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Vegetable Yield Chart for Transplanted Vegetable Crops

Chart of transplanted vegetable crops: plants per seed quantity, days to transplant and maturity, yield per 100 ft, plus row feet per acre.

By Hensley’s Seed Co. September 3, 2026

Vegetables Grown from Transplants:
HOW MANY PLANTS, HOW MUCH HARVEST
+ ROW FEET IN AN ACRE

Seedlings you can expect from a given amount of seed, and typical yields, for vegetables usually started indoors

The first chart here, Transplanted vegetable crops, covers crops that usually do better started indoors and transplanted once they are big enough and the weather allows than sown directly. Use it to estimate: 1) how many transplants a given amount of seed will give you on average; 2) roughly how many days from sowing until plants are ready to set out; 3) roughly how many days from transplanting to harvest; and 4) the average expected yield per 100' of row. Crops are listed alphabetically.

The second chart, Row feet per acre, helps plan both direct-sown and transplanted crops. It shows how many feet of row fit in an acre for a given row spacing and number of rows per bed, and from that you can work out how many seeds or plants you need per acre.

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TRANSPLANT CHART: JUMP TO
Crops A–B
Crops C–J
Crops K–L
Crops M–S
ROW FEET IN AN ACRE
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Transplanted Vegetable Crops

	EXPECTED PLANTS from *		DAYS from		TYPICAL HARVEST per
CROP	ONE SEED PACKET	1,000 SEEDS	SEEDING to SETTING OUT	SETTING OUT to HARVEST	100 FT OF ROW
Artichokes	16 plants	650 plants	56–84 days	85–100 days	95 pounds
Beets	260 plants	750 plants	35–42 days	35–45 days	65 pounds
Broccoli	80 plants	800 plants	21–28 days	45–70 days	50 pounds
Brussels sprouts	80 plants	800 plants	28–42 days	100–110 days	60 pounds
Cabbage	80 plants	800 plants	28–42 days	50–150 days	150 pounds
Cauliflower	80 plants	800 plants	28–42 days	45–80 days	120 pounds; 60 heads
Celeriac	188 plants	750 plants	70–84 days	100–120 days	60 pounds
Celery	188 plants	750 plants	70–84 days	75–90 days	100 heads
Eggplant	20 plants	800 plants	42–56 days	50–75 days	75 pounds
Kale	80 plants	800 plants	28–42 days	40–50 days	75 pounds
Kohlrabi	80 plants	800 plants	28–42 days	30–40 days	50 pounds
Leeks	175 plants	700 plants	70–84 days	75–100 days	180 stalks
Lettuce	450 plants	900 plants	21–28 days	35–65 days	100 heads; 50 pounds
Melons (Cucumis melo)	24 plants	800 plants	14–21 days	70–85 days	100 fruits
Bulbing onions	188 plants	750 plants	70–84 days	75–100 days	140 pounds
Peppers	20 plants	750 plants	42–56 days	50–70 days	50 pounds
Tomatoes	32 plants	800 plants	35–56 days	50–85 days	150 pounds
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus)	See variety	800 plants	21–28 days	70–85 days	70 fruits

* Number of seeds × minimum germination rate = expected number of plants

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Feet of Row per Acre

An acre is 43,560 sq ft²

How many seeds it takes to grow enough transplants for an acre: Find your row spacing in the chart and take its row-feet-per-acre number times the plants you want in each foot of row. That gives transplants per acre; divide by the germination rate to estimate the seed to start.

Example: Example: 3 plants per foot in rows 24" apart: 3 × 21,780 = 65,340 transplants per acre

SINGLE ROWS, SPACING BETWEEN ROWS	ROW FEET PER ACRE	ROWS PER BED, BEDS 6' ON CENTER	ROW FEET PER ACRE
12 in. between rows	43,560	1 row per bed	7260
16 in. between rows	32,670	2 rows per bed	14,520
18 in. between rows	29,040	3 rows per bed	21,780
20 in. between rows	26,136	4 rows per bed	29,040
24 in. between rows	21,780	5 rows per bed	36,300
28 in. between rows	18,668	6 rows per bed	43,560
30 in. between rows	17,424
32 in. between rows	16,335
36 in. between rows	14,520
40 in. between rows	13,068
42 in. between rows	12,445
48 in. between rows	10,890
60 in. between rows	8712
72 in. between rows	7260

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Vegetables Grown from Transplants: HOW MANY PLANTS, HOW MUCH HARVEST + ROW FEET IN AN ACRE

Seedlings you can expect from a given amount of seed, and typical yields, for vegetables usually started indoors

Transplanted Vegetable Crops

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Vegetables Grown from Transplants:
HOW MANY PLANTS, HOW MUCH HARVEST
+ ROW FEET IN AN ACRE