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Vegetable Crop Yields, Plants per Person, and Crop Spacing

Vegetable Crop Yields, Plants per Person, and Crop Spacing
  • 2045
  • David Taylor

Vegetable Crop Yields, Plants per Person, and Crop Spacing:

  1. How much space do you need between vegetable plants?
  2. How many plants should I feed my family of 4?
  3. How many plants does a person need in a year?
  4. How many vegetables can I grow in a 4x4 space?
  5. How many tomato plants can I grow in a 4x4 raised bed?
  6. How many bags of soil do I need for a 4x8 raised bed?
  7. How much okra will one plant yield?
  8. How many cucumbers should I plant for a family of 4?
  9. How much spinach does one plant yield?
  10. How many cucumbers do you get per plant?
  11. How many potatoes do you get from one plant?
  12. How many blueberries should I plant for a family of 4?

How much space do you need between vegetable plants?

Plant Spacing Guide

VegetableSpacing Between PlantsSpacing Between Rows
Greens – Mature harvest10″ – 18″ (25-45 cm.)36″ – 42″ (90-106 cm.)
Greens – Baby green harvest2″ – 4″ (5-10 cm.)12″ – 18″ (30-45 cm.)
Hops36″ – 48″ (90-120 cm.)96″ (2.4 m.)
Jerusalem Artichoke18″ – 36″ (45-90 cm.)18″ – 36″ (45-90 cm.)

How many plants should I feed my family of 4?

Planting a vegetable garden for a family

Crop (number of plants per ft. of row)Number of plants per personNumber of plants for a family of 4
Squash (1 plant/6 ft. of row)1-2 plants3 plants
Tomato (1 plant/2 ft. of row)2-4 plants4-6 plants
Zucchini (1 plant/3 ft. of row)1-2 plants4 plants

How many plants does a person need in a year?

The average recommendation of bean plants per person for a year's worth of food is 10 to 20 plants per person. This is going to depend on your growing season, the amount of harvest from your bean, and of course, how much your family actually consumes of that food in a year.

How many vegetables can I grow in a 4x4 space?

A 4-by-4-foot garden allows 16 squares for growing most types of plants.

How many tomato plants can I grow in a 4x4 raised bed?

A 4'x4' raised bed can accommodate 4 or 5 tomato plants. For USDA zones with longer growing seasons, & for indeterminate tomato varieties, only 2 or 3 tomato plants might fit in a 4'x'4' raised bed. Determinate tomato plants typically require less space than indeterminate varieties.

How many bags of soil do I need for a 4x8 raised bed?

How much soil? For a 4x8–foot raised bed with a 10” height, about 1 cubic yard of soil is needed.

How much okra will one plant yield?

How much okra can you get from one plant? If your okra plants have ideal conditions, they can produce 20 – 30+ pods per plant.

How many cucumbers should I plant for a family of 4?

CropNumber of Plants to Grow
Corn (sweet)6 to 12 per person
Cucumber2 to 4 per person
Daikon3 to 6 per person
Eggplant1 to 2 per person

How much spinach does one plant yield?

Space plants 12 inches apart in rows 18 inches apart. Spinach. Grow 15 plants per person. Yield 4 to 7 pounds per 10-foot row.

How many cucumbers do you get per plant?

Expect to get 10-20 cucumbers per plant. That's roughly two to three pounds. Pickling varieties will produce on the higher end of that estimate; slicing varieties will produce on the lower end of that estimate.

How many potatoes do you get from one plant?

If all conditions are ideal, you may harvest about five to 10 potatoes per plant for your gardening efforts. Yields are based on both the care your give your plants during the growing season and the variety of potatoes you choose to grow.

How many blueberries should I plant for a family of 4?

Plan on 3 dwarf plants for one person or for a family of four plant 3 standard plants.

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