>>1634888Width will depend on plant type. A 3 feet wide bed should allow you to plant a few rows of some types of plants, but only 1 row of say indeterminate tomatoes, if you want good air flow. Of course, how good you are at gardening will determine max growth of the plants and how close they can be placed to each other. Poor growth will mean you can fit more rows into a smaller space since the plants won't crowd each other.
I can usually get 3 staggered rows of pepper plants, 1 row of indeterminate tomato plants w/2 rows of other low plants, 3 staggered rows of giant chard, 6 staggered rows of regular chard, 5-6 rows of carrots, 5-10 rows of garlic, 5-8 rows of onions, or 3 staggered rows of potato plants for a 3 feet wide bed. Cultivar type, gardening methods, and arrangement all play a role in how well you can squish things together. Simply companion planting in a correct manner can maximize your groupings so that you can squeeze in a surprising amount of plants, without too much trouble. Though, it can be easily overdone and most people new to gardening end up doing that.
I make my beds only so wide that I can easily reach just past halfway across them from either side without any straining what so ever. For me, that's about 3 feet. For my friend that 2-2.5 feet.
