January was by far our best garden record keeping month on record. Kelly was a terrific sport, and together we faithfully weighed and recorded every fruit, vegetable, and herb that came in from the winter garden (right on down to 1/32 lb. cilantro harvests, I might add). May we keep this level of disciplined record keeping through the next eleven months, and may we find less tedious and time-intensive ways to do it meaningfully.
Maybe in February I’ll come up with an aesthetically pleasing table to show off the totals and tally the monetary savings, but for now, without further ado…
January harvest totals
- Eggs: 6 (a sore point, for sure. The Barred Rock is still molting, and the Barred Leghorn mysteriously quit after the first week of January)
- Cilantro: .91 lbs
- Kale ‘Winterbor’, ‘Nero di Toscano’, and ‘Wild Kale Blend’: 1.03 lbs
- Parsley: .5 lbs
- Mustard ‘Ruby Streaks’: 1.88 lbs
- Broccoli ‘Umpqua’: 2.06 lbs
- Lettuce ‘Heirloom Garden Blend’: 1.13 lbs
- Mustard ‘Tah Tsoi’: .19 lbs
- Spinach ‘Donkey’: .81 lbs
- Spring onion ‘Purplette’: .41 lbs
- Cabbage ‘Parel’: 7 lbs
- Navel oranges: .5 lbs
- Lime ‘Bearrs’: 2.75 lbs
- Chard ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Fordham Hook’: .25 lbs
- Leeks ‘King Lear’: 1.75 lbs
- Cauliflower ‘Snow Crown’: 5 lbs
January total: 26.17 lbs
‘Parel’, our favorite small cabbage. With our switch next season to all open pollinated varieties, we will have to find a replacement for this great hybrid cabbage.
