We recommend that the plants be spaced from 12 to 18 inches apart in staggered rows. They should be put about 8 inches into the ground leaving 8 inches exposed. A "plant" is actually two stems, so in planting, a person must put two stems into one hole to do the job correctly. We also recommend that the bare root beachgrass be only planted from Oct. 1 through Apr. 15. The temperature and rainfall before that date or after that date is too dry and warm to support a bare root plant.