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HARVEST TOTALS 2019 as of July 31
81 lbs FRUIT
37 lbs VEGETABLES
118 lbs TOTAL PRODUCE plus 193 EGGS
GOAL 200 lbs produce plus 300 EGGS
HARVEST TOTAL for 2016
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
TOTAL PRODUCE plus 285 EGGS
GOAL 200 lbs produce plus 350 EGGS
Harvest Totals for 2015 as of
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
TOTAL PRODUCE plus 466 EGGS
GOAL 200 lbs produce plus 400 EGGS
Harvest Totals for 2014
86 lbs FRUIT
81 lbs VEGETABLES
167 lbs TOTAL PRODUCE plus 530 EGGS
GOAL was 250 lbs produce plus 450 eggs
Harvest Totals 2013
91 lbs FRUIT
74 lbs VEGETABLES
165 lbs TOTAL PRODUCE plus 770 EGGS
GOAL = 350 lbs PRODUCE plus 400 EGGS
Harvest Totals for 2012
73 lbs FRUIT
218 lbs VEGETABLES
291 lbs TOTAL PRODUCE plus 320 eggs
GOAL = 350 lbs PRODUCE plus 350 EGGS
Harvest Totals for 2011
47 lbs FRUIT
187 lbs VEGETABLES
234 lbs total Produce plus 313 eggs
Harvest Totals for 2010
58 lbs FRUIT
166 lbs VEGETABLES
224 lbs TOTAL PRODUCE plus 463 eggs
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- The first egg, the first egg!!!
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- Bee Girl at Sky Minded and Ever Growing Garden, hens, and bees in Santa Fe, NM.
- Curbstone Valley Farm A garden, orchard, chicken blog set in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California
- Diary of a Tomato New England veggie garden and recipe blog
- Down on the Allotment “Matron’s” blog about vegetable gardening on an allotment in London, and dog training
- From Seed to Table Michelle gardens ten miles from the Pacific Ocean in the hills of Carmel Valley of California, with vegetables and chickens.
- Garden to Wok Norma Chang’s cooking and gardening blog.
- Graphix Muse Garden Spot An attractive garden blog from Maine
- Greenhorn in the Garden Turling’s new vegetable garden in southern California.
- Grow It, Can It, Cook It Caroline’s northern California blog about growing and preserving produce.
- Henbogle Ali’s beautiful and productive vegetable garden with chickens in Maine.
- High Desert Garden Mac’s vegetable garden in the harsh climate of the high desert
- Liz at Suburban Tomato Liz’s Down Under vegetable garden blog.
- My Little Vegetable Garden Bangchik and Kakdah’s darling vegetable garden blog in Putrajava, Malaysia
- Our Engineered Garden A square foot vegetable garden in Russellville, Alabama
- Our Happy Acres Villager’s southern Indiana garden and macro photography
- Sicilian Sisters Grow Food Stefaneer and Denise write about their northern California gardens with fruit, veggies, bees and hens.
- The Corner Yard Ribbit’s square foot vegetable garden in Georgia.
- The Enchanted Earth Meredith’s vegetable garden in South Carolina.
- The Gardener of Eden Robin is hosting “Using the Harvest” Thursdays
- Urban Veggie Garden Blog Dan’s nifty vegetable and canning blog from Ontario, Canada
Useful Links
- American Livestock Breeds Conservancy A non-profit dedicated to preservation of heritage breeds of livestock
- Blotanical A terrific network of gardening bloggers
- California Native Plant Society
- Corbahead Tools Blog Gardening tips from a terrific Wisconsin garden tool company
- Gardener's Supply Company My favorite online gardening catalog store
- Local Harvest Where to find local farmers who sell direct to the public, farmers markets, CSAs, etc.
- Native Seed Search a source for seeds and other products of the American Southwest
- Orange County, CA Master Gardeners Useful gardening advice for southern California
- Slow Food USA Promoting food that is grown and prepared the old-fashioned way
- Tanaka Farms A farmer’s blog from our local CSA organic farm in Irvine, CA
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Spring garden chores
Spring brings of rush of things to do for the home gardener. But unless you sow, you can’t reap. Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, pond, spring chores, urban chickens, vegetable garden, vegetables, water conservation
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What’s in bloom in my yard, Jan. 2010
Different flowers bloom at different times of the year in coastal southern California. Here are photos of flowers in bloom in January in my yard. Continue reading
My pond and veggie garden in southern California, January 2010
Status of our southern California yard, pond and vegetable gardens in January, with photos. Continue reading
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Tagged artichokes, bell peppers, cauliflower, chard, garden, photos, pond, raised beds, vegetable garden, vegetables, water garden
9 Comments
Fabulous German pancake recipe
Recipe with photos for a fabulous German pancake with fresh fruit. Continue reading
Harvest Monday Jan. 25, 2010
I harvested a total of 8 lbs, 8 oz. of fruit, vegetables and herbs from my coastal southern California garden over the past two weeks. Continue reading
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Tagged bell peppers, cauliflower, chard, garden, green onions, herbs, lemons, limes, oranges, vegetables
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More storm videos and pics
Videos of rain, hail, flooded streets, and heavy surf that hit Huntington Beach CA during the week of January 18-22, 2010. Continue reading
Winter storms and tornado in Huntington Beach, CA
The week of Jan. 18-23 brought a series of four winter storms to Huntington Beach, CA, causing damage throughout town. Continue reading
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Tagged Huntington Beach, rain, rain damage, southern California, tornado, video, winter storm
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Harvest Monday catch-up Dec. 28-Jan.11
Between Christmas craziness, our Yosemite vacation, and getting the flu, I haven’t been posting my harvests on Monday, even though there have been harvests. So here are the results from the past two weeks. Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 4 navel orange, 2 … Continue reading
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Tenaya Lodge–a Yosemite resort in winter
Winter is a terrific time to visit Yosemite National Park. We prefer staying at Tenaya Lodge, a full-service resort with indoor pool and spa, ice skaing rink, sleigh rides, fine dining, and much more. Continue reading
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Tagged gingerbread house, lodging, photography, sleigh ride, Tenaya Lodge, winter, Yosemite National Park
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