What do you need for your garden?
Work out dimensions and quantities before buying materials. The calculators use your input; the growing guide helps you choose what suits your soil and plants.
How much fits in your bed?
Choose a layer depth suited to the soil and material. The initial values are a calculation example, not feeding advice.
0.09 m³ for 3.6 m² · 3 bags of 40 litres.
How it is calculated
Length × width × layer depth in cm × 10 = litres. Divide by 1.000 to get m³. The number of bags is rounded up. Weight and settling are not estimated: they depend on the material.
How much can you collect and store?
Calculate with your own choice of rain shower and watering amount. This does not predict weather, water pressure or crop needs. Starting point: empty containers before this shower.
Potential collection: 160 litres. Total storage: 1,000 litres. Estimated overflow: 0 litres.
This watering needs 300 litres. De voorraad is 0.53 keer die hoeveelheid.
Keep the tap accessible and check soil moisture before watering.
How it is calculated
1 mm of rain on 1 m² is 1 litre. Collection = roof × rain × (1 − loss/100). Storage is limited by number of containers × capacity. Watering = garden area × chosen millimetres; the irrigation method does not automatically change this input.
How many plants can you fit?
Use the plant and row spacing for the chosen crop and variety. This calculator draws a rectangular grid; the edge distance is measured from the bed edge to the centre of the outermost plants.
3 rows with 9 plants. Rows run along the bed length you entered.
Allow separately for paths, supports and mature plant width in your design. Group sowing, staggered spacing and interplanting are not included.
Shape the bed in My gardenGive each function a place
Start by dividing the space. This sketch splits the area into zones. In the garden planner, turn these into suitable beds and connecting, accessible paths. It is an initial design: sun, access, terrain and actual greenhouse dimensions need your judgement.
- Teeltbedden: 26.4 m²
- Paden: 7.2 m²
- Kas: 4.8 m²
- Composthoek: 2.4 m²
- Wateropslag: 1.44 m²
- Fruit: 3.36 m²
- Bloemen: 2.4 m²
View the suggestion first. You can only add it after choosing to do so in an empty garden with the same dimensions.
Room for plants and for reaching them
Explore two growing strips with a central path and clear space by the door. Measure the internal dimensions. The initial values are an example; adjust access to suit your body, equipment and door.
Crop: 2.88 m² · central path: 1.92 m² · door zone: 1.2 m².
Allow for ventilation, shade, water connections and mature crop size in your actual design. This area model does not calculate plant spacing or construction.
Rimol layout principles ⓘA foundation that suits your tasks
A practical starter list, with our own indicative choices for area. Check what you already have before buying anything.
- Handschepje en handschoenen — Voor planten, kleine klussen en het beschermen van je handen.
- Gieter met fijne broes — Voor gericht water geven aan jonge planten.
- Schoffel en hark — Voor bedden en het losmaken of egaliseren van de bovenlaag.
- Zaaitray, labels en potjes — Voor opkweek; hergebruik schone geschikte potjes waar mogelijk.
- Compact ophangsysteem — Kies enkele passende handgereedschappen en houd de vloer vrij.
- Begin met deze kleine basis — Leen specialistisch gereedschap eerst en breid uit na concrete klussen.
Choose tools that feel comfortable in your hand and suit the job. Store them clean and safely. ⓘ