955 Benton Ave., Winslow, ME 04901 U.S.A.

PHONE: Toll-Free 1-877-564-6697 FAX: 1-800-738-6314

WEB: Johnnyseeds.com
EMAIL: service@johnnyseeds.com

An employee-owned company

Direct Seeded Vegetable Crops

Vegetable

Average Seeds Needed Per:

100 Row
Acre
Weight
# of seeds (M=1,000)
800 seeds
116M
420 seeds
46M
1 lb.
145 lbs.

Beans, bush
Beans, pole
Beans, lima
Beans, shell
American and Italian
1lb.
1
French
/2 lb.
1
Beans, soy
/2 lb.
Beets
1500 seeds
Broccoli
200 seeds
Brussels sprouts
200 seeds
1
Burdock
/2 oz.
Cabbage
200 seeds
Cabbage, chinese
300 seeds
Carrot
3000 seeds
Cauliflower
200 seeds
Collards
450 seeds
Corn, sweet
200 seeds
Corn, ornamental
200 seeds
Cucumber
300 seeds
Endive
600 seeds
Greens, mustard
1500 seeds
Kale
450 seeds
Kohlrabi
1500 seeds
Leeks
600 seeds
Lettuce
450 seeds
Melons
200 seeds
Onions, bulbing
2,000 seeds
Onions, bunching
5,000 seeds or 4 oz.
1
Parsnips
/3 oz. or 2,000 seeds
Peas, fresh
1.3 lbs.
Pumpkin
200 seeds
Radish, small
3,500 seeds
Radish, daikon
600 seeds
Rutabaga
600 seeds
Salsify
2,000 seeds
Spinach, full size
1,000 seeds
Squash, summer
Zucchini
300 seeds
Yellow Summer
300 seeds
Patty Pan/Scallop
300 seeds
Squash, winter
200 seeds
Turnip
3,500 seeds
Watermelon
200 seeds

145 lbs.
72 lbs.
87 lbs.
436M
58M
35M
6 lbs.
29M
66M
720M
29M
112M
29M

1 lb.
6-20 lbs.
10 oz.
1.3 lbs.
1 lb.
11 oz.
51/2 oz.

71/2 lbs.
4 lbs.
272 lbs.
5 lbs.
21 lbs.
51/4 lbs.
141/4 oz.
101/2 lbs.

22M
175M
112M
436M
105M
131M
15M
580M
1,500M
436M
14.5M
1,000M
131M
290M
22M
22M
22M
15M

5.5 lbs.
11/3 lbs.

15M

Average Yield Per:

100

Acre

45 lbs.
80 lbs.
17 lbs.

6,500 lbs.
11,600 lbs.
2,500 lbs.

15 lbs.
8 lbs.
20 lbs. fresh, 12 lbs. dry
40 lbs. greens, 65 lbs. roots
50 lbs.
60 lbs.
60 lbs.
150 lbs.; 60 heads
90 lbs. 60 heads
150 lbs.
120 lbs.; 60 heads
75 lbs.
8 dozen ears
20 lbs. fresh, 12 lbs. dry
120 lbs.
80 heads
100 lbs.
75 lbs.
50 lbs.
150 stalks
100 heads
100 fruits
140 lbs.
100 lbs.
75 lbs.
25 lbs.
300 lbs.
100 bunches
200 lbs.
150 lbs.
60 lbs.
40 lbs.

2,100 lbs.
3,480 lbs.
3,000 lbs. fresh
14,000 lbs. roots
7,250 lbs.
8,500 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
22,000 lbs.
13,000 lbs.
33,000 lbs.
17,000 lbs.
16,000 lbs.
1,200 dozen
2,900 lbs.
17,500 lbs.
17,000 heads
29,000 lbs.
16,000 lbs.
14,500 lbs.
32,550 stalks
29,000 heads
14,500 fruits
42,000 lbs.
29,000 lbs.
16,000 lbs.
5,000 lbs.
21500 lbs.
29,000 bunches
43,000 lbs.
32,500 lbs.
17,400 lbs.
11,600 lbs.

200 lbs.
200 lbs.
150 lbs.
200 lbs.
100 lbs. greens; 50 lbs. roots
70 fruits

30,000 lbs.
30,000 lbs.
22,000 lbs.
30,000 lbs.
14,500 lbs. roots
10,000 fruits

Feet of Row Per Acre (1 acre=43,560 square feet)

Single Rows
Distance Apart

Number of Row
Feet/Acre

Rows/Bed on beds spaced

6 ft. on cntr.

Number of Row
Feet/Acre

12
16
18
20
24
28
30
32
36
40
42
48
60
72

43,560
32,670
29,040
26,136
21,780
18,668
17,424
16,335
14,520
13,068
12,445
10,890
8,712
7,260

1 row
2 rows
3 rows
4 rows
5 rows
6 rows

7,260
14,520
21,780
29,040
36,300
43,560

Number of seeds to plant/acre: Find your row spacing on the chart. Multiply the corresponding row feet per acre figure
by the number of seeds (plants) you plan to sow per foot to arrive at the number of seeds you will need per acre. Example: You plan to sow 20 seeds per foot on rows 24 apart; 20 x 21,780=435,600 seeds/acre.