What To Grow For A Family of 4
What a family of 4 needs to grow for a one year supply of food
The following chart is only an estimation.
Some would need more, others less. You must make your own adjustments.
| Type of Vegetable/Fruit | Amount of Plants Needed |
Spacing (if row) |
| Apple | 3 Trees | |
| Apricot | 2 Trees | |
| Asparagus | 30 plants | |
| Beans | 100′ row | 6″ |
| Beets | 100′ row | 6″ |
| Broccoli | 25 Plants | |
| Cabbage | 15 Plants | |
| Carrots | 200 plants | |
| Cauliflower | 15 Plants | |
| Celery | 20 Plants | |
| Cherry | 2 Trees | |
| Corn | 200′ row | 12″ |
| Cucumber | 10 Plants | |
| Eggplant | 10 Plants | |
| Kohlrabi | 20′ Row | |
| Lettuce | 30 Heads | |
| Mustard | 5 Plants | |
| Onions (Green) | 15′ Row | 2″ |
| Onions (Bulb) | 30′ Row | 8-12″ |
| Parsley | 3 Plants | |
| Peaches | 2 Trees | |
| Pear | 2 Trees | |
| Peas | 130′ Row | 5″ |
| Peppers (Green) | 10 Plants | |
| Peppers (Hot) | 5 Plants | |
| Plums | 2 Trees | |
| Popcorn | 30′ Row | 12″ |
| Potatoes | 60′ Row | 36″ |
| Pumpkins | 5 Plants | |
| Radishes | 30′ Row | 6″ |
| Raspberry | 100′ Row | 12″ |
| Sage | 2 Plants | |
| Spinach | 20 Plants | |
| Squash | 5 Plants | |
| Strawberry | 100′ Row | 24″ |
| Tomatoes (Slicing) | 10 Plants | |
| Tomatoes (Paste) | 20 Plants | |
| Tomatoes (Salsa) | 5 Plants | |
| Turnips | 10′ Row | 8″ |
| Watermelon | 6 Plants |