Most beginners lose plants to wrong spacing and bad combinations. This plan already handles both.
4x4 Fresh Herb & Salad Bed
4 × 4 ft
Square Foot Grid
75 plants · 12 varieties
~₹1,769 of groceries + ~₹940/yr once established
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What this plan does
- Stops common pests naturally — no chemicals needed
- Attracts pollinators to increase your harvest
- Improves soil health so plants feed each other
- Ground cover suppresses weeds and retains moisture
- Companion pairing known to improve crop flavour
- 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
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| 1 |
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×2
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×9
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| 2 |
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×4
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×4
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| 3 |
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×4
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×4
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×4
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| 4 |
×16
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×9
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×16
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East
South
Numbers indicate feet
Plants in This Bed
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Tomato
1 plant
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Cucumber
2 plants
Chives
9 plants
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Oregano
4 plants
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Parsley
4 plants
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Basil
4 plants
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Lettuce
8 plants
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Carrot
16 plants
Spring Onion
16 plants
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Arugula
9 plants
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Bell Pepper
1 plant
Pepper
Jalapeño
1 plant
Why this works
Each plant earns its place in this bed
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Tomato
— Tomatoes are one of the most popular garden vegetables, prized for their versatility in cooking and fresh eating.
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Cucumber
— Crisp and refreshing cucumbers are perfect for fresh eating, pickling, and salads.
Chives
— Chives is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.
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Oregano
— Oregano is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.
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Parsley
— Parsley is a versatile herb perfect for culinary use, adding fresh flavor to many dishes.
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Basil
— Aromatic herb beloved for cooking, especially Italian cuisine.
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Lettuce
— Fast-growing, versatile salad green that thrives in cool weather.
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Carrot
— Crisp, sweet root vegetables packed with vitamins and beta-carotene.
Spring Onion
— Spring onions (also called green onions or scallions) are harvested young before they form a bulb.
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Arugula
— Arugula is a fast-growing leafy green with a distinctive peppery flavor.
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Bell Pepper
— Bell peppers are sweet, blocky-fruited peppers that start green and ripen to red, yellow, or orange.
Pepper
— Peppers come in many varieties from sweet bell peppers to hot chili peppers, adding color and flavor to any garden.
How they help each other
- ✓ Basil + Bell Pepper — Repels aphids and spider mites; improves pepper flavor
- ✓ Basil + Oregano — Similar growing needs
- ✓ Basil + Pepper — Repels aphids
- ✓ Carrot + Bell Pepper — Loosen soil around pepper roots; intercrop well
- ✓ Carrot + Lettuce — Efficient space usage
- ✓ Carrot + Spring Onion — Repels carrot fly; good space-sharing companions
- ✓ Chives + Carrot — Repels pests
- ✓ Chives + Lettuce — Repels aphids
- ✓ Cucumber + Arugula — Compatible
- ✓ Cucumber + Lettuce — Good space usage
- ✓ Cucumber + Oregano — Pest repellent
- ✓ Lettuce + Spring Onion — Excellent border companion; similar water needs
- ✓ Pepper + Carrot — Good companions
- ✓ Pepper + Oregano — Provides ground cover
- ✓ Pepper + Parsley — Attracts beneficial insects
- ✓ Tomato + Basil — Improves flavor and repels pests
- ✓ Tomato + Bell Pepper — Similar growing requirements; share drip irrigation efficiently
- ✓ Tomato + Carrot — Carrots loosen soil for tomato roots
- ✓ Tomato + Chives — Pest deterrent
- ✓ Tomato + Lettuce — Provides ground cover and weed control
- ✓ Tomato + Parsley — Attracts beneficial insects
- ✓ Tomato + Pepper — Similar care needs
- ✓ Tomato + Spring Onion — Spring onions deter aphids and other pests
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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