Finding that balance between having enough food to eat and preserve, while wasting as little as possible to overripeness, frost, and the compost pile, can be tricky.
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Even if you want to grow enough tomatoes to feed your family for an entire season, those plants take up a lot of space.
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If rhubarb is something you only use for the occasional pie or cobbler, you might be better off just buying it.
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If you raise chickens or make your own dog food at home, you might want to add a few more plants for them, too.
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If you plan to preserve any of your fruits and vegetables, you’ll probably want to grow more than what is suggested.
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Different soil and weather conditions, even year to year, can affect the yields from your vegetable crops.