Food quantity estimator

How many seeds or seedlings do you need?

Enter your row length and crop spacing to predetermine the exact plant count for your bed — before you order or sow.

Set your row & crop

Crop

Row length (ft) Number of rows

Plant spacing (inches)

Default for Beans (bush): 6 in

Edit the number to override the default spacing for your variety or bed layout.

Germination / safety buffer: 20%

Add extra seeds for germination failure, transplant losses, or succession sowing.

Your estimate

Seeds / seedlings to source

21 plants in the ground + 20% buffer

Plants per row

Total rows

Spacing used

6 inches center-to-center · 120 inches of row per row

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Why this matters

Over-ordering wastes seed money; under-ordering leaves gaps that weeds love. A quick row-length estimate tells you exactly what to buy or start indoors, so your bed is full without being crowded. For block or square-foot layouts, use the spacing as the center-to-center distance between plants in every direction.

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