2010 Gardening Results – Weigh In & Other Data

A lot of data to compile.  Afterall, I am in the computer business so I bring a technical and data-crunching aspect to the garden.

Below is the tally of the totals from each type of veggie grown in the garden this year.  I’ve also compared statistical data from last year to show the gain or loss from the previous year.

Basil

• One direct-sowing on May 1st of 32 seeds (two seeds per hole)
• 22 of 32 germinated (69%) with an average germination in 6.95 days
• Basil was thinned to 15 plants (would have been 16, but one “hole” did not germinate)
• Total of 3 pounds of leaves harvested
• No comparative data from last year (first time growing basil)

Greencrop Green Beans

• Seemed to be a very bad year for green beans – at least this variety.  I’ve used the Bush Blue Lake series of green beans in the past so the comparative data is up against a different variety.
• Complete germination data is not available as several other direct-sowings were made but germination data was not kept
  • A total of 287 Greencrop beans were planted throughout the year
  • 96 of 158 germinated (61%) from data retrieved with an average of 8.84 days until germination
• Only 3 pounds, 4 3/4 ounces of Greencrop beans were collected.
• In 2009, 55 pounds, 13 3/8 ounces of Bush Blue Lake green beans were harvested.  In 2010, there was approximately 95% LESS green beans harvested.

Green Goliath Broccoli

• 16 seeds started inside in 16 ounces cups; two seeds per cup, on March 10
• 13 of 16 (81%) germinated in an average of 7.3 days
• This seed is at least three years old – if not longer.  Germination rate still maintaining very well.
• A total of 8 were planted in the garden but one would not grow and was a runt.
• A total of 7 heads of broccoli were harvested in 2010 with a total weight of 12 pounds, 13 ounces
  • Average of approximately 1 pound, 13 1/4 ounces per head
• In 2009, eight were also planted and all eight were harvested with a total weight of 5 pounds, 10 3/4 ounces
• Approximately a 140% INCREASE in production from the broccoli – and it was a very HOT year

Carrots – Burpee A#1 and Sugarsnax

• Carrots were directly seeded into the carrot bed on April 7.
• Burpee A#1 – Approximately 153 of 189 (81%) germinated with an average of 12.75 days for germination
  • Seed is one year old and all seed was used
• Sugarsnax – Approximately 178 of 231 (77%) germinated with an average of 11.05 days for germination
  • Seed was new this year but germination rates were lower than Burpee A#1
• The carrots succumbed to damping off disease very harshly this year while they were small.  An additional sowing of dozens more carrots were made but yields were reduced severely.
• A total of 5 pounds, 14 7/8 ounces of Burpee A#1 carrots were harvested from 61 carrots
• A total of 6 pounds, 1/2 ounces of Sugarsnax carrots were harvested from 66 carrots
• Grand total of 11 pounds, 15 3/8 ounces were harvested for 2010, approximately 33% LESS than last year
• In 2009, 18 pounds of carrots were harvested from the same bed

Ventura Celery

• Celery was sowed indoors during four different periods:
  • February 17 – 2 out of 6 (33%) germinated with germination taking an average of 19.5 days
  • February 24 – 1 out of 12 (8.3%) germinated with germination taking an average of 19 days
  • March 4 – 15 of 24 (62.5%) germinated with germination taking an average of 8.4 days
  • March 12 – 11 of 24 (45.9%) germinated with germination taking an average of 10.45 days
• A total of 29 out of 66 (43.9%) germinated with a total germination average of 10.31 days
• The celery that was sowed in March was experimental with these parameters
  • Seed was soaked in water overnight
  • Some seed was placed directly on the soil
  • Some seed was sowed 1/4 inch into the soil
  • Outcome is that celery seed needs light to germinate and soaking may or may not be necessary
• Only 2 1/8 ounces of celery was harvested
  • One plant was pulled for taste and it tasted very sugary and did not appear to be too stringy
  • The weather was extremely hot in 2010 and the celery simply did not live very well
  • The plants may not have been watered appropriately.
  • Seemed that some of the stalks were rotting in the garden
• No comparison data for 2009 – first time growing celery was in 2010

Cilantro

• Cilantro was directly sowed in the herb/patio garden
• 29 of 32 (90.6%) germinated in an average of 10.76 days
  • Germination rate may be incorrect.  There were two cilantro seeds planted per “hole” and in some cases, up to four plants were noticed coming from the same spot.
• Cilantro was thinned to 16 plants
• Approximately 10 3/4 ounces of cilantro was harvested
• No comparison data from 2009 since 2010 was the first (and last) year for growing cilantro
• The amount of effort to grow cilantro was not worth it this year – especially because it turned off hot very quickly and the cilantro bolted
• The cilantro was used solely in salsa – which didn’t seem to make much of any impact
• Will not be growing cilantro again – takes up space that could be used for something that we would use.

Corn – Silver Queen & Sugar Dots

• Planted 43 of Sugar Dots and Silver Queen corn directly into the garden on May 1st
  • 42 of 43 (97.7%) of Sugar Dots germinated from year-old seed with a germination taking an average of 8.86 days
  • 28 of 43 (65.1%) of Silver Queen germinated taking an average of 7.68 days
    • An additional sowing on May 12
      • 9 of 16 (56.3%) germinated taking an average of 8.4 days
    • Total of 37 of 59 (62.7%) germinated with a total average of 7.9 days until germination
• The Sugar Dots corn yield was very bad.  All the usable cobs were quite small.
  
  • Forum members believed the problem to be either lack of nitrogen or lack of water
  • A total of 13 (out of 42) cobs were harvested with a total weight of 3 pounds, 12 ounces
• Silver Queen corn yield was also low.  Some stalks generated two ears of corn but most only generated one or none at all.
  • Silver Queen corn grew to be over seven feet tall – but the pollen was dropping very early
  • The second sowing of corn helped to pollinate the other corn that was pollinated earlier – although the second sowing of corn lacked in yield because pollen drop was premature
  • A total of 25 (out of 37) cobs were harvested with a total weight of 14 pounds, 2 3/8 ounces
  • Silver Queen yielded twice as many ears as Sugar Dots but the weight was over four times as great
• Will no longer be growing Sugar Dots due to the low yield and potential problems.  Only going to grow Silver Queen
• Last year, the Sugar Dots and Peaches & Cream corn was started in July – this year is was started as early as it could
  • Last year, there were 74 ears of corn (that doesn’t sound right) with a total weight of 14 pounds, 3 ounces
  • This year, there were only 38 ears of corn with a total weight of 17 pounds, 14 3/8 ounces
  • An INCREASE in weight by approximately 18% but 50% LESS ears were harvested
    • Silver Queen corn is very large and of high quality – will continue to grow this variety

Cucumbers – Burpee Pickler & Straight Eight

• 10 Straight Eight cucumbers were started in 16-ounce cups on May 19
  • New seed this year; 7 out of 10 (70%) germinated in an average of 7 days
• 6 Burpee Pickler cucumbers were started in 16-ounce cups on May 19
  • Seed is one year old; 5 out of 6 (83.3%) germinated in an average of 6 days
• Three of each variety were planted in the back garden and the other plants were given away
• A total of 21 Straight Eight cucumbers were harvested with a total weight of 13 pounds, 7 ounces
  • Average weight of 10.2 ounces for each cucumber
  • Average yield of 71.7 ounces (4 pounds, 7.7 ounces) per each of the three vines
• A total of 35 Burpee Pickler cucumbers were harvested with a total weight of 16 pounds, 5 5/8 ounces
  • Average weight of 7.45 ounces for each cucumber
  • Average yield of 87 ounces (5 pounds, 7 ounces) per each of the three vines
• A grand total of 30 pounds, 4 ounces of cucumbers were harvested (a 7 3/8-ounce cucumber was harvested but was not labeled)
• In 2009, Marketmore 76 plants produced 6 pounds, 10 3/8 ounces between 15 cucumbers
  • Average of 7.07 ounces per cucumber
• In 2009, Burpee Pickler plants produced 4 pounds, 4 1/4 ounces between 12 cucumbers
  • Average of 5.67 ounces per cucumber
• In 2009, only ONE Marketmore 76 and ONE Burpee Pickler plant was planted – compared to THREE Burpee Pickler and THREE Straight Eight
• On a per-vine basis, this year yielded MORE per plant than in 2009 for the Burpee Pickler variety.
• On a year-to-year basis, this year saw an INCREASE by almost 200% in yield (10 pounds, 14 5/8 ounces in 2009, 30 pounds, 4 ounces in 2010)

Lettuce – Simpson Elite, Buttercrunch, Red Salad Bowl

• This year, three varieties of lettuce were grown compared to only one variety in 2009 – which was Simpson Elite
• Buttercrunch
  • One dozen sowings were made – 3/24 (3 sowed), 3/31 (3 sowed), 4/7 (4 sowed), 4/14 (8 sowed), 4/16 (4 sowed), 4/23 (4 sowed), 4/28 (4 sowed), 5/12 (3 sowed), 5/12 (8 sowed), 5/19 (8 sowed), 5/18 (4 sowed), and 5/26 (8 sowed)
  • A total of 35 out of 61 (57.4%) germinated in an average of 5.7 days
  • New seed this year
• Simpson Elite
  • 11 sowings were made – 3/24 (3 sowed), 3/31 (3 sowed), 4/7 (4 sowed), 4/14 (8 sowed), 4/16 (4 sowed), 4/28 (4 sowed), 5/12 (3 sowed), 5/12 (8 sowed), 5/18 (4 sowed), 5/19 (8 sowed), and 5/26 (8 sowed)
  • A total of 40 out of 57 (70.2%) germinated in an average of 5.35 days
  • Year-old seed
• Red Salad Bowl
  • One dozen sowings were made – 3/24 (3 sowed), 3/31 (3 sowed), 4/5 (5 sowed), 4/7 (4 sowed), 4/13 (24 sowed), 4/16 (4 sowed), 4/28 (4 sowed), 5/12 (3 sowed), 5/12 (8 sowed), 5/19 (8 sowed), 5/19 (4 sowed), 5/26 (8 sowed)
  • 34 out of 78 (43.5%) germinated in an average of 4.91 days
  • New seed this  year
  • Germination of Red Salad Bowl was very poor and many trials were used to germinate it.  This variety is very colorful with the red leaves, but is hard to germinate and the production per plant is lacking severly
  • Will give Red Salad Bowl one more year to redeem itself before moving on
• Most harvest data is a combination of all plants combined
  • 4 3/4 ounces of Buttercrunch was harvested
  • 12 1/4 ounces of Simpson Elite was harvested
  • 2 1/2 ounces of Red Salad bowl was harvested
  • “Mixed lettuce” totals are 2 pounds 2 7/8 ounces
  • A complete total of 3 pounds, 6 3/8 ounces of lettuce was harvested for 2010
• In 2009, Simpson Elite was the only variety that was planted
  • 11 pounds, 6 3/4 ounces of Simpson Elite was harvested last year – primarily from 15 plants in the spring
• There was approximately 70% LESS lettuce produced this year versus in 2009
  • Weather turned incredibly hot very early in the year causing this problem
  • Most lettuce in 2010 was placed behind the garage (west of the garage) where it was shaded until about noon or after
  • Some lettuce was planted in the patio/herb garden that received full sun most of the day
  • In 2009, all lettuce was planted in the front garden where it received full sun all day
• Simpson Elite lettuce regenerates itself much better than Buttercrunch or Red Salad Bowl based on data from 2010
  • In other words, Simpson Elite is a plant that allows you to pick off the leaves as you need them and they regenerate faster/better

Copra Onions

• Copra Onions were started indoors approximately nine weeks before they were transplanted outside
  • Onions probably could have been started a little before this; may try to start 12 weeks early in 2011
  • Transplants were very small when they went into the garden
• 144 Copra onion seeds were started on February 11
  • A total of 104 out of 144 (72.2%) germinated in an average of 9.58 days
• 26 Copra onion seeds were started on March 4
  • A total of 15 out of 26 (57.7%) germinated in an average of 9.93 days
• Temperatures of growing area ranged from 58 to 70 degrees (mostly between 58 and 63 degrees during seeding period; up to 70 degrees under fluorescent lights)
• Out of the approximately 119 onions that sprouted, 116 made it out to the garden as transplants
  • These numbers seem a bit off because I know I lost at least 10 onions due to damping off under the lights
• Out of the 116 transplants, only 67 were harvested
  • Only 57.8% usable
  • The other onions that were not harvested were rotten or too small to use
• 67 Copra onions weighed in at 23 pounds, 4 ounces
  • Average of 5.55 ounces per Copra onion
• Last year, “sets” were used instead of seeds
  • Yellow Onion – 5 pounds, 11 1/4 ounces (total of 28)
  • White Onion – 5 pounds, 12 3/8 ounces (total of 36)
  • Total of 11 pounds, 6 5/8 ounces between 64 onions
    • Average of only 2.84 ounces per onion grown from sets in 2009
• On a per-onion average basis, the Copra Onion outperformed the onions grown from sets in 2009 by 2.71 ounces per onion – 95% INCREASE
• On a per-year total basis, 2010 had an INCREASE by 104% on the weight of onions produced

Oregano

• Oregano was directly-sowed in the patio/herb garden with new seed
  
  • 3 out of 32 (9.4%) germinated in an average of 16 days
• Oregano seed is incredibly small and was very hard to sow
  • Larger than a grain of sand but not by much
• There was ZERO oregano harvested in 2010
  • First year growing it
  • GardenWeb forum members indicate that oregano is a perennial and will come back next year with abundance
  • Oregano also puts out “runners” like strawberries that allow it to produce
  • By the end of the 2010 season, only one oregano plant was living (the one pictured above) and had at least three runners

Parsley

• Parsley was direct-sowed into the patio/herb garden with new seed
  • 23 of 32 (71.9%) germinated in an average of 13.6 days
  • Parsley was thinned to one plant per six inches
• There was ZERO parsley harvested in 2010
  • After planting the parsley, there wasn’t much of a use that we had for it.  It tasted like soap when I pulled a small leaf off
  • Will not be growing parsley again

Peas – Burpee Super Sugar Snap, Sugar Snap, and Dwarf Grey Sugar

• This year, three varieties of peas were used
  • In 2009, only Dwarf Grey Sugar peas were used – which are snow peas and must be picked before the pods/seeds get large
• Dwarf Grey Sugar
  • Two sowings from year-old seed
    
    • On 4/5, 72 were planted in containers to be trialed as transplanting
      • 61 of 72 (84.7%) germinated in an average of 6.51 days
    • On 4/15, 27 were directly sowed into the garden
      • 24 of 27 (88.9%) germinated in an average of 7.71 days
• Burpee Super Sugar Snap
  • Germination of Burpee’s Super Sugar Snap pea was absolutely awful – will not try this variety again
  • Two sowings from brand new seed
    • On 4/5, 99 were planted in containers to be trialed as transplanting
      • 9 out of 99 (10%) germinated in an average of 6.89 days
      • All 9 were transplanted out into the garden
    • On 4/25, 6 were direct-sowed into the garden
      • 2 out of 6 (33.3%) germinated in an average of 6 days
• Sugar Snap
  • Two sowings that were made directly into the garden from new seed
    • On 4/15, 68 peas were sowed
      • 48 of 68 (70.6%) germinated in an average of 10.1 days
    • On 4/30, 15 peas were sowed
      • 5 out of 15 (33.3%) germinated in an average of 11 days
• Pea harvests this year were exceptionally bad due to the high heat that hit early in the year
• Pea harvests were also reduced because the Sugar Snap varieties grew well over four feet tall and had a hard time grasping onto the green snow fencing
  • Must use chicken wire or something that the pea tendrils can easily grasp onto when climbing
• Only 1 pound, 12 5/8 ounces of peas were harvested for 2010
• In 2009, 12 pounds, 4 5/8 ounces of Dwarf Grey Sugar peas were harvested from less plants
  
  • In 2009, plants were sowed five inches apart
  • In 2010, plants were sowed four inches apart
• There was an 85% LESS yield on peas in 2010 versus 2009
• The sugar snap peas – if they would have produced – could have doubled the amount of peas from 2009 because the pods are allowed to get plump and keep their sugar flavor without the string-like nature of the snow peas

California Wonder Peppers

• California Wonder peppers are still excellent producers and provided us with more than enough peppers for the year
• The peppers were very stunted for the majority of the year although one would think with the high heat, they would thrive
  • After the hot temperatures calmed down near the end of August, the peppers really began thriving and put on heavy blossoms and yields
  • Over 75% of the harvest from the peppers came within a two month period beginning in September compared to the rest of the year
• Two sowings were made indoors approximately six weeks before they were transplanted to the garden
  
  • March 10 – Used seed saved from a pepper from last year
    • 7 out of 8 (87.5%) germinated in an average of 12.57 days
  • March 10 – Used year-old seed from a packet
    • 16 out of 16 (100%) germinated in an average of 13.12 days
• A total of eight were transplanted to the garden on April 24th
  • The peppers that were planted in the year-old bed (those pictured above) seemed to thrive better than those that were planted in the new front bed (those were stunted – much like the Sugar Dots corn as well)
• A total of 258 California Peppers were harvested weighing in at 44 pounds, 4 ounces between eight plants
  • Average weight of 2.744 ounces per pepper
• In 2009, a total of 130 peppers weighing 32 pounds, 12 7/8 ounces were harvested from eight plants
  • Average weight of 4.04 ounces per pepper
• Average weight per pepper in 2010 was 32% LESS than in 2009
• Total harvest in 2010 was 26% GREATER than in 2009

Kennebec Potatoes

• Purchased 8.5 pounds of seed potatoes from the local gardening store
  • Mostly purchased small seed potatoes and not the large ones because you get more “eyes” for the money with the smaller potatoes
• 79 of 84 (94%) germinated in an average of 16.2 days
• Not every potato plant produced and a few died just after sprouting
• Results per location
  • 8 potatoes in black buckets
    • Harvested 3 pounds, 9 3/8 ounces
    • Average of 7.125 ounces per potato plant
  • 6 potatoes in the potato bin (bin was not continuously hilled-up like last year; the potatoes were put in and hilled only once)
    
    • Harvested 6 pounds, 8 7/8 ounces
    • Average of 17.5 ounces (1 pound, 1 1/2 ounces) per potato plant
    • Very good yield for a 2 x 3 area
  • 9 potatoes in the “potato garden”
    • Harvested 2 pounds, 14 3/8 ounces
    • Average of 5.11 ounces per potato plant
    • Very poor yield because many potatoes were rotten
      • The soil in the “potato garden” is very heavy and filled with clay.  It held water.  Will be planting watermelon in this garden next year instead.
  • 39 potatoes in the back garden
    • Harvested 44 pounds, 6 3/4 ounces
    • Average of 18.23 ounces (1 pound, 2 1/4 ounces) per potato plant
    • This proves that potatoes grown in a rows with 12″ between plants yield just as good – if not better than – growing potatoes in a potato bin
    • All of the soil behind the garden was from the compost facility so it was very loose
  • 17 potatoes beside the house
    • Harvested 6 pounds
    • Average of 5.64 ounces per potato plant
    • Very poor yield – soil was 100% from the compost facility and was loose
    • This area was also planted with peas and tomatoes – so the yield was most likely heavily reduced due to the feeding of the tomato plants
• A complete total of 62 pounds, 10 3/8 ounces of potatoes were harvested
  • Average of 12.68 ounces per potato plant
  • A few extra potatoes were also found while the beds were being prepared for next year – those were not included in the count
• In 2009, only 16 pounds, 9 3/4 ounces of potatoes were harvested
  • Number of potatoes planted not available from 2009
• Overall, an INCREASE by 388% in potatoes produced in 2010 over 2009

Crimson Giant Radishes

• Radish seed used is well over three years old – finished up the last of the radish seed this year
• Several direct-garden sowings
  • 4/26 – 29 of 31 (93.5%) germinated in an average of 4.38 days
  • 5/12 – 29 of 30 (96.7%) germinated in an average of 5.07 days
  • 9/14 – 13 of 24 (54%) germinated in an average of 5 days
    • This batch was experimental from saved seed which was saved from a radish plant this year
  • 9/22 – 17 of 24 (70.8%) germinated in an average of 5 days
    • This batch was experimental from saved seed which was saved from a radish plant this year
• A total of 1 pound, 7/8 ounces of radishes were harvested
  • This total also includes some of the foliage which was used in salads
  • Radish foliage is pepper and also has good texture to it
• In 2009, only 7 3/8 ounces of radishes were harvested
• INCREASE of 58.8% in 2010 over 2009

Tri-Star Strawberries

• This is the second year for the strawberries and therefore the root systems were more mature
  • There were also more strawberry plants this year because some of the runners were allowed to grow and take footing
• In 2010, a total of 21 pounds, 1 1/2 ounces of strawberries were harvested from two strawberry pyramids containing approximately 25 plants each
  • In 2010, all strawberry production was done by July (last harvest was on June 29th).
  • The wicked heat took it’s toll on the strawberry plants and uneven watering/neglect caused most of the strawberry plants to lose all their leaves
  • Next year, yields may be lower than the past two years because the plants were heavily set back by the heat and neglect
• In 2009, a total of 19 pounds, 1/2 ounce were harvested
• INCREASE of 9.8% in strawberry production over 2009

Tomatoes – Best Boy, Red Cherry, and Roma

• All tomatoes were started indoors in 16-ounce cups approximately six weeks before they were transplanted to the garden
• Best Boy (one year-old seed)
  
  • 3/10 – 9 of 12 (75% germination) in an average 18.44 days
    • Numbers are skewed because two seedlings sprouted after 31 days when they were placed outside for hardening off
  • 3/24 – 2 of 2 (100% germination) in an average of 11.5 days
    • Same situation; one sprouted in 6 days and the other sprouted in 17 days when they were placed outside for hardening off
  • A total of 117+ Best Boy tomatoes were harvested with a total weight of 59 pounds, 15 3/4 ounces between five plants
    • Average of 8.2 ounces per tomato
    • Average of 192 ounces (12 pounds) per each of the five tomato plants
  • 2009 Data
    • A total of 50 Best Boy tomatoes were harvested with a total weight of 21 pounds, 14 1/4 ounces between two plants
      
      • Average of 7 ounces per tomato
      • Average of 175 ounces (10 pounds, 15 ounces) per tomato plant
  • 2010 vs. 2009
    • Average size of each tomato INCREASED by 14.6%
    • Average yield per plant INCREASED by 8.9%
  • 2010 Problems
    • Due to the plants being so close together, there was not much ventilation between the plants
    • White flies and stink bugs took out a good amount of tomatoes
    • All tomatoes had to be picked just when they had a hint of pink so they could ripen inside
      • Otherwise, the tomatoes began to rot around small black spots that appeared randomly on the tomatoes
• Red Cherry (seed is several years old, at least four years old)
  • 3/10 – 3 of 5 (60%) germinated in an average of 21 days
    • Numbers also skewed because one germinated while the plants were being hardened off outside
  • A total of 21 pounds, 6 5/8 ounces were collected from ONE Red Cherry tomato plant
  • 2009 Data
    • Two Red Cherry tomato plants were planted but succumbed to disease very quickly and therefore, results were bad
    • A total of 3 pounds, 7 7/8 ounces of Red Cherry tomatoes were harvested in 2009
    • Average of 28 ounces (1 pound, 12 ounces) per plant
  • 2010 vs. 2009
    • Average yield per plant INCREASED by over 1221%
  • 2010 Problems
    • The Red Cherry tomatoes seemed to do very well and didn’t succumb to the diseases that Best Boy had this year.  The Red Cherry Tomato plant grew to be over seven feet tall and then grew back down to the ground.  Very prolific.
    • If well-kept, one Red Cherry tomato plant is more than sufficient for tomato needs for a small family
• Roma Tomato (seed is several years old, at least four years old)
  • 3/10 – 4 of 5 (80%) germinated in an average of 20.5 days
    • Numbers also skewed because two germinated while the plants were being hardened off outside (31 days for germination)
  • A total of 104 Roma tomatoes were harvested with a total weight of 13 pounds, 11 1/8 ounces on one plant
    • Average of 2.11 ounces per Roma tomato
  • 2009 Data
    • A total of 233 Roma tomatoes were harvested with a total weight of 24 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces from two plants
    • Average of 1.69 ounces per Roma tomato
    • Average of 196.75 ounces (12 pounds, 4 3/4 ounces) per plant
  • 2010 vs. 2009
    • Average size of each tomato INCREASED by 20%
    • Average yield per plant INCREASED by 10%
  • 2010 Problems
    • The Roma tomatoes had the same problem as the Best Boy tomatoes and needed to be pulled to ripen inside just as they turned pink
    • Random black dots on the tomatoes would eventually cause rotting so the tomatoes had to be picked before any blemishes occurred
• Grand Total
  • A total of 95 pounds, 1 1/2 ounces of tomatoes were harvested for the 2010 season

Complete 2010 Total:  332 pounds, 9 5/8 ounces
Complete 2009 Total:  260 pounds, 8 5/8 ounces
INCREASE of 72 pounds, 1 ounce (21.7%) over 2009

2010 Factors

• The front garden was expanded from a 20 x 4 area to include another 20 x 4 area in addition to a 2 x 4 area at the very front (makes a “U” shape)
  • From 80 square feet to 168 square feet
• The back garden was expanded from a 2 x 27 area to a 5 x 27 area (usable space is 4 x 27 due to a walkway down the middle)
  
  • From 54 square feet to 108 square feet
• The patio garden was added on later in the year in 2009 and did not benefit from the production as the 2010 year did
  • Increase of 32 square feet
• Therefore a total of 174 square feet was added to the garden for the 2010 season compared to approximately 259 square feet in 2009
  • Numbers include the two 4×4 strawberry pyramids
• Increase of 67% in usable gardening space 433
  • Average of 1 pound, 1/10 ounce of produce was harvested per square foot in 2009
  • Average of 12 1/3 ounces of produce was harvested per square foot in 2010
    • DECREASE of approximately 3 2/3 ounces per square foot (23.6%)