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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. 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 Vegatables
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FRUITS |
If you have this much fresh: |
You should get this much... |
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Commonly made products |
Canned |
Frozen |
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Apples
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1 bushel
(42-48 lbs) |
1 bushel = 12 to 15 qt. canned applesauce (no sugar added), 14 - 18 with sugar
1 bushel = 10 to 12 qt. juice |
12 - 16 quarts |
28 - 36 pints |
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3 lbs |
1 quart applesauce
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1 quart
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2 pints
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8 medium apples = 2.25 lbs |
1 nine-inch apple pie
or
3 cups of applesauce
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1 peck = 10 to 14 lbs |
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Berries (general)
(except strawberries) |
24-quart crate |
jams, jellies |
12 - 18 quarts |
32 - 36 pints |
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5 - 8 cups |
Jam |
1 quart |
2 - 3 pints |
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Blackberries |
1 quart
(2 pints) |
Jam |
1 pint |
3/4 quart |
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Blueberries |
1 quart |
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1 pint |
1 quart |
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3 lbs. |
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1 quart |
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Cherries |
1 quart |
jelly, canned cherries |
1quart, unpitted |
1 quart, unpitted |
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2 to 2 1/2 lb. |
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1quart, unpitted |
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Grapes |
1 bushel |
juice |
16 qt. of juice |
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2 quarts |
jelly |
1 quart |
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Peaches |
1 bushel (48 lbs.) |
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18-24 quarts |
32 - 48 pints |
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2 - 2.5 lbs |
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2 pints |
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Pears |
1 bushel (56 lbs.) |
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20-25 quarts |
40-50 pints |
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2 - 2.5 lbs. |
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1 quart |
2 pints |
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Plums |
1 bushel |
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24 to 30 qt. canned |
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2 to 2 1/2 lb. |
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1 quart |
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Raspberries |
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Strawberries |
24-quart crate |
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12-16 quarts |
38 pints |
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6 - 8 cups |
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1 quart |
2 pints |
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Tomatoes |
1 bushel (53 lbs.) |
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15-20 quarts or 10-12 quarts juice |
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2.5 - 3 lbs. |
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1 quart canned |
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VEGETABLES
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If you have this much fresh:
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...you should get this much :
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Canned
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Frozen
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Asparagus
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3 - 4 lbs
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1 quart
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3 pints
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Beans, Lima
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1 bushel (32 lbs.)
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6-8 quarts
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12-16 pints
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4 - 5 lbs.
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1 quart
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2 pints
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Beets
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3lbs
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1 qt. canned
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Beans, Snap
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1 bushel (30 lbs.)
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15 - 20 quarts
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30 - 45 pints
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1.5 - 2 lbs.
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1 quart
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2 pints
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Cabbage
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Corn
(Sweet, in husk)
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1 bushel (35 lbs.)
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8 - 10 quarts
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14 - 17 pints
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6 -16 ears
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1 quart
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2 pints
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Cucumbers
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Greens
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1 bushel (18 lbs.)
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6 - 9 quarts
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8 - 12 pints
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2 - 3 lbs.
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1 quart
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2 pints
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Peas, Field
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1 bushel (30 lbs.)
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6 - 7 quarts
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12 - 15 pints
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4 - 5 lbs.
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1 quart
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2 pints
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Pumpkins
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one 10-lb pumpkin
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2 quarts
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Squash (summer) (zucchini, crookneck, Patty Pan, etc.) |
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3 lbs |
1 quart |
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Squash (winter)
(Hubbard, banana, Acorn, Butternut, Buttercup) |
1 bushel (40 lbs.) |
16 - 20 quarts |
32 - 40 pints |
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3 lbs. |
1 quart |
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Volumes and Conversions
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One of these |
...is equal to: |
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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
8 pints
16 cups
231 cubic inches |
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1 Quart |
32 fluid ounces
58 cubic inches
2 pints
4 cups |
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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) |
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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