We're at 1501.2 Pounds!
Well we made it to 1500 lbs. WOW! Thats a lot of food from our little urban lot. And we did that without any of our fruit trees or berry bushes producing food.
Pushing us over 1500 lbs was 0.4 lbs of limes and 4.8 lbs of eggs. The chickens definetly stepped it up this week. Its almost as if they were making sure we crossed 1500 lbs. They laid a whopping 38 eggs!
Only 498.8 Pounds From Our Goal!
11 comments:
Woo hoo! Great work you guys! ~Theresa
Excellent! Very impressed by your projects -- we're amazed at what will grow in Minnesota. Congratulations on hitting 1500 lbs, and best wishes for a happy 2011!
that is incredible.
Will you post how the honeyberries do? I am in the Twin Cities and wasn't sure how well these grow here (or how they taste), but was thinking of ordering some. Are your apples semi-dwarf or dwarf (like Lit'l Big trees)?
It's an inspiring blog you've got here!
I was thinking about trying your artichoke trick, did you have any luck with it last season?
I just discovered your blog today when I was looking for espalier ideas. Are you continuing your challenge for 2011? I would love to see this year's follow up pictures and watch things all fill in. I had to smile at your post about how challenging it is to grow blackberries in MN. We have the opposite problem here in the Pacific Northwest, lol. Wonderful job with the garden and I really enjoyed browsing through.
Cheers,
T
Deb A,
The honeyberries are doing well. They take a few years before they will produce so ours have not yielded anything so far. Our neighbor has two mature bushes and they yield several pounds of tasty tangy fruit each year.
All of our apple trees are on semi-dwarfing root stock like M26. The trees will mature to about 40% of trees on standard stock. With them being espalier trained, they will be pruned back a bit further.
DesiFern,
Yes, we had great success with the artichokes. Each plant yielded one large artichoke, and 3-4 smaller artichokes. We let a couple bloom (sacrificing the artichoke for eating) to see the blue flowers. The color is just amazing! If you grow them we'd recommend sacrificing one or two of the little ones and letting it bloom just to see the color.
Beatgrl,
We will definetly post some photos this year to give an update!
Your in blackberry central then eh? It's definitely more challenging here in Minnesota. There are to variates: Prime Jim and Prime Jan that should grow here. I actually just met someone who is attempting to start a commercial blackberry farm in southern MN. He plans to grow them in high tunnels. Will be interesting to see how he does. If he manages to get it up and running he will have a corner on the local blackberry market here!
Yum, I hope it works out for him. Yes, the PNW is definitely berry central for all kinds. I grow Loganberries on my urban lot, and the blood drawn in maintenance each year is worth it for the complexity of the flavor in the fruit.
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