If the goal of your hobby farm is to feed your family, stringent planning is required. First, you need to know how many fruits and vegetables you’ll need to harvest in order to prepare your family’s favorite foods—like pies, pickles, salsa or applesauce. Then you can calculate how much to plant in the garden.
To make your garden planning a little easier, use the harvesting chart below to calculate how much produce you’ll need to put by to preserve your favorite products.