How many tomato plants or potato plants or squash plants do you need to feed your family? Gardener Scott discusses how to determine the number of food plants to grow in your garden and offers suggested quantities for typical gardeners. (Video #432)
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20 Comments
Well, thanks to bugs and whatever else I did wrong, I got 4 zucchini off of 6 plants. The tromboncinos were serious champions though once I cut off all the squirrel chew marks.
I never thought of that theory, and now that you are highliting it really gives sense. Thanks for the mind openning.
I love freezing gallon bags of cherry tomatoes for sauce. Just my preference.
I need 10 jalapeno plants. So naturally I have 50 growing in the basement.
Good information. Kinda glad I ignored average broccoli plants because only 4 of 12 made it through the arctic freeze! On the other hand, can one person ever have too many tomato plants! Only problem is 9b is limited mostly to hybrids, none of the fancier heirlooms can take the heat and humidity.
Your list is a great starting point. Thanks.
I'm thinking of really cutting back on the amount of squash I plant, simply because squash bugs are so bad here. I think that space would be better used for something else.
Great topic and ideas Scott. If anything these recommended numbers make it sound like my family eats a ton of veggies. I grew 300 onions last year for a family of 4 and we were finished with them in just 5 months. I must've grown over 200 carrots as well and they are gone too.
Great Video.
I started seeds for more than I need. For example: Planted two yellow squash seeds per tp roll. One tp roll is seeds from a store bought packet, one is seeds i saved from last year's grown squash. All grew equally strong. So now i have, naturally, 4 seedlings from packet and 4 from saved. Know one of your mottos is, I kill plants so other may grow, but … 😆 🤣 … 😭 . I just can't bring myself to commit plant-i-cide.
I have so many different tomato seedlings 🌱, but in heavy winds the trays with tomatoes and peppers blew over, so I have a few mystery plants. I kept telling myself the night prior, I need to bring the seed trays in , I need to bring the seeds trays in, I NEED TO BRING THE SEED TRAYS IN , but … I'll know what's what if and when they actually produce.
As far as things like radishes and carrot, beets and turnips, I would think succession planting needs to come into play, too. Of course, we've been at 80+ degrees for weeks now, so zones would be of consideration for that, also.
Happy Almost Weekend !
Like a drunken sailor I continue to buy seeds, so far I’ve planted 50 in trays but that’s such a small number, I need more. I did go out in the garden and stare at the snow today.
I need to grow as much I I can because it's fun
I growing 30 past tomatoes plants.
I grew 68 tomato plants last year, and that was not enough for my world. Putting in 112; this year, based on last year's averages, that should cover us.
Answer far more than you need ,to accommodate the unexpected. Like a child plowing through the middle of your garden out of control on his bicycle.
Have to give them away? Plan to grow some to give away. food banks will need them this year. Shortages are likely this year as well so supplementing from the store will be less sure.
Also, thank you for recommending Eli and Kate, I thoroughly enjoy them.
I pretty much grow a "salsa garden". Tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onions. I usually seed more than I need and give the rest away.
I grow as a hobby and supplement my family diet. Every year .. I end up giving excess produce to friends or neighbors and some stored produce ends up in the compost.😂😢😅
You might head back some of the aprium and other hybrids new growth a bit. Save some time thinning fruit later in the year.
I've got a dozen bell peppers started, five tomatoes, a celery, a dozen potatoes, and three cucumbers.