How Much Should You Grow? How much to grow really depends on what you’re looking for. Are you growing just for your family? Selling at a market? Supplying restaurants or a CSA? Each goal will completely change your numbers. The best place to start is by looking at the space you have to work with. From there, you can figure out what’s realistic and what your garden (or farm) can produce. For example: - Want to grow enough tomatoes to make sauce all winter? - Hoping to have garlic to last until next spring? - Trying to plan weekly harvests for a CSA? Each of those requires a different scale and strategy. Because there’s so much nuance to it — soil health, spacing, succession timing, storage — I like to help people with this on a more individual basis. Everyone’s situation is unique, and your plan should reflect your goals. If you’d like help figuring out how many tomato plants your family really needs or how much garlic to plant to last the winter, I can help walk you through it!

If you’re in Zone 6a, what best describes you right now? A️. Already starting seeds B️. Making a plan / spreadsheet person C️. Buying transplants later D️. Still pretending winter will last forever 😅 👉 Comment with your letter + 1 thing you’re most excited to grow this year.

What part of garden planning feels the most confusing right now? Drop it below — if you’re stuck, you’re definitely not alone.

Hello all! 🤝 My name is Sherifa Nakalema in VA, USA, a passionate business owner. I am 58 years young, and i want to learn how to grow my own vegetables! I joined for 2 reasons: 1. I saw you know Uganda and although I have lived in Virginia for almost 30 years now, I am originally from Uganda 🇺🇬 2. What you do reminds me of where I grew up. My mother loved growing her own food. I actually work from home full-time. See me in the photo

Fellow members, When I first came to the USA I tried growing tomatoes. I got seeds from The Home Depot, I was so excited....but.. I didn't like the way the tomatoes looked, too small! I put soil etc in a container. Is this the way to grow tomatoes? Thank you!