Again I am very surprised and pleased with this months harvest tally. We grew 43% of our own vegetables. Down 15% from last month, but I was expecting it to be allot lower as we haven't yet mastered the transition from summer to winter crops.
. Grown Purchased .
Potato 6190g - 100%
Capsicum 550g 915g 38%
Zucchini 770g 921g 46%
Beans 90g 655g 12%
Broccoli 720g 890g 45%
Cucumber - 1210g 0%
Tomato 280g 2925g 9%
Pumpkin 810g - 100%
Eggplant 750g - 100%
Squash 530g - 100%
Parsley 130g - 100%
Basil 95g - 100%
Carrot - 1845g 0%
Onion - 1450g 0%
Lettuce 30g 165g 15%
Coriander - 200g 0%
Beetroot 700g - 100%
Celery - 500g 0%
Silver Beet 270g - 100%
Spinach - 215g 0%
Cabbage - 600g 0%
Radish 40g - 100%
Spring Onion 10g - 100%
Sweet Potato - 345g 0%
Avocado - 1200g 0%
Garlic - 50g 0%
Ginger - 60g 0%
Radish 40g - 100%
Spring Onion 10g - 100%
Sweet Potato - 345g 0%
Avocado - 1200g 0%
Garlic - 50g 0%
Ginger - 60g 0%
Total 12kg 14kg 46%
Average 43%
For an understanding of why and how the average figure is used, go here.
Total Time 11 person hours
I decided it would be very useful to also record the amount of time spent on producing our own food. I though it would be interesting to see how we are progressing as gardeners. My assumption being as we improve the amount of output should increase with less input.
The 11 hours is the total time spent through all of April and is person based, meaning if both Melanie and I spent 1 hour in the garden together I would record this as 2 hours. The time also includes all aspects of growing food, including time spent buying seeds online, building or fixing infrastructure, harvesting, etc. I want it to encompass the complete picture. What it doesn't include is the time spent blogging ;-)
The 11 hours is the total time spent through all of April and is person based, meaning if both Melanie and I spent 1 hour in the garden together I would record this as 2 hours. The time also includes all aspects of growing food, including time spent buying seeds online, building or fixing infrastructure, harvesting, etc. I want it to encompass the complete picture. What it doesn't include is the time spent blogging ;-)
Jason, you and Melanie are having such success with your garden, it's very inspiring! We haven't done nearly as well, as we've been both busy and unwell, which means the garden has been neglected a bit. Nonetheless, Linda's plan is so good that even for just a little bit of effort, we're still growing some food for the table, although much less than you have. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes Linda's design is definitely an efficient one. You should try my 15 minutes a day approach. 15 mins everyday soon adds up. Regardless as long as the garden is still producing something then that's something to be proud of.
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