{"id":3214,"date":"2026-05-09T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3214"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:44:47","slug":"planting-needs-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3214","title":{"rendered":"Planting Needs Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-planting-4f8ce\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">Planting Needs Calculator<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      Estimate how many plants, soil volume, compost, and water you need for a planting area.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-planting-form-4f8ce\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid3\">\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-area-4f8ce\">Planting area<br>(m\u00b2)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-area-4f8ce\" type=\"number\" min=\"0.1\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"10\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Total garden bed or planting area.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-spacing-4f8ce\">Plant spacing<br>(cm)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-spacing-4f8ce\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" value=\"30\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Distance between plants.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-depth-4f8ce\">Soil depth<br>(cm)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-depth-4f8ce\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"1\" value=\"25\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Depth of soil to prepare or fill.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-compost-4f8ce\">Compost share<br>(%)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-compost-4f8ce\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\" step=\"1\" value=\"20\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Part of soil mix replaced by compost.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-water-4f8ce\">Water need<br>(L\/m\u00b2\/week)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-water-4f8ce\" type=\"number\" min=\"0\" step=\"0.5\" value=\"15\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Typical weekly watering estimate.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-view-4f8ce\">Main result<br>view<\/label>\n        <select class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-view-4f8ce\">\n          <option value=\"plants\">Number of plants<\/option>\n          <option value=\"soil\">Soil volume<\/option>\n          <option value=\"water\">Weekly water<\/option>\n        <\/select>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Choose the main output.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__actions\">\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn\" onclick=\"calc4f8ce()\">Calculate<\/button>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn eco-tool__btn--ghost\" onclick=\"reset4f8ce()\">Reset<\/button>\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__error\" id=\"err-4f8ce\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/form>\n\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__result\" id=\"res-4f8ce\" hidden>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__cards\">\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Main result<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"main-4f8ce\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\" id=\"sub-4f8ce\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Compost needed<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"compost-result-4f8ce\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\">Based on selected compost share<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__note\">\n      Practical estimate only. 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Planting area(m\u00b2) Total garden bed or planting area. 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