How Much to Grow Calculator

Ever wondered how many of each vegetable to grow? This calculator was developed to help you determine the number of plantings (and garden size) required to grow the right amount of food for your family based on how much you actually eat.

Self-Sufficiency Goal: %How much of your own food do you want to grow?

Loss Factor: %Offset unexpected losses with more plantings

 

Vegetable Amount/meal (cups) Meals/month Row Length (ft) Space Required (sqft) Plantings (before thinning) Annual Harvest (lbs)

* Assume amounts are raw, uncooked vegetables
** For garlic, 1 clove = 0.02 cups

Min. Garden Size: sq. ft. (does not include walking paths)
Minimum garden size needed to meet your growing goals (can be smaller with succession planting).

 

The calculations above are based on the following figures:

 

Vegetable Yield (lbs/foot) Seed Spacing (in) Row Spacing (in) Raw Weight (oz/cup)

 

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  2. Thank you ! I just found your site and love that you are believers in God and Jesus Christ !
    I look forward to watching more and reading more of your things. I am moving in the same direction as you folks are. My grown children are too.
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    1. This calculator is currently “undergoing maintenance” since we just switched to a new host and some of the scripts are not working. Please check back in a couple days, thanks!

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    1. Hi Sue- This fix turned out to be a little more involved than I’d hoped. Have to cut hay tomorrow, but will try to get it up and running this week!

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  9. This calculator is so cool! Thank you for creating it. I use garden beds, but the total square footage measurement translates easily. I can’t wait to get started this spring!

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  11. Question: Potatoes and squash grow very well in our soil but I have a hard time storing them because they spoil. Do you have a blog post (sorry, I didn’t look) about how to keep potatoes, squash? I do can potatoes but they degrade fairly quickly and don’t taste as good as fresh. Thanks. By the way, we live close by in Cannon Falls and we loved your organic chickens last year!

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