Wednesday, September 11, 2013

August 2013 Summary


The vegetable self-sufficiency didn't pick up as much as I would have hoped, but at least we managed to grow a good supply of green leafies.

             Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado                 1200            0%
Bean                    250             0%
Beetroot       515      200             72%
Broccoli       2,410                    100%
Basil                   20              0%
Bok Choy       590                      100%
Capsicum                2,620           0%
Carrot                  4,595           0%
Celery                  600             0%
Cucumber                765             0%
Chives                  20              0%
Corriander     100                      100%
Cauliflower    1,160                    100%
Cabbage                 1,000           0%
Garlic                  35              0%
Kale           215      300             42%
Lettuce        1,650                    100%
Lentil                  400             0%
Leek                    500             0%
Onion                   2,855           0%
Pea            35       550             6%
Potato         85       1,340           6%
Pumpkin                 3,610           0%
Rocket         230                      100%
Radish                  500             0%
Spring Onion   125      150             45%
Sweet Potato            1,255           0%
Spinach        535      560             49%
Tomato                  2,125           0%
Zucchini                775             0%

Total          7,650    26,225          23%
Average                                 27%

Time           12 person hours

Money          $79.00  (excludes water)

2 comments:

  1. Hi Jason. Have been reading your blog for a while now and love it. But I'm wondering why you have avocado and sweet potato on your list when you are never going to be able to grow them? Trudy

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    1. Good question. My goal is to reach 80% vegetable self-sufficiency, and I wanted it to be an honest and accurate measure. Thus I must include all vegetables that we consume, regardless of whether we grow them. When I set the goal I did suspect there would be some vegetables that we would not be able to grow or produce enough of. This is why I aimed at 80% not 100%. I do however have plans to grow both avocado and sweet potato as I have heard of people in my climate doing so. The avocado however takes years to establish so I'd better get one planted soon.

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