- Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado 1440 0%
Beans 986 0%
Beetroot 710 0%
Broccoli 360 260 58%
Capsicum 546 0%
Carrot 2,490 0%
Celery 410 280 59%
Coriander 30 0%
Corn 1,000 0%
Cabbage 25 100%
Cauliflower 450 0%
Cucumber 1,550 0%
Garlic 65 0%
Herbs Fresh 30 100%
Kale 225 100%
Lettuce 375 100%
Onion 2,857 0%
Pea 400 0%
Potato 3,250 0%
Pumpkin 3,120 0%
Rocket 145 100%
Spring Onion 150 0%
Sweet Potato 1,380 0%
Spinach 90 100%
Tomato 1,157 0%
Zucchini 1,170 0%
Total 1,885 23,291 7%
Average 24%
Looking at the harvest tally, we only grew 7% of total weight of the vegetables we consumed. However as I have said before I don’t consider weight a fair measure of ones gardening success. Is potatoe more valuable than lettuce? I don’t think so, and I believe the price you pay at the store indicates this. So despite the lightness of the harvest I am still very pleased with Junes outcome of 24% vegetable self-sufficiency, and only a 5% drop from last month.
Total Time 16 person hours
Allot more time was spent in the garden this month, mainly due to the team effort from my gardening group. I look forward to hopefully seeing the results of this effort in the coming months.
The leafy greens are one of the big myths around I'm afraid. It has been one of my hardest tasks to encourage new growers to grow lettuce now not in Summer when it wilts, flounders and bolts. I love the way it consistently provides all the great nutrients needed through winter. It's nice to change seasonal eating and have root vegetables and slow cooks but then it is so refreshing to be able to have a hit of vibrant fresh green leaf.
ReplyDeleteStill a great month Jason. We grow a lot of the "Summer" Greens here in winter and I even have tomatos in too that are just starting to flower.
ReplyDeleteI think you've done brilliantly! Isn't it cool how all the winter greens are quite bugfree? In summer, everything gets eaten, especially as we won't spray..
ReplyDeleteGood job. I have a small veggie patch, that is usually pretty neglected. Makes me want to make more of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alicia, and welcome. Sorry to hear your patch is neglected. Try spending just 15 minutes on the garden, you will be amazed how much more time you will end up spending on it.
DeleteFood is Food ...I'll take all my garden can give me...in small bunches or in over flowing abundance..the most wonderful thing to me is you didn't have to buy it..Job well done I think
ReplyDeleteI am striving to have the garden maintain a steady flow of food, but you are correct anything the garden provides is appreciated, and something to be proud of.
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