How many green beans and where to get them. You can grow your own, pick your own, or buy them at the grocery store. About 14 pounds of beans makes 7 quart jars; or 9 pounds is needed per 9 pints. A bushel, which produces anywhere from 13 to 20 quarts, weighs 30 pounds.
How much does fresh cilantro cost per pound? On average, fresh cilantro can cost about $1 to $2 per bunch or close to $7 per pound. The costs will depend on the time of year, the market conditions and where you purchase it from. Dried cilantro is usually sold in jars and can cost $2 to $15. If you would like to plant cilantro and grow it in your garden, you can purchase the seeds for between $2 and $4. It can also be easily grown in a window sill with a lot of sunlight. Farmers Daughter Herbs, for instance, list their prices on their website. One bunch is about $1, while a half pound will retail for about $3.
(If you have lots of seed there is another way to grow cilantro and I'll tell you about it below.) Don't go overboard with the amount of seed. Healthy cilantro plants grow fairly big, about 50 cm or 2 feet tall. You want about 5 cm between plants if you grow cilantro for the leaf. They need more space if you grow them for seed, but you can always eat the extre plants and just leave a few to go to seed. Cilantro seeds take about two to three weeks to germinate. If they come up too thickly, just pull up and eat the extras...