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Soaker Hose Length for a Garden Bed Calculator

length = (bed_length / row_spacing_ft) · bed_width.

Compute the length of soaker hose needed to lay parallel runs across a rectangular garden bed at a chosen row spacing: length = ceil(bed_length / row_spacing) · bed_width + 2 · bed_length (for end loops). Defaults model a 4 × 8 ft raised bed at 12-inch row spacing.

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
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  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

L = ⌈bed_length / row_spacing⌉ · bed_width + 2 · bed_length.

In depth

Compute the length of soaker hose needed to lay parallel runs across a rectangular garden bed at a chosen row spacing: length = ceil(bed_length / row_spacing) · bed_width + 2 · bed_length (for end loops). Defaults model a 4 × 8 ft raised bed at 12-inch row spacing.