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Sunday, June 6, 2010

How many pounds of food can you grow in 300 sq feet?


I decided we should get a scale to start weighing most of the plants and eggs we gather from the garden and chickens (soon, ducks too). Another blog I was looking at displays their harvest totals on the side, I liked it so I decided to do the same. We're getting a late start, we've already harvested lots of greens, broccoli, cauliflower and more. The totals on the right represent what we've harvested since June 4th, 2010 to the present day. We're are gardening with about 300 sq ft. of space split between a narrow backyard and a small front yard. We have a coast live oak covering half the house and some of the yard. We have arranged for our chickens and ducks to scratch underneath the oak. This allows them to have shade on hot days in the summer and adds nutrients to both the tree and animals. I'll talk more about them in another post.

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