tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post5514521633208222122..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: 2009 spring totals for StefaniStefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-17377578106335273062009-10-27T16:13:07.761-07:002009-10-27T16:13:07.761-07:00Bumper crops darling. Congratulations! Lot's...Bumper crops darling. Congratulations! Lot's of honey, eh?Kristin https://www.blogger.com/profile/04323713538989288259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-12037668665060143362009-10-24T16:12:50.627-07:002009-10-24T16:12:50.627-07:00el, thank you. I will probably make a note of the ...el, thank you. I will probably make a note of the different garden configurations -- it's all for my own records, mostly. I weigh because it's easier for me than keeping track -- 12 zucchini, 24 peppers, etc., but that might be a good way to go too.<br /><br />Susan, thank you -- remember who made a bunch of that! The yard looks pretty different to me too, and I'm getting some blowback from the kids. They never ever played there anyhow! I don't count whatever we eat while growing. That's just gravy.<br /><br />EG, you might want to make friends with a keeper nearby? Maybe they would house one or two on your property and you could have the benefit without the responsibility? They are peaceable creatures.<br /><br />Kathy, thanks! It's a big lifestyle choice, but it's worked pretty well so far, even with this year's school experiment for half the kids.<br /><br />Ribbit, it's been quite interesting. I guessed at some and wasn't 100% on top of things, but this is about how much it was. The really fascinating total would be how much I spend on produce -- does that go down? Why and in what directions?<br /><br />kitsapFG, thank you very much. Growing heavy pumpkins seems to be the key!Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-67703019221481440842009-10-22T19:48:56.933-07:002009-10-22T19:48:56.933-07:00Well done Stefani! That is a good haul and you sh...Well done Stefani! That is a good haul and you should be proud (and well fed).kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-57958447351024336522009-10-22T15:43:55.983-07:002009-10-22T15:43:55.983-07:00I need to do a total like that. I kept loose trac...I need to do a total like that. I kept loose track of everything, but it sure would be interesting to get a good count. I'd have to guestimate some as I never weighed my radishes at the start of the year.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-6335557700566100162009-10-22T11:52:16.936-07:002009-10-22T11:52:16.936-07:00I liked you before and like you even more now that...I liked you before and like you even more now that I know you're a fellow homeschooler :)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879273326034884153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-84191195208121030592009-10-22T11:46:34.884-07:002009-10-22T11:46:34.884-07:00Dang...128 lbs. of honey is alot! Oh, i'd love...Dang...128 lbs. of honey is alot! Oh, i'd love to have a hive for my garden....Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-45338566316229835382009-10-22T11:44:58.700-07:002009-10-22T11:44:58.700-07:00384 pounds is astounding. Your garden is so trans...384 pounds is astounding. Your garden is so transformed I barely recognize it. I am also impressed by your bookkeeping. What about things you eat straight from the vine? Most of our (pitiful) harvest goes straight from plant to mouth.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-50545087380181435942009-10-22T10:31:49.705-07:002009-10-22T10:31:49.705-07:00Congratulations!
So: do you think you need to pu...Congratulations!<br /><br />So: do you think you need to put an asterisk by these totals because it was the first year in the smaller garden? I am really curious what your fall and spring differences would be, too, albeit the fall crops will weigh a lot less.<br /><br />Goodness knows I could never get around to weighing a thing. Maybe because it would put the item on a pedestal or something, make it precious? But I do see its utility: you're proving to yourselves what it is you can grow, and how much of it.<br /><br />But I do completely hear you on feeling like some philanthropist when you give stuff away!elhttp://fastgrowtheweeds.com/noreply@blogger.com