Food is important, but during these trying times food can be even more important. If you are looking to grow all the food your family needs for a year, here is a complete list of each type of vegetable and how many plants you will need to plant to have a year’s supply.
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I am so happy I found your channel this year – because you make it seem like an adventure that anyone can have. Your videos encouraged me to actually start, and not just read about gardening. So thank you!
LOVE your channel, but not sure about your carrots…. You said 1 carrot per sq/in. Then said 12 per square foot (a sq foot is 144 sq inches (12×12) – so 144 carrots per sq foot. Just a thought…. Across the water from you over here in ontario. Keep up the incredible work (your seeds are great btw, sprouted perfectly). Take care.
Thank you so much for doing the homework to get this information out there! I actually did this too (before you released this video, obviously!) and your numbers were very close to mine. And hello from Jackson, MI! ❤️
I'm curious about lettuce. The succession planting makes sense, but what are the exact logistics? I like a big mixing bowl-full salad every day, so I want lots of lettuce. I prefer romaine. I kind of hate iceberg. But you said you weren't mentioning romaine but didn't say why. Is it not very nutritious? How would you harvest the lettuce if you succession planted? I think some lettuces you can cut just a few leaves off of it at a time; is that right? Then…what? Do you keep cutting a few leaves off until they're all used up and then move onto the next 5 feet, which should by then be ripe? Or do you let it keep growing and move onto the next 5 feet, allowing the first set to grow back? I've never grown anything but a rose bush successfully so I really don't know how this works.
After each thing I was like: Nah, I need to triple that. LOL
I just realized I eat so many more veggies than average… 2lbs of kale…. that's like a week for me. Woah.
I am shocked by the fact Americans eat so poorly…we talk about medicare for all and argue about the healthcare system, but simply eating better will improve the health of Americans than any medical system or healthcare system :/
I just came across this episode. I have been planning next year's garden for a while now. I had way too many of a few and not enough of others. Now to find a similar episode of which plants like the same amount of water
Great information brother, thank you.
Luke, bless your heart. You said the National average and it may vary. Tomato plants, 4 per person. I grew 27 this year!!! lol It's just me!!!!! lol I had tomatoes coming out my ears! But it was wonderful!!!!!! 🙂 I love your guidelines and I love tomatoes! Can you tell??!! lolol BTW, my neighbors and family benefitted too but oh, all those tomato sandwiches and tomatoes in salads and just right off the vine!!! mmmmmm 🙂 Thanks for much for taking the time to do this for us! Hug Cindy and Geneva for me! 🙂 (Geneva was my Mom's name 🙂 )
This was so much appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Thanks so much for your information!! Great info!
⭐️⭐️i tried to order some things off your page but its not working.⭐️⭐️
Loved this!
Love your videos!! Very helpful even for a seasoned gardener
Huh? I'm tired but did he just say baba ganoush is from India?
This was exactly the information I need but had not run across yet. Thank so much. You are definitely my go-to.
Must have taken a lot of calculation but thank you for doing it!
For maximizing garden space, look into square foot gardening and also vertical gardening. Both are great ways to grow lots of food in limited areas.
so a family of 6 is..uhh… a lot of plants.
Thanks, Luke! Can't believe I've been following your channel for almost a year now and only just saw this video! This is great!
Your videos are great!
Its a good idea luke but this won't work for people in apt! A small patio.living in a hud apt not allowrd to plant on property. I just do what I can on my small patio.my faviot is kale.sure I do a little lettuce but not much nutrients
I feel we eat about 1/2 lb of garlic a month so that would be 6 lbs a year
10 sq feet of carrots?
My family is plant based i guess double this?
You can increase yields by using intersession as well as succession planting. You can half the space required. But then, half the space required is still a lot more space than most people have.
Thanks, from South Africa, for this great info; we have all been wondering how to plan this
If I learned anything from this video is that Americans eat a sad amount of vegetables lol.
The onions, peppers, tomatoes, and squash all sounded like my monthly totals not yearly.
This is one of my favourite episodes you’ve done. I’ve watched it so many times.