We recently had a customer ask us this in an email:
“How many Hatch Chilis per plant? I want to grow enough for a bushel!”
Answer:
Each Hatch chile plant typically produces between 10 and 20+ pods, depending on variety and growing conditions. So if you want to grow a bushel of large green chile pods like Big Jims – assuming that an average bushel includes about 80-110 pods per bushel, depending on the size of the pods – we'd recommend growing at least 8-10+ Hatch chile plants so they can produce about a bushel of peppers. Some growers in New Mexico say they can get 20-50+ large chile pods on a single plant, but the average is more between 10-20 pods per plant.
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