Most beginners lose plants to wrong spacing and bad combinations. This plan already handles both.

4x4 Shade Salad Garden

4 × 4 ft Square Foot Grid 135 plants · 6 varieties ~$83 of groceries + ~$98/yr once established 127 views

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What this plan does

Stops common pests naturally — no chemicals needed
Ground cover suppresses weeds and retains moisture
Square foot spacing calculated for a 4×4 ft bed — no overcrowding, no guessing

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Bed Layout

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North

West

	1	2	3	4
1	🥗 Arugula ×9	🥗 Arugula ×9	Spinach ×9	Spinach ×9
2	Chives ×9	Chives ×9	Coriander ×4	Chives ×9
3	🥬 Lettuce ×4	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4	🥬 Lettuce ×4
4	🥬 Lettuce ×4	Spring Onion ×16	Spring Onion ×16	Spring Onion ×16

East

South

Numbers indicate feet

Plants in This Bed

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Arugula

18 plants

Spinach

18 plants

Chives

27 plants

Coriander

12 plants

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Lettuce

12 plants

Spring Onion

48 plants

Why this works

Each plant earns its place in this bed

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Arugula — Arugula is a fast-growing leafy green with a distinctive peppery flavor.

Spinach — Nutrient-dense leafy green perfect for salads, cooking, and smoothies.

Chives — Chives is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.

Coriander — Coriander grown for its seeds (dhania), the spice used whole or ground in curries, spice blends and pickles.

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Lettuce — Fast-growing, versatile salad green that thrives in cool weather.

Spring Onion — Spring onions (also called green onions or scallions) are harvested young before they form a bulb.

How they help each other

✓ Chives + Lettuce — Repels aphids
✓ Lettuce + Spring Onion — Excellent border companion; similar water needs
✓ Spinach + Coriander Seed — Provides shade, similar water needs
✓ Spinach + Lettuce — Similar conditions

In Edenvatika, square foot spacing is automatic and the planner highlights good companions and warns you about bad ones as you build — so you get it right before anything goes in the ground.

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