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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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Sunset Climate Zone 24 Coastal Southern CaliforniaTop 10 most popular Posts
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- Spring flowers and summing up the harvest so far this year
- My woeful garden, June 2015
- A spring morning in my front yard on Harvest Monday April 8, 2013
- Harvest Monday on the hottest day in LA history
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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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Woohoo, it’s a record Harvest Monday for me
I harvested a record (for us) 16+ lbs of produce this week, plus 9 eggs. Photos show that plenty more produce is headed our way. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged backyard chickens, Harvest Monday, photos, southern California, vegetable garden
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Heading for a record harvest week!
This week is shaping up to be a record harvest from my little vegetable garden. Only 2/3 lb more and I’ll have topped 10 lbs for the week. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged green beans, Kitazawa Seed Company, Komatsuna, tomatoes, vegetable garden
11 Comments
A late Harvest Monday (on Wednesday)
August is all about green beans and tomatoes. I harvested over 8 lbs of produce this week from my tiny garden, plus 11 eggs from my hens. Continue reading
WordPress Weirdness
Wordpress went nuts and removed my blog’s sidebar widgets. Fortunately, I was able to recover them. I close today’s entry with a plea to save the Maldives. Visit the blog to see how. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, Croatia, global warming, Malaysia, Maldives
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Whining for Brandywines
Tomatoes just aren’t ripening this year. My coastal southern California garden is no exception. Even the squash aren’t producing, so I replanted them in pots. Continue reading
Harvest Monday, August 9, 2010
I harvested over 10 lbs of vegetables from our garden this week, including a 5 lb beet that placed second in the “Large Beet” category at the Orange County Fair. Continue reading
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Tagged beet, compost, earthworms, green beans, Harvest Monday, Orange County Fair, photos, Southern Alligator Lizard, tomatoes, vegetable garden
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Race against the calendar
Global weirding makes for strange weather, a real challenge for home gardeners. This summer there are NO squash being produced in my southern California garden, but I’m still trying. Continue reading
Elements of Outdoor Living
Ourdoor living requires a place to cook, a place to eat, a place to sit and relax, and someplace for entertainment. See how one family does it in southern California. Continue reading
Harvest Monday August 2, 2010
This harvest Monday our garden produced 6 lbs 3.5 oz fruits and vegetables plus 9 eggs. Continue reading
Harvest Monday July 26, 2010
I harvested nearly 10 lbs of produce from my small garden in urban southern California this week, and included a recipe for cucumber granita. Continue reading
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Tagged blackberries, cucumber, cucumber granita, Fruit, Harvest Monday, photos, recipe, tomatoes, vegetable garden, vegetables
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