Raised bed planting layouts, by bed size
Pick your bed size for four planting plans drawn to scale, a salad bed, a kitchen bed with herbs, tomatoes and peppers, and roots and onions, with every plant counted at the spacings Colorado State University Extension gives for raised beds.
2 × 4 ft bed8 heads of lettuce or 128 carrots2 × 6 ft bed12 heads of lettuce or 192 carrots2 × 8 ft bed16 heads of lettuce or 256 carrots3 × 6 ft bed18 heads of lettuce or 288 carrots3 × 8 ft bed24 heads of lettuce or 384 carrots4 × 4 ft bed16 heads of lettuce or 256 carrots4 × 6 ft bed24 heads of lettuce or 384 carrots4 × 8 ft bed32 heads of lettuce or 512 carrots4 × 10 ft bed40 heads of lettuce or 640 carrots4 × 12 ft bed48 heads of lettuce or 768 carrots
The spacings used
Colorado State University Extension’s spacings for block-style planting in raised beds, the same distance between neighbouring plants both ways. The layouts use the wider figure of each range.
| Crop | Spacing |
|---|---|
| Head lettuce | 10 to 12 in each way |
| Leaf lettuce | 7 to 9 in each way |
| Spinach | 4 to 6 in each way |
| Swiss chard | 7 to 9 in each way |
| Kohlrabi | 7 to 9 in each way |
| Beets | 4 to 6 in each way |
| Onions | 4 to 6 in each way (dry onions) |
| Garlic | 4 to 6 in each way |
| Leeks | 4 to 6 in each way |
| Carrots | 2 to 3 in each way |
| Radishes | 2 to 3 in each way |
| Bunching onions | 2 to 3 in each way |
| Bush beans | 4 in apart in rows 12 in apart |
| Peppers | 15 in each way |
| Broccoli or cabbage | 18 in each way |
| Potatoes | 12 by 15 in |
| Tomatoes, trellised | at least 24 in apart in one row |
Count any bed size and spacing in the plant spacing calculator. Planting a bed on legs? See what to plant in a raised bed with legs.
References
- Block Style Layout in Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens (GardenNotes #713), Colorado State University Extension