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Vegetable	Seeds or plants per 100 ft	Planting Depth in inches	Inches Between Plants	Average Crop per 100 ft	Average Time to Harvest
Asparagus	1 oz 65 plants	1 6-8	18 18	30 lb 30 lb	2 yr 2 yr
Beans, snap bush	1/2 lb	1	3-6	60 lb	50-55
Beans, snap pole	1/2 lb	1	4-12	80 lb	65
Beans, lima bush	1/2 lb 1/2 lb	1 1	3-6 3-6	47 lb in shell 18 lb shelled	65 65
Beans, lima pole	1/2 lb 1/2 lb	1 1	4-12 4-12	66 lb in shell 25 lb shelled	80 80
Beets	1 oz	1/2	2	75 lb	65
Broccoli	1/8 oz 50-65 plants	1/4 - 1/2	18-24 18-24	50 lb 50 lb	80-115 75
Cabbage	1/8 oz 65-100 plants	1/4 - 1/2	12-18 12-18	150 lb 150 lb	100 80
Cabbage, Chinese	1/8 oz	1/4 - 1/2	12	100 lb	80
Carrots	1/8 oz	1/4 - 1/2	2	100 lb	75
Cauliflower	1/8 oz 50-65 plants	1/4 - 1/2	18-24 18-24	80 lb 80 lb	80-115 65
Chard, Swiss	1 oz	1/4 - 1/2	6	75 lb	50
Collards and Kale	1/4 oz	1/4 - 1/2	8-16	150 lb	55
Corn, sweet	3-4 oz	1-2	12	10 doz	80
Cucumbers	1/2 oz	1	12-18	100 lb	55
Eggplant	50 plants		24	150 lb	85
Kohlrabi	1/8 oz	1/4 - 1/2	3-4	75 lb	55
Lettuce, head	1/4 oz 75-100 plants	1/4	12 12-14	75 head 75 head	80-115 80
Lettuce, leaf	1/4 oz	1/4	8-12	50 lb	50
Muskmelons	1/4 oz	1	36-48	100 frt	90
Mustard	1/4 oz	1/4 - 1/2	2	100 lb	45
Okra	1 oz	1	12-18	90 lb	65
Onions, green	600 sets/plants		2	100 bunches	35
Onion, bulb	220 sets/plants		6	100 lb	110
Parsley	1/8 oz	1/4	4-6	30 lb	90
Peanuts	1/2 lb 1/2 lb	1-2 1-2	3-4 3-4	45 lb green 15 lb dry	110 110
Peas, English	1 lb	1-2	2	30 lb in shell	65
Pea, southern	1/2 lb	1	4-6	40 lb in hull	65
Pepper, bell	50 plants		24	150 lb	75
Potato, Irish	10 lb	4	12	150 lb	100
Potatoes, sweet	75-100		12	100 lb	120
Pumpkins	1/2 oz	1-2	48	300 lb	90-110
Radishes	1 oz	1/2	1	40 lb	28
Rutabagas	1/2 oz	1/4 - 1/2	12	90 lb	90
Spinach	1/2 oz	1/2	4	70 lb	45
Squash, summer	1/2 oz	1	36	150 lb	55
Squash, winter	1/2 oz	1	48	100 lb	90
Tomatoes	35-65 plants		18-36	125 lb	70
Turnips, greens	1/4 oz	1/4 - 1/2	2-3	50-100	50
Turnips, roots	1/4 oz	1/4 - 1/2	2-3	50-100 lb	60
Watermelons	1/2 oz	1 1/2	48-72	60 frt	85
Courtesy Mississippi (MS) Cooperative Extension Service and Experiment Station

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