How to Grow Your Own Food – Weigh In Wednesday

This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do live right in the middle of high maintenance suburbia, and my neighbors think I’m nuts. ~Mavis

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This week I finally hit the 5% mark, having harvested just over 100 pounds of food from the backyard garden. I was able to harvest beets, broccoli, peas {both snap and English} strawberries, chard, basil, red onions and even a few carrots this past week.  It should be smooth sailing from here on out right?  The forecast for the next 7 days is calling for some crazy good weather, which means I’ll probably start to pull some of my cold weather crops like broccoli and any remaining lettuce.

I need to get out there and plant a few more squash seeds and start to think about what I’m going to plant this fall. I’m hoping by the end of the week to pull in a big harvest of English peas, so that should help towards next weeks total.

Wahooo!  I’m excited.  It’s starting to feel real now.  I can do this.  I can grow 2,000 lbs of veggies.  Just you wait and see!

Here is what I have harvested so far:

Basil 1 lb 10 oz

Beets 11lb 120z

Broccoli 3lb 10 oz

Broccoli Rabb 1lb 6 oz

Cabbage 6lb 1 oz

Carrots 3 oz

Chives 13 oz

Kale 1 lb 4 oz

Lettuce 14 lb 0 oz

Butter Crunch 12 oz
Mixed Greens 4 lb 2 oz
Romaine 10 lb 11 oz

Mint 2 oz

Onions 1 lb 15 oz

Green Onions 13 oz
Red Onions 9 oz
Scallions 6 oz

Oregano 3 oz

Mushrooms 9.25 oz

Shiitake 9.25 oz

Go HERE to read more about how I grew mushrooms.

Peas 1lb 2 oz

English Peas 7 oz
Sugar Snap Peas 5lb 15 oz

Radish 11lb  4 oz

Easter Egg Radish 2 lb 3 oz
Crimson Radish 1 lb 5 oz
French Breakfast 7 lb 12 oz

Spinach 2lb 5 oz

Sprouts 10 oz

Strawberries 5lb 1 oz

Sprouts 10 oz

Mung Bean Sprouts 7 oz
Sandwich Sprouts 3 oz

Swiss Chard 21 lb 14 oz

Miscellaneous 3lb 4 oz {This means we let someone come and pick vegetables, and this was the total weight of all the vegetables combined}

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So that’s what I’ve grown so far this year… How about YOU?

Are you keeping track of what you’re growing this year?  Are you weighing your produce too?

Total Food Harvested in 2012: 104 lbs 6.25 oz

I have spent a total of $$473.47 on seeds, soil, plants and supplies for this year.

EatSmart Precision Retro Mechanical Kitchen Scale ~ Amazon