Follow a family on a journey towards self sufficiency. Is it possible for a suburban family with no gardening background to produce 80% of their own fruit and veg?
Monday, October 8, 2012
September 2012 Summary
Despite spending most of my mental and physical energy dealing with the fox, snails, weeds, and a drama with irrigation (more on that latter), the garden has kept on producing. September saw us reach 40% vegetable self-sufficiency, 3% up from last month.
Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado 1000 0%
Beans 260 1,200 18%
Beetroot 180 560 24%
Broccoli 1,135 1,290 47%
Basil 70 0%
Capsicum 1,165 0%
Carrot 50 3,080 2%
Celery 1,440 100%
Cabbage 870 400 69%
Cucumber 400 0%
Coriander 60 100%
Cauliflower 95 100%
Eggplant 500 0%
Fennel 1,135 100%
Garlic 80 0%
Kale 150 100%
Lettuce 35 50 41%
Lentil 665 0%
Onion 1,705 0%
Parsley 60 100%
Pea 800 0%
Potato 2,585 0%
Pumpkin 2,560 0%
Rocket 120 100%
Spring Onion 175 100%
Sweet Potato 1,420 0%
Spinach 210 100%
Silverbeet 640 100%
Tomato 880 0%
Zucchini 875 0%
Total 6,615 21,285 24%
Average 40%
Time 11.5 person hours
Since the fox attacks this is our first egg. Yay! They have certainly been missed.
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Great harvest, Jason! We still have to buy onions, but we've managed to harvest a decent quantity of potatoes at last! :)
ReplyDeleteNice effort, particularly at this time of year. The photo looks great, such a wealth of produce!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great harvest Jason. I'm glad the girls are feeling confident enough to lay. I still have my fingers crossed for them.
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