Almost done

Shortly after the previous post, we found out we will be moving to Texas for husband's work. This came as a complete shock and surprise to us, but holds so much opportunity for living in the country and having the farm and garden we've dreamed of. Suddenly, our efforts here seemed a little silly. Our record keeping slacked off, but I did want to finish the year and see what we accomplished. The stars of our garden this year were the avocado, with about 30 huge fruits that we are still enjoying, the pomegranate with a beautiful heavy crop, and the giant purple sweet potatoes that are so delicious. Our little tangerine tree in a pot is bearing huge fruit, and after many years we have a nice lemon crop. The blueberries were delicious, the boysenberries a little slim, and only 2 oranges this year! We are preparing our community garden to return to the city.

Sadly, this summer one of our hens died. The other two went into a very heavy molt in November and still look terrible, though the new feathers are coming in. This accounts for the low egg numbers for the year.

April harvest tally:
10 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

May harvest tally:
28 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

June harvest tally:
39 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

July harvest tally:
42 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

August harvest tally:
25 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

September harvest tally:
39 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

October harvest tally:
72 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

November harvest tally:
6 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies

2014 total:
290 lbs. of fresh fruits and veggies
496 eggs

We live on a 1/10th acre lot and rent a 20x20 foot community garden plot.