Estimate plants that fit a circular guild planting.
A guild is a stacked circle, so dividing its circular area by the square of the spacing gives roughly how many plants it holds. Food-forest design layers plants into guilds, and estimating density keeps the guild fertile rather than crowded or sparse.
Permaculture Guild
Plants = circular area ÷ spacing squared
Plants = circular area ÷ spacing squared A guild is a stacked circle, so dividing its circular area by the square of the spacing gives roughly how many plants it holds.
Food-forest design layers plants into guilds, and estimating density keeps the guild fertile rather than crowded or sparse.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Guild radius, Plant spacing. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.