Before I get to the week's harvest, I just have to show off Leona the Meyer Lemon. She's 2-1/2 months old now, and has grown another 3-1/2 inches in the past two weeks! She was a 4" seedling when she arrived on May 14th, and now she's a whopping 14-1/2 inches tall. Her yellowed leaves are a thing of the past, and her flowers smell delightful. You may click on her photo to see her blossoms more closely.
The peaches were not counted in the harvest total, as they came from the neighbor. They were made into jam.
The week of July 26-Aug 1
28 ounces bush beans
13 oz. carrots (last of the spring carrots)
16 oz. corn
36 ounces cucumbers
21 oz. basil
45 ounces onions
13 oz. sweet peppers
63 ounces potatoes
100 ounces zucchini
61 ounces crookneck
29 ounces strawberries
138 ounces tomatoes
Total for week: 563 ounces = 35.2 pounds
Total year to date: 261.7 pounds
Daphne's Dandelions hosts Harvest Monday. Visit her to join in on the fun, and see what others are harvesting from their gardens.
I love all the color in your tomato bowls. Makes ya want to eat em right up doesn't it!
ReplyDelete35.2 isn't too shabby, Granny.
ReplyDeleteI love to see the pictures of your havests.
Granny you are amazing!! Some day I hope to be as good of a gardener as you are!
ReplyDeleteYesterday, I planted carrots using your seed mat method. I used toilet paper instead though. I really like the method. I think it is much better then direct planting....no waste of seeds and easy to cover correctly with dirt. Thanks Granny!
I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can go get some bush beans, I just know there will be some LOL! My 2nd sowing has taken all season to produce thanks to the birds, but now they're here!
ReplyDeleteShawn Ann, that's exactly what we do! I'm surprised they last long enough for photos.
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Ribbit, compared to the same week last year, which had over 75 pounds harvested, it's pretty weak. If the zucchini hadn't performed so well, it would have been downright puny.
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Robin, I've been using toilet paper this year, too. It's easier to make up ahead, roll up into little rolls and store until needed.
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Erin, I'm just waiting on my little French beans. I'm quite anxious to try them, and hope they taste as good as they perform.
Oh Granny, I am so loving your harvests! And I'm so jealous! LOL. I have a meyer lemon too. It's 3 years old and yet to produce any fruit. I brought it outside this summer to get more sun, hoping it will produce some flowers soon.
ReplyDeleteWow. That all looks so amazing. Congratulations on your lemon. That's an accomplishement.
ReplyDeleteYour harvests look wonderful Granny. I know they are lower than last year, but still I'd be happy with them.
ReplyDeleteMeemsnyc, I'm not holding my breath that I'll get lemons from this baby any time soon, but her blossoms were delightful. Most of them have dropped now. The aroma of citrus flowers reminds me of the Idaho State flower, the syringa (mock orange), that grew wild there. I always loved the sweet smell.
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Thank you, Martha. It's an accomplishment that I've actually kept it alive for 2 1/2 months!
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I know, Daphne, I have to quit feeling sorry for myself...I'm already hoisting veggies onto my kids! Soon enough, those tomatoes will ripen.
Your Meyer Lemon is such a refreshing(!) addition to your garden plants! I bet it smells just divine. As always, I love seeing your whole harvest for the week all in one post, imagining what it would like to have that many vegetables to harvest every week.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Gran! Are those dragon tongues not producing much for you?
ReplyDeleteWhoohoo, nice harvest this week.
ReplyDeleteAnd Leona is growing so fast, *sniffle sniffle*, where does the time go? LOL. :)
Thyme2, you will, just give yourself thyme....er, time ;-)
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Dan, I think I've only picked 3-4 of the dragon tongues so far, and I'm not seeing any blossoms. Maybe they aren't getting enough sun where they are planted, but the pole beans did well there last year. The plants look really good, we'll just give them a bit more time.
Even in a "low production" year - you rock! That is an excellent harvest and the tomatoes in particular look wonderful to someone who is only getting an occassional one or two at the moment.
ReplyDeleteLeona is looking quite perky and healthy!
I LOVE all the variety in your harvest. You are an inspiration to us all and a great encourager!! THANKS!
ReplyDeleteCrystabel, I know...our "children" grow so quickly. LOL!
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Thank YOU Debiclegg!
Kitsap, I almost lost you up there! Yes, I shouldn't cry over slow tomato production, when I know you are having a worse year than I. If I had only my Clear Pink Early, I'd be ahead of the game. I think that just might be my main tomato grown next year, it has performed beautifully for me this year.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so good!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm cute fond of that little lemon plant :)
I love your harvest posts, there's always so much nice stuff to look at! :)
Wish I had a neighbor with a peach tree. Lucky you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Seana.
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Cheryl, those are the best tasting peaches, but they are always bruised or bird pecked. I'd love to do plain canned peaches, but even right off the tree they are too blemished. I still have 6 more to eat fresh, then they're gone.
Dang, Granny - that's alot of stuff for the week. I bet those peaches were really good...
ReplyDeleteEG, they were really good. And I already picked enough strawberries this week for a batch of jam!
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