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.