Wednesday’s Harvest

This has been a productive week. But there was a major let down. The squirrels and birds got all of our cherries. Booooo! I think Tom and I each had one but quickly realized they weren’t quite ripe. We gave them some more time and they were almost there. And then they were gone. I’m…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

We are beginning to see the garden output increase as the days get longer and warmer. Our tomato plants already have blossoms. Lettuce is beginning to bolt as is our swiss chard. Those will be replaced with more warm season crops. The artichokes are finally done. The last remaining blossoms we left to set flower…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard Here it is Wednesday again and I’m caught flat footed. I apologize again for the late post.This week we have a new kid on the block. Swiss Chard. We grow the Five Color Silverbeet Variety. I just love all the different colors it comes in. From deep reds, pinks, whites…

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Wednesdays Harvest

Yugoslavian Red Lettuce Wow! Wednesday snuck up on me this week! I apologize for the late entry. So this weeks rundown is:Artichokes: 8.73lbs @ $4.99/lb   Savings: $43.56 (BTW last week I was off significantly in my savings, doh!)Lettuce: 1.82lbs @ $1.99/lb   Savings: $3.62Eggs: 2.58 dz @ $6.50/dz   Savings: $16.79 Total Savings: $63.97 So for the…

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Wednesday’s Harvest

4′ Tall Artichoke Plants The artichokes are CRAZY! The lettuce is going strong too. The strawberries…not so much…yet. We aren’t currently weighing the strawberries. When they come in we wash them off and freeze them. When our bag is full we will then weigh them. So what’s this weeks harvest breakdown? It’s heavy on the…

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Taking Stock of our Harvest in 2010

After reading an article in Mother Earth News I’ve been inspired to keep a spreadsheet on the costs and savings from having a vegetable garden this year. I have a scale that I will weigh my harvest with and then will check out local prices for organic produce to compare. I’ve already started my spreadsheet…

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