Free Allotment Planner UK (Square Foot Garden Tool)
Looking for a free allotment planner in the UK? This tool is designed specifically for UK growing conditions, spacing, and seasonal planning — unlike generic planners. Design raised beds, organise crop spacing, and test layouts instantly — before anything goes in the ground.
Whether you’re working with a small backyard veg patch or laying out a full allotment plot, this free allotment planner helps you visualise your space, experiment with layouts, and plan with confidence — before anything goes in the ground.
New to the tool? Read the step-by-step allotment planner guide
Planner Controls – Quick Reference
Use these controls to quickly build, adjust, and export your garden plan.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Crop Selection | Choose a vegetable to place on the grid. |
| Place Crop | Click a square to add the selected crop. |
| Paint Crops | Click and hold to quickly place crops across multiple squares. |
| Remove Crop | Right click an occupied square again (or use remove button if on mobile). |
| Crop Info Panel | View spacing, companions, and growing details for the selected crop. |
| Add/Remove Columns | Adjust the size of your growing area or reshape your layout. |
| Zoom +/- | Resize the grid as needed |
| Undo | Step back through recent changes. |
| Clear | Remove all crops and reset the layout. |
| Export / Print | Download your plan to use in your garden. |
Start Your Square Foot Garden Plan in 3 Steps
Design your raised bed layout in under a minute:
1. Choose a Crop
Choose a vegetable from the list to start building your layout.
2. Place It on the Grid
Watch spacing and companion planting update as you go.
3. Adjust & Export
Use planner controls to tweak your layout, then download your finished plan.
This simple planner helps you organise crop spacing, experiment with layouts, and design productive raised beds before planting.
USE THIS FREE ALLOTMENT PLANNER FOR YOUR PLOT
Although this tool is built around square foot gardening, it works just as well as a flexible allotment planner.
Whether you’re working with a full plot, a half plot, or a few raised beds, you can quickly map out what fits where and adjust your layout before planting anything. With this planner, you can:
- Plan your allotment layout or individual beds
- Break larger spaces into manageable sections
- Test different layouts without committing
- Adjust spacing as your ideas evolve
Why it works well for allotments
Using a simple grid makes it much easier to visualise space, avoid overcrowding, and organise crops in a way that actually works in real conditions. It’s less about following strict rules, and more about giving yourself a clear, flexible starting point.
How to Plan a Square Foot Garden Layout
Planning your layout before planting helps prevent overcrowding, improve crop rotation, and maximise yields throughout the season. Square foot gardening divides your growing space into manageable grid sections, making it easier to space plants correctly and rotate crops year to year.
Using the Square Foot Garden Planner above, you can quickly design and test different layouts before planting anything in the soil.
A simple way to plan your layout
Choose your bed size using the width and height controls
Add vegetables to the grid from the crop list on the right
Experiment with different layouts to optimise spacing and companion planting
Export your finished plan as an image or PDF once you’re happy with the design
Because the planner lets you test different combinations, you can adjust crop placement, improve spacing, and refine your garden layout in minutes.
If you’re new to square foot gardening, you may also find this helpful:
Show Us Your Garden Plan
Export your plan and share it on social media using #BYFPlanner. We regularly feature the best layouts from the community.
More Free Gardening Tools
The Square Foot Garden Planner works best when combined with the free planning tools below. Use them to decide what to plant, when to sow, and how to organise your garden throughout the year.
UK Vegetable Planting Calendar
See exactly what vegetables to sow, plant, or harvest each month in the UK based on typical growing seasons.
Biodynamic Planting Calendar
Follow traditional lunar gardening principles to decide when to sow root crops, leaf crops, fruiting plants, and flowers
Support This Free Garden Planner
The Square Foot Garden Planner was built to help gardeners quickly design productive raised beds without complicated spreadsheets or paid software.
I keep the tool free to use, with no subscriptions or sign-ups required.
If the planner helps you design your garden, you can support the project with a small contribution. Your support helps keep the planner running, improves future updates, and funds new free gardening tools.
Thank you for helping keep independent gardening resources free and accessible for everyone.