Plan

After careful consideration of what I think my family and I could eat, along with the cost of the real estate (less yard = less play-space), this is the plan I created. This is based on the Square Foot Gardening method, with some minor modifications. Want to know how much you can get from each square? This will give you a general idea.

Vegetables # Plots Plants/Plot Total Plants Yield (8/7/2010)
Basil 2 4 8  
Beans – Pole 4 8 32 6 lb 3 oz
Broccoli 8 1 8 8 heads*
Carrots 4 16 64 21
Cilantro 2 1 2  
Cucumbers 4 2 8 7 lb 1 oz (17)
Dill, Dwarf 2 1 2 a lot!
Green Onion NA NA 32 11 bunches
Lettuce – Leaf 2 4 8 6 heads*
Onion 4.5 16 72  
Peas – Snap 3 8 24 3 lb, 8 oz*
Pepper – Bell 4 1 4 1
Pepper – Jalepeno 2 1 2 1 3/4 oz (4)
Potato (young/new) 4 4 16 1 lb 10 oz
Radishes NA NA 32 1 lb
Romaine 3 4 12 9 heads
Spinach 2 9 18 4 bunches
Summer Squash 9 1/9 1 4 lb 15 oz (13)
Tomato 2 1 2 3 lb 12 oz (4)
Tomato – Cherry 2 1 2 2 lb 2 oz
Tomato – Roma 4 1 4 7 lb 6 oz (34)
Zucchini 18 1/9 2 11 lb 6 oz (27)

The radishes and green onions will not have their own dedicated space as I will be placing them in the empty nooks and crannies around some of the others. Broccoli will be placed in the corners of the 3×3 squash plots as it should be harvested before the squash gets too big.

The yield column is what has been harvested as of the date shown. I decided to use common grocery store units to make it easier to determine value ($). Once all of the vegetable is pulled, I will include an indicator (*) to signify the harvest for that type is complete.

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