How Much of a Fruit or Vegetable Will I Need to Pick?
How Much of a Fruit or Vegetable Will I Need to Pick?
After you locate a pick-your-own farm near you, the next question that comes to mind is, how much should I pick in order to can, freeze, make jam, etc.? How much jam can I make from 6 quarts of berries? How much applesauce will 2 bushels make? Then this is the page for you! The conversion and tables below should answer your questions.
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Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go, to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!!
Be sure to also see your state's harvest calendar to know when each crop is usually ready to be picked - just click on your state and look for the harvest calendar / crop availability link.
And if you want simple illustrated, instructions on making and canning many common items, like how to make jam, applesauce, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, salsa, fruit pies, freezing vegetables, putting up peaches, green beans, etc., just click here.
Of course, the next logical question is how much does a bushel of a fruit or vegetable produce when canned or frozen?
Weights and Approximate Processed Yields of Common Fruits and Vegetables
Also see this page for current pricing information by fruuit or vegetable
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| Apples |
(42-48 lbs) 80 to 100 apples (depends upon the size of the apples) |
1 bushel = 12 to 15 qt.
canned applesauce (no sugar added), 14 - 18 with sugar
1 bushel = 10 to 12 qt. juice |
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1 quart applesauce | |||
| 8 medium apples = 2.25 lbs | 1 nine-inch apple pie or 3 cups of applesauce |
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| 1 peck = 1/4 bushel = 10 to 14 lbs | ||||
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Berries (general) (except strawberries) |
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jams, jellies |
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| 5 - 8 cups |
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1 quart |
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| Blackberries |
1 quart = 1.5 lbs |
Jam | 1 pint | 3/4 quart |
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| Blueberries | 1 quart = 2.3 lbs | best frozen | 1 pint | 1 quart |
| 3 lbs. | 1 quart | |||
| 1 gallon = 4.5 to 5 lbs | ||||
| Cherries | 1 quart | jelly, canned cherries, pie filling | 1quart, unpitted | 1 quart, unpitted |
| 2 to 2 1/2 lb. | 1quart, unpitted | |||
| Grapes | 1 bushel | juice | 16 qt. of juice | |
| 2 quarts | jelly | 1 quart | ||
| Peaches |
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2 - 2.5 lbs |
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| 1 peck = 1/4 bushel = 12 lbs | ||||
| Pears |
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pitted, peeled and canned |
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| Plums |
1 bushel |
jam | 24 to 30 qt. canned | |
| 2 to 2 1/2 lb. | 1 quart | |||
| Raspberries | 1 pint = 3/4 lb | jam or frozen | 1 cup jam | 1 cup (if air is excluded) |
| 1 quart = 1.25 to 1.5 lbs | 2 cups jam | 1 pint (if air is ecluded) | ||
| Strawberries |
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1 batch (10 - 12 half-pint jars) of jam |
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| 1 gallon = 5 lbs of fresh strawberries | 2 batches (20 to 24 half-pint jars) of jam | |||
| Tomatoes |
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| 3 - 4 lbs | 1 quart | 3 pints | ||
| Beans, Lima |
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| 3lbs | 1 qt. canned | |||
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| 1 average head | 1 quart sauerkraut | |||
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Corn (Sweet, in husk) |
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| Cucumbers (pickling) | ||||
| about 3 7 inch long) | 1 pint of pickles (spears or slices) | |||
| Greens |
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| Peppers |
1 Bushel 25 - 30 lbs. 1 Peck 6.25 - 7.5 lbs. |
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large peppers: 80 - 85 per bushel; small peppers: 110 per bushel |
1 lb fresh = 1 pint canned (pickled) | 2/3 lb fresh = 1 pint frozen | ||
| Potatoes | 1 bushel = 60 lbs | 1 bushel = 20 quarts pressure canned potatoes | ||
| Pumpkins | one 10-lb pumpkin | 2 quarts | ||
| Squash (summer) (yellow, zucchini, crookneck, Patty Pan, etc.) | 1 average yellow squash (8 inches long | |||
| 3 lbs | 1 quart | 1 pint | ||
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Squash (winter) (Hubbard, banana, Acorn, Butternut, Buttercup) |
1 bushel (40 lbs.)
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16 - 20 quarts
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32 - 40 pints
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Volumes and Conversions
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1 Bushel |
8 gallons (dry) 32 quarts (dry) 64 pints (dry) 4 pecks 2,150 cubic inches |
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1 Gallon |
4 quarts 3.78 liters 8 pints 16 cups 231 cubic inches 0.43 peck (just under a half-peck) |
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1 Quart |
32 fluid ounces 58 cubic inches 2 pints 4 cups 0.98 liter |
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1 Pint |
16 fluid ounces 29 cubic inches 2 cups |
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1 Kilo (or kilogram) |
2.205 pounds |
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1 Liter |
1.057 quarts (liquid) 0.26 gallon\ |
Weight per Bushel for Common Fruits and Vegetables
If you like to do a large quantity of canning and once and be done with it for a year, you may want to do what I do, either pick in large quantity, or find the local real farmer's market (like the one in Forest Park, Georgia) and get bulk quantities. In which case, you need to know, how much is in a bushel of the fruit or vegetables? this table should help!
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COMMODITY |
Approximate weight per bushel, in Pounds |
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COMMODITY |
Approximate weight per bushel, in Pounds |
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Apples |
42 lbs. |
Mustard Greens |
18 lbs. |
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Lima Beans (unshelled) |
30 lbs. |
Onions |
57 lbs. |
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Pole Beans |
28 lbs. |
Peaches |
50 lbs. |
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Snap Beans |
30 lbs. |
Field Peas |
25 lbs. |
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Shelled Corn |
56 lbs. |
Sweet Potatoes (fresh, green) |
55 lbs. |
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Corn (in ear) |
70 lbs. |
Sweet Potatoes (cured, dry) |
50 lbs. |
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Cowpeas |
60 lbs. |
Spinach |
20 lbs. |
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Cucumbers |
48 lbs. |
Tomatoes |
53 lbs. |
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Eggplant |
33 lbs. |
Turnips (without tops) |
54 lbs. |
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English Peas (in hull) |
30 lbs. |
Turnip Greens (dry) |
16 lbs. |
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Muscadines |
50 lbs. |
Turnip Greens (wet) |
18 lbs. |
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