The Gridder Master Kit gives you the core Gridder system for creating straight, repeatable planting layouts on market-garden beds.
Use it to:
- Lay out evenly spaced rows and plant positions for hand transplanting
- Mark straight guide rows before running a Paperpot Transplanter
Choose the kit that matches your bed width: 24", 30", or 40".
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- One Gridder Handle for the selected bed width
- One 2-row Gridder Spool
- One 3-row Gridder Spool
- One 4-row Gridder Spool
The handle includes a built-in bed marker to help center the Gridder on the bed. Handle and spools are matched by bed width.
Some assembly is required. The spools ship flat and the handle ships in two parts. Assembly instructions are provided in video format.
The Gridder
Distance Between Rows
24" Bed Spools
30" Bed Spools
40" Bed Spools
2 Rows
12"
15"
20"
3 Rows
8"
10"
13 1/3"
4 Rows
6"
7 1/2"
10"
5 Rows
Not Available
6"
8"
6 Rows
Not Available
5"
6 2/3"
The Gridder
Easy, quick, and perfectly straight plantings every time. This helps ensure even growth and faster cultivation.
The Gridder is a rolling dibbler used to lay out a grid for your plantings. It can also make straight lines before direct seeding or using a Paperpot transplanter.
Essential Tool
Gridder Spool Spacing
Below is an example of a two-row spool layout on a 30" bed.
Plants Are 15" Apart
Plants Have 15" × 15" Spacing
Even, straight plantings are more productive and easier to cultivate.
The Gridder creates straight, evenly spaced plantings. Each spool corresponds to the number of rows you intend to mark or plant, dividing the bed evenly by that number of rows. For example, a two-row spool on a 30" bed creates two rows spaced 15" apart. For even plantings, the in-row spacing and row spacing are the same.
Three rows on a 30" bed: 30 ÷ 3 = 10", so the rows are spaced 10" apart.
Four rows on a 30" bed: 30 ÷ 4 = 7.5", so the rows are spaced 7.5" apart.
Roller Crimper
Dibble Spikes
No tools required. No bolts or screws. These stainless steel dibbles are great for plastic mulch and hard soils.
Standardization
Post your own planting chart to clearly communicate your standard planting distances.
The Gridder
For more information on using the Gridder on your farm, check out our YouTube Gridder playlist.