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Limitless Growth

8×8 Garden Planner

Lay out your whole garden, square by square.

An 8×8 raised bed gives you 64 squares — enough to feed a small family for half the year. Here's a beginner-friendly sample layout, plus the principles to design your own.

↑ North

Tall plants north → short plants south

Tomato

Tomato

Tomato

Tomato

Sunflower

Sunflower

Sunflower

Sunflower

Pepper

Pepper

Pepper

Pepper

Squash

Squash

Cucumber

Cucumber

Basil

×4

Basil

×4

Basil

×4

Parsley

×4

Parsley

×4

Cilantro

×9

Cilantro

×9

Dill

Onion

×4

Onion

×4

Garlic

×4

Garlic

×4

Beans

×8

Beans

×8

Beans

×8

Beans

×8

Beet

×9

Beet

×9

Beet

×9

Beet

×9

Peas

×8

Peas

×8

Peas

×8

Peas

×8

Carrot

×16

Carrot

×16

Carrot

×16

Carrot

×16

Lettuce

×4

Lettuce

×4

Lettuce

×4

Lettuce

×4

Spinach

×9

Spinach

×9

Spinach

×9

Spinach

×9

Strawberry

×4

Strawberry

×4

Strawberry

×4

Strawberry

×4

Radish

×16

Radish

×16

Radish

×16

Radish

×16

Arugula

×9

Arugula

×9

Marigold

Marigold

South ↓

Vegetable
Herb
Flower
Fruit

How to design your own

1

Tall to short, north to south

Sun moves east→west. Put your tallest plants (tomatoes, sunflowers, corn) on the north edge so they don't shade the shorter ones. Reverse if you're south of the equator.

2

Group by needs, not by type

Plants that drink a lot (cucumbers, squash) go together. Plants that love sun all day go on the south side. Don't mix high-water + low-water in the same square.

3

Use the spacing chart

One square can hold 1 tomato OR 16 radishes — depends on the plant. Our square foot guide shows the exact number for every plant.

4

Sprinkle in companions

Marigolds repel pests. Basil makes tomatoes taste better. Beans add nitrogen for greedy plants. Even a square or two of companions changes everything.

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What this means for you

→64 squares feed a household

An 8×8 bed planted thoughtfully gives you fresh greens, root veg, and herbs for 5–6 months in most of Canada. You're not just decorating — you're producing food.

→Don't fill every square day one

Leave 4–8 squares for succession crops (radishes, lettuce, spinach). Replant them every 2 weeks for a continuous harvest instead of a single overwhelming flood.

→Edge squares are warmer

The edges of a raised bed warm up faster in spring. Plant heat-lovers (peppers, basil) near the edges; tuck cool-season crops (lettuce, peas) toward the middle.

→Plan around your harvest, not your plant

If you don't eat radishes, don't plant 16 of them just because they're easy. Plan around what you'll actually use — every square is precious.

Tools to help you plan

Look up exactly how many of each plant fit in a square, see how long they take to grow, or browse the full library of guides.

Square Foot Guide →Growth ChartPlant Guides