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Hi all,
I have some PSB to plant but I am not sure how many plants I will need.
I don't want to waste space as they are so long in the ground.
there are 2 adults 1 child to feed who all love our greens.
any advice welcome.

Well..there is only 2 adults here and I plant about 9 plants..but that is 3 of each  different varieties and cropping times...

3 of us here, we had 6 plants last year.  More than enough 

2 of us and 4 plants (early). In fact have invited friends around tonight to help us eat the latest batch  :D

Thanks all,
much less than I imagined,I am so glad I asked.

We like generous portions of veg.  For our family of 4, only 3 of whom love PSB (younger daughter has a few spears under sufferance and much prefers green calabrese) -  6 plants of each type (early/late) is perfect.

We do four plants for a family of four. We get several meals out of that, and although we could eat more (but not that much more) it is quite enough for our tastes because they take up so much room. Off the top of my head the planting distance is 2ft (or even more) between plants - and believe me, they need it. They are also in the ground for a long time, more than nine months, so you need to think about how space you want to give over to them.

Quote from: valentinelow on April 20, 2010, 13:33:20
We do four plants for a family of four. We get several meals out of that, and although we could eat more (but not that much more) it is quite enough for our tastes because they take up so much room. Off the top of my head the planting distance is 2ft (or even more) between plants - and believe me, they need it. They are also in the ground for a long time, more than nine months, so you need to think about how space you want to give over to them.

thanks,
that was my dilemma,we love psb but I didn't want to waste space for such a long time.