I present to you the last two month’s harvests–minus several gallons of honey that have yet to be tabulated!
We’re often a bit flummoxed trying to make sense of why certain crops do wonderfully one year and very poorly another year. This summer’s winners included cantaloupes and eggplant. The potatoes did horribly, as did the zucchini.
September
- Apple ‘Golden Delicious’: 3.5 lbs.
- Basil ‘Aroma 1’: 9.38 lbs.
- Bean ‘Kentucky Blue’: 9.25 lbs.
- Beet ‘Pacemaker III Hybrid’: 8.13 lbs.
- Bell pepper ‘Big Red Beauty’: 1 lb.
- Carrot ‘Nantaise’: 1.75 lbs.
- Cucumber ‘Bushy Pickling’: 6.25 lbs.
- Cucumber ‘Fountain’: 2 lbs.
- Eggplant ‘Rosa Bianca’: 4.75 lbs.
- Eggs: 71 (Barred Rock 19; Ameraucana 25; Welsummer 27)
- Kale ‘Winterbor’: .25 lbs.
- Cantaloupe ‘Minnesota Midget’: 5.38 lbs.
- Onion ‘Red Amposta’: 2.75 lbs.
- Parsley ‘Dark Green Italian Plain’: .38 lbs.
- Pepper ‘Early Jalapeno’: 1.25 lbs.
- Potato ‘Red Pontiac’: .25 lbs.
- Potato ‘Yukon’: .75 lbs.
- Thai Basil: .06 lbs.
- Tomatillo ‘Variety?’: 1 lb.
- Tomato ‘Early Girl’: 7.63 lbs.
- Tomato ‘Pineapple’: 5.13 lbs.
- Tomato ‘San Marzano’: 2 lbs.
- Zucchini ‘Variety?’: 1.25 lbs.
Total: 74.09 lbs.
October
- Beeswax: 5 lbs.
- Cucumber ‘Bushy Pickling’: 1.25 lbs.
- Eggplant ‘Nadia’: .63 lbs.
- Eggplant ‘Rosa Bianca’: 3.13 lbs.
- Eggs: 55 (Barred Rock 13; Ameraucana 19; Welsummer 23)
- Navel orange: .13 lbs.
- Onion ‘Red Amposta’: .25 lbs.
- Parsley ‘Dark Green Italian Plain’: .125 lbs.
- Pepper ‘Big Red Beauty’: 4.13 lbs.
- Pepper ‘Early Jalapeno’: 4.13 lbs.
- Persimmon ‘Fuyu’: 9.5 lbs.
- Persimmon ‘Hachiya’: 94.45 lbs.
- Pomegranate ‘Wonderful’: 1.5 lbs.
- Tomatillo: 2.75 lbs.
- Tomato ‘Early Girl’: 6 lbs.
- Tomato ‘Orange Roma’: .75 lbs.
- Tomato ‘Pineapple’: 2.5 lbs.
- Tomato ‘San Marzano’: 1.88 lbs.
Total: 138.12 lbs.
2014 harvest total: 715.9 lbs.
2014 egg count: 385
The first two pomegranates from our little tree were absolutely delicious!
Nightly raccoon family raids led us to harvest the Hachiyas early. They’re ripening nicely in the kitchen, and Kelly will soon brew up a batch of persimmon beer.
Late-season tomatoes and tomatillos.
Pomegranates, ‘Rosa Bianca’ eggplants, and jalapeño peppers.
