed access before tightening rows.

What it returns

• Tight-spacing candidates that need careful thinning, even sowing, or close-row bed context.
• Wide-spacing candidates that need row space, air flow, trellis room, or separate hills.
• A spacing check that pairs seed depth, soil temperature, direct sowing, and raised-bed capacity.
• Internal links to direct-sow, container, seed-depth, germination troubleshooting, and raised-bed spacing tools.

Planning guidance

Uniform rows

Mark rows and furrows carefully; UMN warns that uneven furrows can cause uneven emergence, especially for small-seeded vegetable crops.

Close-row caveat

CSU describes equal-distance spacing for block or close-row beds, then limits the closer spacing to improved soils with 4-5% organic matter.

Chart orientation

Clemson chart spacing is between-row x in-row, so keep row spacing and plant spacing separate when translating chart values into a bed plan.

Indoor thinning

For trays, UMD says to sow thinly and uniformly, then thin to allow the strongest seedling to grow before seedlings crowd each other.

Air and access

Wide-spaced crops need room for air flow, harvest access, trellises, hills, or sprawling vines; do not compress them only to increase plant count.

Catalog boundary

The spacing candidates come from the full catalog, while the source notes are vegetable and indoor-start guidance for interpreting spacing choices.

Tight-spacing candidates

• Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop 1" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Berseem Clover Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Buckwheat Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Crimson Clover Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Field Pea Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Hairy Vetch Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Spring Oats Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Winter Rye Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• Yellow Mustard Cover Crop 2" in-row · 6" rows · Direct sow
• French Breakfast Radish 2" in-row · 8" rows · Direct sow
• Sorghum-Sudangrass Cover Crop 2" in-row · 8" rows · Direct sow
• Danvers 126 Carrot 2" in-row · 12" rows · Direct sow

Wide-spacing candidates

• Small Sugar Pumpkin 36" in-row · 72" rows · Warm season
• Sugar Baby Watermelon 36" in-row · 72" rows · Warm season
• Waltham Butternut Squash 36" in-row · 72" rows · Warm season
• Delicata Winter Squash 36" in-row · 60" rows · Warm season
• Hale's Best Jumbo Melon 36" in-row · 60" rows · Warm season
• Green Globe Artichoke 36" in-row · 48" rows · Warm season
• Joe Pye Weed 36" in-row · 48" rows · Warm season
• Black Beauty Eggplant 24" in-row · 36" rows · Warm season
• Canada Goldenrod 24" in-row · 36" rows · Warm season
• Common Milkweed 24" in-row · 36" rows · Warm season
• Roma Tomato 24" in-row · 36" rows · Warm season
• Toma Verde Tomatillo 24" in-row · 36" rows · Warm season

Supporting planning paths

• Full Seed Catalog 103 varieties with spacing and row-spacing data
• Direct Sow Garden Planner 85 entries with outdoor sowing windows
• Container Garden Planner 72 compact or container-ready entries
• Raised Bed Spacing Planner Convert in-row and row spacing into bed-capacity estimates
• Seed Depth Planner Pair spacing with seed depth and seedbed preparation
• Soil Temperature Germination Planner Check soil warmth before thinning or reseeding direct-sown rows
• Seed Germination Troubleshooting Planner Diagnose uneven emergence before thinning direct-sown rows or indoor cells
• Direct Sow Catalog 85 direct-sow-capable entries
• Vegetable Catalog 44 vegetable entries with row-spacing context

Source basis

• UMN Extension planting the vegetable garden Fine seedbed preparation, row marking, uniform furrows, and uneven-emergence cautions for direct seeding
• CSU Extension vegetable planting guide Plant spacing table, equal-distance spacing, thinning examples, close-row beds, and improved-soil caveats
• Clemson Extension planning a garden Vegetable chart with between-row x in-row spacing, planting depth, and days-to-harvest context
• UMD Extension starting seeds indoors Thin indoor sowing, uniform rows, thinning to the strongest seedling, and correctly spaced seedlings