Garden

A simple attempt to keep track of things planted and preserved for the 2012 growing season. Every year, our garden grows larger and we learn better tips-n-tricks.

2012 Bean Plantings: 103 plants

2012 Bean Preserved
7/16: 7 pints
7/20: 5 pints
7/26: 14 pints
7/29: 16 pints
8/2: 19 pints; 7 quarts
8/7:  17 pints and we're DONE!!!
8/8:  OK, I lied!  12 pints today.
NOW we're DONE!

2012 Jams
June: 6 strawberry
7/8: 6 raspberry
7/15: 7 raspberry/rhubarb
7/20: 7 raspberry
7/20: 6 black-raspberry

2012 Tomato Plantings: 56 plants; mostly Roma varieties

2012 Tomato preservation
8/7: 11 half-pints pizza sauce
8/12: 10 half-pints pizza sauce
8/12:  10 half-pints salsa
8/15: 10 half-pints pizza sauce
8/20: 10 pints stewed tomatoes
8/24: 9 quarts Spaghetti sauce
9/2:  9 quarts vegetable juice
9/2: 9 quarts tomato juice

2012 Corn Preservation:

8/8: 21 bags (4 cups each)
We've also had MANY (5-6?) corn-only meals :0)
8/22: 20-ish bags {{I forgot to count}}

Lower Garden: left
Raspberries
Peppers
Strawberries
Watermelon
Garlic
Onions
Potatoes
Basil

Lower Garden: middle
Potatoes
Beans
Cucumbers
Peas
Dill

Cucumber preserved:
    8/6: 5 quarts Dill pickles

Lower Garden: right
Tomatoes
Carrots
Broccoli
Parsley
Cabbage
Lettuce

Upper Garden
Beans
Carrots
"Bonus" Tomatoes
Asparagus
Cilantro
Chives
Garlic
Scallions
Watermelon
Gourdes
Corn

June: 36 new Strawberry plants

My amazing husband; we partner up to make the best of our gardening success.