8×8 Garden Planner
Click a square. Pick a plant. Build your garden.
An 8×8 raised bed gives you 64 squares — enough to feed a small family for half the year. Click any square to drop a plant in, and we'll flag good companions and bad neighbors as you go.
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Tall plants north → short plants south
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Cell colors = plant category
Corner badges = neighbor relationship
How to design your own
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Take your garden beyond the grid
A plan tunes every planting date to your location, saves your layouts to your account, and puts a growing coach on call.
See plans →Or keep exploring: Square Foot Guide·Growth Chart·Plant Guides