Cool-season template
4x8 Salad Garden Plan
This is a succession-style bed: sow small blocks, harvest young, and replant open squares as weather allows.
- Bed size
- 8 x 4
- Plants
- 42
- Space range
- 13.7-81.1 sq ft
Plan setup
What this template assumes
The planner link stores the template locally in your browser so you can change quantities, drag plants, export a bed PDF, or clear it.
1 bed at 8 x 4 ft.
Full sun, loam soil, medium water.
Based on sourced yield rows where available; herbs and flowers may not have pound output.
6/6 plants have output ranges; 2 need extra risk review.
Plant list
Plants in this layout
Quantities are starting points. Use the Garden Planner to adjust spacing, layout, and risk checks.
- Qty
- 4
- Spacing
- 0.5-1 ft in-row x 1-3 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.5-1 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Frequently damaged / Mixed or uncertain
- Qty
- 4
- Spacing
- 0.5-1 ft in-row x 1-3 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.5-1 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Frequently damaged / Mixed or uncertain
- Qty
- 6
- Spacing
- 0.5-1.5 ft in-row x 1-3 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.5-1.5 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Occasionally damaged / Mixed or uncertain
- Qty
- 4
- Spacing
- 0.5-1.5 ft in-row x 1-3 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.5-1.5 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Not rated / Mixed or uncertain
- Qty
- 16
- Spacing
- 0.2-0.3 ft in-row x 1-1.5 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.1-0.2 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Not rated / Better near black walnut
- Qty
- 8
- Spacing
- 0.3-0.5 ft in-row x 1-1.5 ft rows
- Yield
- 0.3-0.5 lb/plant/season
- Risk
- Rarely damaged / Better near black walnut
Source trail
References behind this template
These are the common source families behind the plants in this layout. Individual plant pages keep their own source links and caveats.
Useful supplies
Setup items for this plan
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Soil thermometer
Check whether spring soil is actually warm enough for direct sowing, transplanting, and tender warm-season crops.
Floating row cover
Protect young crops from wind, light frost, and early pest pressure while still letting light and water through.
Low tunnel hoops
Hold frost cloth or insect netting above seedlings so covers protect plants without rubbing leaves.
Garden clips or cover fasteners
Secure row cover, frost cloth, shade cloth, and young plant supports without tying permanent knots.
Watering wand or can
Water new transplants gently without washing soil away from the crown or roots.
Next step
Make it fit your yard
Templates are useful shortcuts, but ZIP, frost window, deer pressure, black walnut, and sun exposure still matter.