5.1 Best Plants for Your Bug Out Garden

5.1 Best Plants for Your Bug Out Garden
Grow Bag Plant Guide and Expected Yields
*** Estimated yields. Conditions like latitude, grow season, watering, plant stress, pests and disease can drastically influence these estimates.
Fruiting Vegetables
Tomatoes (Per Plant/Season)
- Determinate: 8-10 lbs per plant
- Indeterminate: 15-20 lbs per plant
- Cherry Types: 4-6 lbs per plant
Peppers (Per Plant/Season)
- Bell Peppers: 5-10 peppers per plant (2-3 lbs)
- Hot Peppers: 15-30 peppers per plant (1-2 lbs)
- Mini Sweet Peppers: 20-30 peppers per plant
Eggplant
- Standard Varieties: 4-6 fruits per plant (3-4 lbs)
- Asian Varieties: 8-12 fruits per plant (2-3 lbs)
Cucumbers
- Bush Types: 5-8 lbs per plant
- Vining Types: 10-15 lbs per plant
- Pickling Types: 7-10 lbs per plant
Summer Squash
- Zucchini: 6-10 lbs per plant
- Yellow Squash: 5-8 lbs per plant
- Patty Pan: 4-6 lbs per plant
Winter Squash
- Butternut: 3-5 squash per plant
- Acorn: 4-6 squash per plant
- Spaghetti: 2-4 squash per plant
Leafy Greens (Per Square Foot/Season)
Lettuce
- Leaf Types: 1-1.5 lbs
- Romaine: 1-2 lbs
- Head Lettuce: 1 head per square foot
Spinach
- Baby Leaf: 1-1.5 lbs
- Full Size: 1-2 lbs
- Multiple harvests possible
Kale
- Full Size: 2-3 lbs
- Baby Kale: 1-2 lbs
- Continuous harvest for 3-4 months
Swiss Chard
- Full Size: 2-3 lbs
- Multiple harvests over season
- 8-10 stalks per plant
Root Vegetables (Per Square Foot)
Carrots
- Standard Types: 2-3 lbs
- Baby Carrots: 1-2 lbs
- 16-20 carrots per square foot
Beets
- Standard Types: 3-5 lbs
- Baby Beets: 2-3 lbs
- 9-12 beets per square foot
Radishes
- Spring Radishes: 1-2 lbs
- Winter Radishes: 2-3 lbs
- 16-20 radishes per square foot
Turnips
- Standard Types: 2-3 lbs
- Baby Turnips: 1-2 lbs
- 9-12 turnips per square foot
Legumes (Per Square Foot)
Bush Beans
- Green Beans: 1-2 lbs
- Yellow Beans: 1-2 lbs
- Multiple harvests over 3-4 weeks
Pole Beans
- Standard Types: 2-3 lbs
- Multiple harvests over 6-8 weeks
- Requires vertical support
Peas
- Snow Peas: 1-2 lbs
- Sugar Snap: 1.5-2.5 lbs
- Shelling Peas: 1-2 lbs
Herbs (Per Plant/Season)
Basil
- Standard Types: 1-1.5 lbs
- Multiple harvests
- 4-6 months production
Parsley
- Flat Leaf: 0.5-1 lb
- Curly: 0.5-1 lb
- Continuous harvest
Cilantro
- 0.5-1 lb per plant
- Multiple sowings needed
- Quick to bolt in heat
Mint
- 0.5-1 lb per plant
- Aggressive growth
- Multiple harvests
Alliums (Per Square Foot)
Onions
- Standard Types: 4-6 lbs
- Green Onions: 1-2 lbs
- 9-16 plants per square foot
Garlic
- 9-16 heads per square foot
- 0.5-1 lb per square foot
- Single harvest per season
Leeks
- 6-8 plants per square foot
- 2-3 lbs per square foot
- Single harvest
Growing Conditions Impact
Yield Factors
- Sunlight exposure
- Water management
- Nutrient availability
- Temperature ranges
- Growing season length
Optimization Notes
- Proper spacing critical
- Regular fertilization needed
- Consistent water essential
- Disease prevention important
- Pest management crucial
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