Succession Planting Calculator — Staggered Planting Schedule
Enter your first planting date, the interval between successive plantings, and either the number of plantings or a final planting date. The calculator generates a staggered succession planting schedule.
What this calculator determines
It generates a staggered planting schedule from a first planting date, a fixed interval in days, and the number of plantings.
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Examples
Start May 1, every 14 days, 4 plantings
First planting May 1, 14-day interval, 4 plantings
Calculation
- Planting 1: May 1
- Planting 2: May 15
- Planting 3: May 29
- Planting 4: Jun 12
4 staggered plantings
Assumptions & Conventions
- Schedule formula
- Planting N date = first planting + (N − 1) × interval, counted on the calendar.
- Fixed interval
- The same interval is applied between every planting; it does not adapt to crop growth or weather.
- Count-based
- Uses a planting count, not a final date — adjust the count and interval to land on a target end date.