Basil Spacing and Seed Rate for 1 acres: Planting Plan and Seed Requirement

A farmer assessed the plant spacing, plant population and seed requirement for a field for Basil using the Agric4Profits Crop Spacing and Seed Rate Calculator on November 13, 2026.

The farmer wanted to plan planting: the spacing between rows and plants, how many plants the field can carry and how much seed is needed to achieve that population. In this case the assessment concerned Basil, 1 acres.

In short, that spacing gives 160,000 plants/ha plants on the land.

The planting plan

The farmer planned to plant Basil on 1 acres, with rows 25 cm apart and plants 25 cm apart within the row, using 1 seeds per hole and a germination rate of 8%. All the figures that went in are listed below, which makes them easy to compare with your own farm.

What that spacing means for the field

The tables below set out the figures behind this.

Basil: Planting Plan

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1 acre | 25×25cm | 160,000 plants/ha

Spacing Pattern Illustration

Row spacing: 25cm × Plant spacing: 25cm

Land Area Comparison

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The field (0.4 ha) 4,047 m²

Football field equivalent ~7,140 m² per pitch

What to do with this result

The advice that comes with this result is practical and worth keeping in mind.

Planting Advice for Basil

• The farm needs 64,752 planting holes for your 1 acre (4,047 m²). At 1 seed(s) per hole with 8% germination, buy at least 890,340 seeds (1.48 kg) to ensure a full stand.
• Always add 10% extra to your seed order: poor germination, bird damage, and replanting gaps are common. It is better to have extra seeds than an incomplete stand.
• Can direct sow or transplant. Pinch flower tops to extend leaf harvest. Very aromatic, value add as essential oil.
• At 25cm row spacing × 25cm plant spacing, your plant population is 160,000 plants per hectare. This is a dense stand, ideal for high-input commercial production.
• Calibrate your planting by measuring out 10 metres of row and counting your holes, this catches spacing errors before planting the whole field.

Spacing decides how many plants a field can carry, and therefore how much seed to buy. Getting the row and plant spacing right avoids both overcrowding, which cuts yields, and wasted seed, which cuts margins.

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Try the tools yourself

Before you buy seed for your own field, enter your spacing in the Crop Spacing and Seed Rate Calculator and see how many plants and how much seed it works out to.

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