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.
I'm always looking for more to add and feedback, so please email me at the address at the bottom of the page! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
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?
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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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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 | ||||
Berries (general) (except strawberries) |
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5 - 8 cups |
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1 quart |
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Blackberries |
1 quart |
Jam | 1 pint | 3/4 quart |
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Blueberries | 1 quart | 1 pint | 1 quart | |
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Cherries | 1 quart | jelly, canned cherries | 1quart, unpitted | 1 quart, unpitted |
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Grapes | 1 bushel | juice | 16 qt. of juice | |
2 quarts | jelly | 1 quart | ||
Peaches |
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Pears |
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Plums |
1 bushel |
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2 to 2 1/2 lb. | 1 quart | |||
Raspberries | 1 pint = 3/4 lb | 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) | ||
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Tomatoes |
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Beans, Lima |
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Greens |
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Pumpkins | one 10-lb pumpkin | 2 quarts | ||
Squash (summer) (zucchini, crookneck, Patty Pan, etc.) | ||||
3 lbs | 1 quart | |||
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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3 lbs. | 1 quart |
Volumes and Conversions
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1 Bushel |
8 gallons (dry) 32 quarts (dry) 64 pints (dry) 4 pecks 2,150 cubic inches |
1 Gallon |
4 quarts 8 pints 16 cups 231 cubic inches |
1 Quart |
32 fluid ounces 58 cubic inches 2 pints 4 cups |
1 Pint |
16 fluid ounces 29 cubic inches 2 cups |
1 Kilo (or kilogram) |
2.205 pounds |
1 Liter |
1.057 quarts (liquid) |
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!
COMMODITY |
Approximate weight per bushel, in Pounds |
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Approximate weight per bushel, in Pounds |
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. |
The Presto Pressure
canners are out
of stock, but Tfal's
are available!
Above is the
2020 version of
the Ball Blue Book