Follow a family on a journey towards self sufficiency. Is it possible for a suburban family with no gardening background to produce 80% of their own fruit and veg?
Thursday, January 2, 2014
December 2013 Summary
October and November's results weren't worth the time and effort filling in my spreadsheet or writing a dedicated blog about. At a guess we would have produced only about 5% of our vegetable needs. This was due to changing the chicken rotation schedule, and a change of focus from doing to planning. Both I am hoping will yield even better results in time, and make up for the couple of lost months. The success of my new process however will depend on how well I manage to plant-out in the two hottest months - January and February. My fingers and toes and crossed.
The garden is currently looking magnificent and December saw the start of the garden ramping back up, with a vegetable self-sufficiency of 39%. Had our first two tomatoes for the season and bounty of fresh potatoes for Christmas.
Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado 750 0%
Bean 215 1,510 12%
Beetroot 2,260 1,350 63%
Broccoli 1,235 0%
Basil 70 100%
Capsicum 1,295 0%
Carrot 2,018 0%
Celery 300 0%
Cucumber 690 100%
Cabbage 550 0%
Garlic 80 0%
Kale 590 100%
Lettuce 1,005 100%
Lentil 400 0%
Onion 2,305 0%
Parsley 200 100%
Pea 1210 0%
Potato 2215 2,505 47%
Pumpkin 2,175 0%
Spring Onion 430 100%
Sweet Corn 1,120 0%
Silverbeet 500 100%
Tomato 100 1,805 5%
Zucchini 530 100%
Total 8,805 20,608 30%
Average 39%
Money $ 135.00 (excludes water)
Heres to successful gardens in 2014. May your garden nourish your body and soul.
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Wonderful and many congrats on successful growth of your garden. You have variety and plenty of fresh veggies and fruits for your holiday season.
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