Beginner Vegetable Garden
A simple 4×8 raised bed perfect for first-time gardeners with easy-to-grow vegetables.
About This Template
This classic 4×8 raised bed design is the ideal starting point for beginner gardeners. It features reliable, low-maintenance vegetables arranged to maximize sunlight and airflow. Tomatoes sit at the north end so they won't shade shorter crops, quick-growing radishes and lettuce provide early harvests, and a trellis supports climbing beans. The layout follows proven companion-planting principles to reduce pest pressure naturally.
Benefits
- 1Perfect 4×8 size fits standard lumber dimensions for raised beds
- 2Fast-maturing crops provide harvests within 30–60 days
- 3Companion plantings reduce pest pressure naturally
- 4Multiple crop varieties for continuous harvests
- 5Staggered harvests from spring through late summer
Growing Tips
- 1Plant tomatoes after your last frost date
- 2Succession plant lettuce every 2 weeks for continuous harvest
- 3Pinch basil flowers to keep leaves producing all season
- 4Water deeply 2–3 times per week rather than daily shallow watering
Included Plants (13)
Basil×2
Ocimum basilicum
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Tomato×3
Solanum lycopersicum
Spacing: 60 cm · 24 in
Bell Pepper×3
Capsicum annuum
Spacing: 45 cm · 18 in
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Spacing: 20 cm · 8 in
Onion
Allium cepa
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Garlic
Allium sativum
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Spacing: 30 cm · 12 in
Lettuce×4
Lactuca sativa
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Spinach×2
Spinacia oleracea
Spacing: 15 cm · 6 in
Radish×2
Raphanus sativus
Spacing: 5 cm · 2 in
Marigold×4
Tagetes patula
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Carrot×4
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Spacing: 8 cm · 3 in
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