Grow your own Greek salad: plants for Greek salad all season
Cucumber, tomato, pepper, and red onion with feta.
For a family of 4 making greek salad weekly in season (10 times a year), grow:
| Crop | Amount | Plants | Bed sq ft | Yield assumption | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell pepper | 4.6 lb | 4 (2 to 5) | 9.5 | 6 lb per 10 ft of row at about 5 plants, so about 1.25 lb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Slicing tomato | 12 lb | 2 (1 to 3) | 8 | About 8 lb per plant (UMaine). Caged or staked at 2 ft spacing. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Slicing cucumber | 8.6 lb | 3 (2 to 5) | 6 | 12 lb per 10 ft of row at 3 to 4 plants, so about 3.5 lb per plant. Trellised. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Onion | 2.9 lb | 9 (6 to 12) | 1 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 4 inch spacing, so about one 1/3 lb bulb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Oregano | 0 oz | 1 | 1 | About 0.15 lb of leaves per plant per year. Perennial in most zones. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Total | 25.5 | ||||
Garden ingredients per recipe (4 side servings)
- 1 large cucumber slicing cucumber
- 3 medium tomatoes slicing tomato
- 1 pepper bell pepper
- 1/2 red onion onion
- 1 teaspoon chopped oregano
From the pantry
- 4 oz feta
- 1/2 cup olives
- 3 tablespoons olive oil and vinegar
Cut vegetables into chunks, top with feta and olives, dress with oil and vinegar.
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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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