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2×4 Raised Bed Garden Layout: 8 Squares, 5 Crops, With a Plan
A 2×4 raised bed holds 8 squares. The layout Plan My Garden’s planner produces for a tomato, pepper, carrots, basil and lettuce puts 23 plants in it, with the tomato block at the west end.

2×6 Raised Bed Garden Layout: 12 Squares, 8 Crops, With a Plan
A 2×6 raised bed is 12 square feet. This layout from the Plan My Garden planner fits eight crops and 49 plants, with a tomato block at the west end and greens at the east end.

Vegetable Days to Maturity Chart (57 Crops) and Harvest Date Calculator
Days to maturity is the number of days from sowing in the garden, or setting out a transplant, to the first harvest. A sortable chart of 57 crops with a harvest date and count-back calculator.

Raised Bed Lumber Calculator: Boards to Buy and a Cut List
Enter a raised bed’s outside size, height, board size and corner style and get every cut, how many 8, 10, 12 or 16 ft boards to buy, corner pieces, braces, screws and soil. A 4×8 bed two 2x6s high takes six 8 ft boards.

Square Foot Garden Calculator: How Many Plants Fit in Your Bed
Enter your bed size and crops and get plants per square, total plants, squares used and a grid you can print. Works backward from plants to squares, with all 69 crops on the square foot chart.

Cattle Panel Arch Calculator: Height, Span and Panel Length
Enter the span between the ends of a cattle panel arch and get the peak height, or enter the height you want and get the span. It also checks headroom and counts panels and T-posts for a tunnel.
