Half Ton Plus!!

Beyond all of our expectations.  We have harvested over 1000 pounds of items from the garden.  The growing season is not finished.  There are greens planted and growing, tomatoes, okra, and peppers continue to ripen.  There are also some additional floral arrangements that can be produced.  So we ain't done yet.

The corn stalks have been partially cut and used to decorate the sign at the garden.  The remaining fodder will go to the Church Hill Library to help decorate the front of the building for Fall.  There are some Cushaw Squash that will be used for decorations as well.  

But let's look at what we have done.

                                                       POUNDS
     Beans                                              20.25
     Cantaloupe                                        7.00
     Corn                                              112.00
     Corn Stalks for decoration                   47.00
     Cucumbers                                      113.00
     Cushaw Squash                                229.50
     Feed Corn                                         21.50
     Flower Arrangements                          15.00
     Puffball  Fungus                                   2.00
     Okra                                                16.00
     Peppers                                             9.50
     Plum Granny's                                     7.50
     Spaghetti Squash                              39.50
     Sunflower Heads                              103.00
     Tomatoes                                       123.25
     Watermelon                                      21.50
     Winter Squash                                  11.00
     Yellow Squash                                  61.75
     Zucchini                                          53.00

TOTAL                                                   1013.25#

Looking back at the posts, There was a brief, insane moment when we thought we might get to 500 pounds of produce. We did get a late start.  The beds had to be constructed and prepared before anything could be planted.  We did suffer from very dry conditions throughout the growing season.  We needed, and continue to need additional support from the Seniors.  But this is an absolutely Fantastic Result!!

There should be some mustard to harvest this week.  The weather has turned colder and we are to have rain today and tomorrow.  This should encourage growth of the Fall Garden. Tomatoes, Okra, and Peppers will continue to be productive until the frost.  Conceivably we may harvest an additional 50 pounds before the season is over.  The Senior and Community Clothes Closet have each received roughly half of the items produced.  We are proud and pleased to have attained these results on behalf of our chosen recipients.