Different vegetable types need different amounts of free space to ensure healthy growth and a good crop. Use this chart to make sure your vegetable plants have room to grow.
Vegetable Spacing Guide
1) Note: Plants in inverted hills should be thinned to three plants in each hill.
2) Hills should be 36 inches apart.
3) Hills should be 72 inches apart.
4) Hills should be 48 inches apart.
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Vegetable Spacing Guide
| Vegetable | Inches between plants |
Inches between rows |
Depth of seed (inches) |
| Artichoke, Globe | 36-48 | 48-60 | 1-11/2 |
| Artichoke, Jerusalem | 12-18 | 24-36 | 1-11/2 |
| Asparagus | 12-18 | 36-48 | 1-2 |
| Beans, Broad |
8-10 | 36-48 | 1-11/2 |
| Beans, Dry |
4-6 | 18-24 | 1 |
| Beans, Lima bush pole |
2-3 4-6 |
18-24 30-36 |
1-11/2 1-11/2 |
| Beans, Snap or Green bush pole |
2-3 4-6 |
18-24 30-36 |
1-11/2 1-11/2 |
| Beets | 2-3 | 12-18 |
1 |
| Broccoli | 3 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Brussels Sprouts | 24 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Cabbage | 18-24 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Cardoon | 18-24 | 36-48 | 1/2 |
| Carrot | 2-4 | 12-24 | 1/4 |
| Cauliflower | 18-24 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Celeriac | 6-8 | 24-30 | 1/4 |
| Celery | 8-10 | 24-30 | 1/4 |
| Chard | 9-12 | 18-24 | 1 |
| Chayote | 24-30 | 60 | |
| Chick pea |
6-8 | 12-18 | 1/2 |
| Chicory | 12-18 | 24-36 | 1 |
| Chinese Cabbage | 8-12 | 18-30 | 1/2 |
| Collards | 12 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Corn | 2-4 | 12-18 | 1-11/2 |
| Cress | 1-2 | 18-24 | 1/4 |
| Cucumber1, 2 | 12 | 18-72 | 1/2 |
| Dandelion | 6-8 | 12-18 | 1/4 |
| Eggplant | 18-24 | 24-36 | 1/4 |
| Endive | 9-12 | 18-24 | 1/8 |
| Horseradish | 24 | 18-24 | 1/4 |
| Kale | 8-12 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Kohlrabi | 5-6 | 18-24 | 1/4 |
| Leek | 6-9 | 12-18 | 1/8 |
| Lettuce | 6-12 | 12-18 | 1/8 |
| Muskmelon1, 2 | 18-24 | 60-96 | 1 |
| Mustard | 6-12 | 12-24 | 1/2 |
| Okra | 12-18 | 24-36 | 1/2-1 |
| Onion sets seeds |
2-3 1-2 |
12-18 12-18 |
1-2 1/4 |
| Parsnip | 2-4 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Pea, Black-eyed | 8-12 | 12-18 | 1/2 |
| Pea, Shelling |
1-2 | 18-24 | 2 |
| Peanut | 6-8 | 12-18 | 1 |
| Pepper | 18-24 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Potato, Irish | 12-18 | 24-36 | 4 |
| Sweet Potato | 12-18 | 36-48 | 3-5 |
| Pumpkin1, 3 | 24-48 | 60-120 | 1 |
| Radish | 1-6 | 12-18 | 1/2 |
| Rhubarb | 30-36 | 36-48 | |
| Rutabaga | 6-8 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Salsify | 2-4 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Shallot | 6-8 | 12-18 | 1/4 |
| Sorrel | 12-18 | 18-24 | 1/2 |
| Soybean | 11/2-2 | 24-30 | 1/2-1 |
| Spinach | 2-4 | 12-24 | 1/2 |
| Spinach, New Zealand |
12 | 24-36 | 1/2 |
| Squash, Summer1, 4 | 24-36 | 18-48 | 1 |
| Squash, Winter1, 3 | 24-48 | 60-120 | 1 |
| Tomato | 18-36 | 24-48 | 1/2 |
| Turnip greens roots |
2-3 3-4 |
12-24 12-24 |
1/2 1/2 |
| Watermelon1, 3 | 24-72 | 60-120 | 1 |
2) Hills should be 36 inches apart.
3) Hills should be 72 inches apart.
4) Hills should be 48 inches apart.
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