2009 Garden Stats

•Basil: 2 repotted (5/1/09), 3 more repotted (5/9/09), 2 more added (7/19/09) 39 harvests so far, 4 trays of frozen pesto cubes. done

•Bell Peppers: 2 planted in late May. 7 peppers harvested.done

•Blackberry: 2 bushes planted (5/1/09), Over 70 berries so far, done for season

•Blueberry: 4 bushes of differring varieties planted (3/22/09), 14 mini harvest so far. done for season

•Boysenberry: 1 bush planted (3/22/09), 8 berries so far. done for season

•Broccoli Rabe: 12 seedlings set out (6/23/09), went to seed in hot weather, ended. cool season; 12 seedlings planted 10/14

•Broccoli: 6 planted (4/19/09), 8 harvest of 6 heads, side shoots,and leaves.cool season: 12 seedlings set 10/14

•Cabbages: 6 purple planted (4/19/09), 15 harvests, 3 finished, 1 full head harvested 9/20/09, last 2 harvested 10/11. 12 green and 12 napa seedlings planted 10/14

•Carrots: 7 short rows seeded (4/20/09), 102 harvested.Done

•Celery: 6 planted (5/9/09), 4 harvested so far, 2 late harvested. Done

•Chard: Rainbow 8 planted (3/26/09), 4 additional planted (5/1/09), 26 small harvests, done


•Chinese cabbage (opps erased first stats) cool season; 12 seedlings planted 10/14

•Chives: 1 plant, carryover from last year and 1 new planted (4/19/09), 83 harvested so far

•Cilantro: 1 divided to 4 and planted to garden, 1 potted (5/1/09), 25 harvests , Done (7/19/09) Indoor bowl planted 10/10

•Collards: 2 planted (4/19/09), 13 harvests. Done. Cool season; 12 seedlings planted 10/14

•Cucumbers: lemon 4 planted (5/9/09), 3 harvested

•Curly kale: 1 planted (4/19/09), 11 harvests, done. Cool season; 12 seedlings planted to garden 10/14

•Eggplant: 3 planted (4/19/09)

•Garlic chives: 4 pots seeded (4/20/09)

•Garlic: 6 planted (3/26/09), 6 harvested, done

•Green beans: 2 runners planted (4/19/09), 8 royal burgandy and 8 Italian black seeded to garden and 8 more of each potted (4/20/09), 4 planted to garden (5/1/09), 10 additional bean plants planted to garden (5/9/09), 2 given to neighbor, 6 additonal plants to garden (6/17/09) 48 small harvests and 7 large harvests so far. Done

•Lacinato Kale: 8 seedlings set out (6/23/09), 12 small harvests so far, done. cool crop; 12 seedlings to garden 10/14

•Lavender: 1 planted /4/20/09)

•Leeks: 6 planted (3/26/09), 10 seeded to pots (4/20/09)

•Lemon balm: 1 planted (4/19/09)

•Lettuce: Butter 6 planted, French heirloom 6 planted, Spreckled Red-leaf 6 planted (3/26/09). 12 lettuce thinned from pots and transplanted to garden (4/20/09), 41 harvests so far. New gourmet blend seeded to pots. 11 mini harvest so far. 10 planted to garden 10/10

•Loganberry: 1 bush planted (3/22/09), berries on the vine, 12 berries so far. done for season

•Marigolds: 7 planted (4/20/09) to garden, 9 pots seeded, all planted to garden (9/20/09)

•Mint: 1 chocolate, 2 garden, and 2 citrus planted (4/19/09). 4 additional peppermints potted (5/1/09). 5 harvests so far

•Mystery squash family member - these were volunteers, we won't know what they are until they grow! 8 replanted (6/23/09). It looks like some of these are yellow summer squash, 27 harvested so far.

•Nasturtium: 6 planted (4/20/09), 18 harvests so far

•Nonedible flowers for pollination: 2 lupine and 2 butterfly bush carryovers, tulip and glady bulb carryovers, 5 Falling stars and 5 Crocosia bulbs planted (4/20/09), 2
Asiatic lilies and 2 additional glady bulbs planted (5/1/09), All flowers transplanted to make more room for tomatoes (7/18/09)

•Onions: 2 short rows of sweet yellow and 2 long rows of green bunching seeded to garden (4/20/09) and 4 pots of each seeded (4/20/09), 1 upstart green planted from compost pile (5/9/09). 15 planted to beds 10/10

•pansy/violas: 2/3 planted (4/19/09), 21 harvests so far, Transplanted to front garden to make room for additional lettuce. Multiple volunteers in garden bed for window.

•Parsley: 1 Italian planted (4/19/09), done, 3 curly planted (5/9/09), 67 harvests so far

•Peas: Snap 6 planted (3/26/09), 12 sugar snap seeded to pots (4/14/09 by Anni) , 36 of 3 differing varieties seeded to pots (4/20/09), 12 planted to garden beds (5/1/09), 13 additional planted to garden (5/9/09), 6 given to neighbor, several given to friends, 55 small harvests. Back bed of peas ended (7/21/09) to make room for summer squash. Front bed ended 8/1/09. Cool crop; 12 plants to garden 10/10

•Potato: 20 spuds planted (4/17/09), All spuds are up now, 9 harvests so far of purple, red, and white spuds, 179 spuds, ended

•Pumpkin: 1 planted to garden (5/9/09), 12 seeded. 10 planted to garden. 3 harvested, more on the vine. 2 new plants added to garden (9/20/09)
•Radishes: 2 short rows of 2 types seeded (4/20/09), and 1 bowl seeded, 8 harvested, done.

•Raspberry: 1 bush planted (4/8/09), 33 berries. done for season

•Rhubarb: 1 crown planted (3/22/09)

•Rosemary: 2 planted (4/19/09), 8 harvest so far

•Russian Kale: 6 planted (3/26/09) &; 1 planted (4/19/09), 339 harvests. Ended

•Sage: 4 planted (4/19/09), 1 planted (4/20/09), 1 pineapple planted (5/9/09), 15 harvest so far.

•Slugs terminated: 47

•SNOW days: 15 and counting

•Spinach: 2 rows seeded and 1 pot seeded (4/20/09), 7 harvests. Done. Cool crop; 24 seedlings planted 10/12

•Strawberries: 17, of 3 varieties planted (4/8/09), 201 berries. done for season

•Summer Savory: 1 planted (5/9/09), 4 harvest so far

•Sunflowers: 6 planted (5/1/09) All harvested for seeds. Done 8/25/09

Thai hot peppers: 4 repotted (5/1/09), 21 peppers harvested

•Thyme: 4 planted (4/19/09), 14 harvest so far

Tomatillo: repotted (5/9/09), 82 harvested so far

•tomatoes: 10 plants of 4 different varieties repotted (5/1/09), 2 early girl and 2 cherry planted to garden (5/9/09), 2 repotted. 5 plants place in new bed (7/18/09) and 4 potted up. 158 big tomatoes and 489 cherry and chocolate cherry tomatoes havested so far. done

•Winter squash: acorn 6 planted, Kab. 3 planted, Delicata 1 planted (5/9/09), 3 acorn harvested, 2 delicata harvested, and 1 Kab. harvested. More acorn on the vine. done

•Zucchini: 2 planted (4/20/09), 6 planted from volunteers (5/09) 196 harvested so far! done

We had an awesome summer season this year. We added a vine berry patch and multiple new raised beds. The fall crops did not do well due to lots of warm rain and a poliferation of slugs! Next year, we add the green house!