Plants per Acre Calculator

What do you want to find?

Units

How is the crop planted?

In-row spacing (in)

Between rows (in)

Between-row spacing is the distance from one row to the next.

Field size (acres)

Seed germination (%)

Expected survival (%)

Use the germination on your seed tag. For transplants, enter 100 for germination and your expected survival.

Show the math

Plants per acre = 43,560 ÷ (in-row spacing (ft) × row spacing (ft))

Seeds or transplants = plants needed ÷ (germination × survival)

43,560 ÷ (0.5 ft × 3 ft) = 29,040

You can plant

29,040

plants per acre

Order about

31,514

seeds or transplants

for 1 acre (31,514 per acre)

One plant every 6 in with rows 36 in apart. Stand check: count the plants in 14 ft 6 in of row, then multiply by 1,000 for plants per acre.

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