Grow your own corn salad: plants for corn salad all season
Fresh corn off the cob with tomatoes, onion, and basil.
For a family of 4 making summer corn salad weekly in season (6 times a year), grow:
| Crop | Amount | Plants | Bed sq ft | Yield assumption | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet corn | 14 lb | 19 (14 to 28) | 38 | 20 to 24 ears per 10 ft of row, about 1.5 ears (0.75 lb) per plant. Plant in blocks. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Cherry tomato | 1.8 lb | 1 | 4 | About 6 lb per plant. Smaller fruit, long harvest. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Jalapeno pepper | 2 oz | 1 | 2.5 | About 1.25 lb (roughly 40 peppers) per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Basil | 2 oz | 1 | 1 | About 0.5 lb of leaves (8 packed cups) per plant over a summer of regular cutting. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Onion | 11 oz | 3 (2 to 3) | 0.5 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 4 inch spacing, so about one 1/3 lb bulb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Total | 46 | ||||
Garden ingredients per recipe (6 side servings)
- 6 ears sweet corn
- 1 cup cherry tomato
- 1/4 red onion onion
- 1 jalapeno jalapeno pepper
- 1/4 cup basil
From the pantry
- 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Cook corn briefly, cut off the cob, toss with the rest.
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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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