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

4x8 Shade Salad Garden

4 × 8 ft Square Foot Grid 239 plants · 6 varieties ~$116 of groceries + ~$196/yr once established 70 views

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What this plan does

Stops common pests naturally — no chemicals needed
Square foot spacing calculated for a 4×8 ft bed — no overcrowding, no guessing

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Bed Layout

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North

West

	1	2	3	4
1	🥬 Lettuce ×4	Coriander ×4	🥬 Lettuce ×4	🥬 Lettuce ×4
2	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4
3	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4	Coriander ×4
4	Chives ×9	Chives ×9	Chives ×9	Chives ×9
5	Spring Onion ×16	Chives ×9	Chives ×9	Spring Onion ×16
6	Spring Onion ×16	Spring Onion ×16	Spring Onion ×16	Spring Onion ×16
7	Bok Choy ×4	Bok Choy ×4	Spring Onion ×16	Bok Choy ×4
8	🥬 Endive ×3	Bok Choy ×4	🥬 Endive ×3	🥬 Endive ×3

East

South

Numbers indicate feet

Plants in This Bed

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Lettuce

12 plants

Coriander

36 plants

Chives

54 plants

Spring Onion

112 plants

Bok Choy

16 plants

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Endive

9 plants

Why this works

Each plant earns its place in this bed

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

Coriander — Coriander, also known as Dhaniya or Cilantro, is an essential herb in Indian cooking.

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

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

Bok Choy — Bok choy is a fast-growing Asian green with crisp white stems and dark green leaves.

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Endive — Endive is a cool-season chicory grown for its slightly bitter, crisp leaves used in salads and braised dishes.

How they help each other

✓ Chives + Lettuce — Repels aphids
✓ Lettuce + Spring Onion — Excellent border companion; similar water needs

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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