Garden Plot Planner

Planning a 2026 garden starts with two questions: how far apart should each crop sit, and how much can you expect it to produce? This planner answers both, sizing plant spacing and projecting yield across a range of vegetables so your space works as hard as it can. Crowding plants too tightly backfires, hurting their health and cutting into the harvest, so spacing them right is what keeps a plot productive and sustainable as the season runs.

Estimates come from a density-based formula: Plot Area divided by Recommended Plant Spacing gives the Estimated Number of Plants. Multiply yield per plant by that count and you have a projected total harvest. The 2026 database pulls updated average spacing figures and typical per-plant yields for more than 50 popular vegetable varieties, drawn from recent agricultural studies and horticultural data.

Treat every number as a projection rather than a guarantee, since soil quality, weather, and pest pressure all push actual yields up or down. Over-fertilizing and uneven watering are two of the easiest ways to undercut the figures you see here. Your local climate and the specific varieties you grow should always shape how you read the results.