Grow your own stir fry: plants for stir fry all season
Broccoli, snap peas, pepper, and bok choy over rice.
For a family of 4 making garden vegetable stir fry weekly in season (16 times a year), grow:
| Crop | Amount | Plants | Bed sq ft | Yield assumption | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli | 14 lb | 12 (10 to 14) | 27.5 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 18 inch spacing, head plus side shoots. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Bell pepper | 7.4 lb | 6 (3 to 8) | 14 | 6 lb per 10 ft of row at about 5 plants, so about 1.25 lb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Sugar snap pea | 9.2 lb | 62 (46 to 92) | 8 | 10 lb of pods per 10 ft of row at 1 to 2 inch spacing, so about 0.15 lb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Bok choy | 9.2 lb | 13 (10 to 19) | 6.5 | About 0.75 lb per head. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Onion | 9.2 lb | 28 (19 to 37) | 3.5 | 10 lb per 10 ft of row at 4 inch spacing, so about one 1/3 lb bulb per plant. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Garlic | 10 oz | 4 (3 to 6) | 1 | 4 lb per 10 ft of row, about one bulb (0.15 lb) per clove planted. Plant in fall. | Shop Seeds Now |
| Total | 60.5 | ||||
Garden ingredients per recipe (4 servings)
- 1 head broccoli
- 2 cups sugar snap pea
- 1 pepper bell pepper
- 1 small head bok choy
- 1 onion onion
- 3 cloves garlic
From the pantry
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 inch ginger
- 1.5 cups dry rice
Stir fry hard vegetables first, then peas and greens. Finish with soy sauce.
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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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