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Approximate Yields

Approximate Yield for Selected Vegetable Crops

CropsPounds (or units) per 15 foot row
asparagus4-5
bean, lima (bush)4
bean, snap (bush)15
beets40 (2 rows on raised bed)
broccoli11
carrot40 (2 rows on raised bed)
cabbage22
cauliflower15
chard11
corn18 ears
cucumber, slicing40 (2 rows on raised bed)
cucumber, pickling27
garlic6
eggplant15
kohlrabi11 (2 rows on raised bed)
lettuce, head15 heads (2 rows on raised bed)
lettuce, leaf15 (2 rows on raised bed)
muskmelon15 melons
mustard greens22 (2 rows on raised bed)
okra16
onion, bulb34 (2 rows on raised bed)
pea3
pepper, bell20
potato, sweet30
potato, white36
spinach20 (2 rows on raised bed)
squash, summer52
squash, winter45
tomato42
turnip27

Source: California Master Gardener Handbook, Table 13.4, Adapted from Vegetable Gardening Illustrated 1994.