Garden Tools

MEASURE. PLAN. GROW.

A little planning makes room for more growing. These seven free tools help you choose pots, buy the right amount of mix and turn a small space into a garden that works for you.

TOOL 01

Container Soil & Grow Bag Calculator

Work out how much potting mix to buy before you fill your pots. Measure one container, add the number you are planting, and turn the total into bags.

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TOOL 02

Vegetable & Herb Pot Size Finder

Choose a crop to compare a reference minimum with a roomier container option. Start with enough root space, then check your variety, support and available sunlight.

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TOOL 03

Herb Compatibility Checker

Planning one beautiful pot of kitchen herbs? Compare their moisture and light preferences before you plant them together.

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TOOL 04

Balcony & Windowsill Pot Planner

See how many pots fit your available footprint. Enter a few measurements for a simple top-view plan you can print and take shopping.

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TOOL 05

Small-Space Edible Plant Finder

Build a shortlist of herbs and vegetables for your space. Match observed sunlight and container volume, then check each option against local conditions.

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TOOL 06

Potting Mix Ratio Calculator

Turn a recipe written in parts into ingredient volumes for the batch you actually need. Use litres or US dry quarts and scale up without guessing.

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TOOL 07

Container Garden Budget Calculator

Put a price on your garden plan before you shop. Add local costs for pots, soil and plants, then include delivery, estimated tax and a little contingency.

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Start with the question in front of you

Choosing what to grow? Try the plant finder. Already have a crop in mind? Check pot sizes, arrange your containers, then calculate the mix and budget. For shared herb planters, compare care needs before buying plants.

The arithmetic tools calculate from your inputs. Plant guidance is a starting point: variety, weather, season and your own observations still matter.

Free to use. No account required. Tool inputs are calculated in your browser and are not sent by these tools to our server. Use your browser’s print dialogue to save a result as a PDF.