Plant Population Calculator (2024)

FAQs

How do I calculate how many plants I need? ›

For a square bed, multiply the length of the bed by its width to determine how many plants per square foot. For a circular planting bed, you can calculate how many plants per square foot is ideal by multiplying 3.14 by the distance from the center to the edge of the bed.

The plant population of any given area is calculated by multiplying the plant life spacing by the row spacing. A hectare is ten thousand rectangle metres in size in general.

An accurate estimate of plant population per acre can be obtained by counting the number of plants in a length of row equal to 1/1,000th of an acre. Make at least three counts in separate sections of the field, calculate the average of these samples, then multiply this number by 1,000.