Household planning
How many scallions plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult30–4231 typical plants
2 adults59–8462 typical plants
4 adults118–168124 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first action4 weeks before last frost
Maturity range45–75 days
Harvest window14–30 days
Latest planting buffer75 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing1–3 in
Between rows6–12 in
Yield range0.7–1 count
Yield confidencehigh
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
0.15minimum gallons per plant
0.25recommended gallons per plant
6″minimum useful depth