Grow your own squash soup: plants for squash soup all season
Cured butternut keeps 2 to 3 months, so this runs from fall into winter.
For a family of 4 making butternut squash soup every 2 weeks in season (8 times a year), grow:
| Crop | Amount | Plants | Bed sq ft | Yield assumption | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut squash | 18 lb | 2 (2 to 4) | 33.5 | 10 lb per hill (3 to 5 fruit). Vines need about 16 sq ft, less on a trellis. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Onion | 3.1 lb | 10 (7 to 13) | 1.5 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 4 inch spacing, so about one 1/3 lb bulb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Carrot | 1.8 lb | 11 (8 to 16) | 1 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 2 inch spacing, so about 0.17 lb per carrot. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Garlic | 2 oz | 1 (1 to 2) | 0.5 | 4 lb per 10 ft of row, about one bulb (0.15 lb) per clove planted. Plant in fall. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Total | 36.5 | ||||
Garden ingredients per recipe (6 bowls)
- 1 large squash butternut squash
- 1 onion onion
- 2 carrots carrot
- 2 cloves garlic
From the pantry
- 4 cups stock
Roast squash, soften onion and carrot, simmer everything in stock, and blend.
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Sources and assumptions
Amounts include 15 percent extra for culls, pests, and kitchen trim. Plant counts use the typical yield; the range uses the high and low yields. Bed space assumes intensive beds at recommended spacing. Yields vary with variety, weather, and soil.
- Kansas State University Research and Extension, MF315 Vegetable Garden Planting Guide (average crop per 10 feet of row)
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden
- Clemson HGIC, How Much to Grow: Planning for Year-Round Garden Productivity
- ThriveThyme estimate from typical harvests (no single extension table lists this crop per plant)
- National Center for Home Food Preservation (USDA tested canning and pickling recipes)
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