How much to grow?
Burpee Edible Gardening Team Members
If your shopping list is complete and you’ve chosen which varieties you’d like to grow in your garden, the next step is determining how many of each plant you’ll need to meet your harvest goals.
Like selecting varieties, quantity is based on personal preference and need. But we’ve developed some guidelines to get help you started.
Some rules of thumb to feed two to three people:
| Tomatoes: |
3-4 plants of several varieties |
| Cucumbers: |
1-3 plants |
| Cauliflower, Broccoli: |
2-4 plants |
| Lettuce, Spinach: |
2-4 ft. row |
| Carrots, Radish: |
2-4 ft. row |
| Bush Beans: |
4 ft. row |
| Pole Beans: |
3 plants for each pole |
| Peppers: |
1-2 plants for each of 3-4 varieties |
| Squash, Zucchini: |
2-4 plants total |
| Melons, Pumpkins: |
1 plant per variety |
We've added dozens of new varieties to our list of vegetables and herbs! Be sure to check out our complete lineup here. And to find a local garden center selling Burpee Home Gardens, enter your zip code here.