Yields at Club Lemont f=c:garden/yields



Yields at Neo-Terra f=c:Garden New 9-12/yields green – highest; blue – 2nd highest

Crop |Jeavons Yields (lbs/100 sq.ft.) |

‘99 |

‘00 |

‘01 |

‘02 |

‘03

wet |

‘04

wet |

‘05

dry |

‘06

dry[i] |

‘07

dry[ii] |

‘08 |

‘09

wet |

‘10

hot |

‘11[iii]

w/h/w | | | L –M –H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |beans, pole |30-72-108 |89 |64 |51 |49[iv] |77 |94 |60 |103 |130 |104 |105 |92 |99 | |beans, cranberry |29.7 (max) | | | | |24 | | | | |9 |23 |41[v] |38 | |beets, red |55-110-270 | | |84-147 |81-131 |175 |116[vi] |72 |voles |185 |186 |139 |222 |186 | |beets, winter |“ | | |56 |0[vii] | 34 |21.3 |49[viii] |53 |131 |88 |113 |110 |49 | |mangels |200-400-960 | | |129 |239 |303 |273 |196 | | | | | | | |blueberries |19-32-75 | | | | | | | | | | |40 |47 |26 | |Brussels sprouts |71-106-142 | | | | | | | | | | | | |36 | |burdock |75-150-300 | | | | | | | | | | |91 |131 |78 | |carrots |100-150-1080 | | | |83 |100 |132 |89 |88 |145 |156 |186 |162 |136 | |winter carrots |“ | | |33.6 |34 | 65 |42 |52 |89 |74 |69 |120 |77 |85 | |corn [ix] |17- 34- 68 | |33 |18 [x] |20 [xi] |0[xii] |26 |23 |35 |41 |47 |40 |29 |34 | |cucumbers |158- 316-581 | | | | | | | | | | | |348 | | |garlic |60-120-240 | | |26 |forgot |18.6 |102 |74 |84 |70 |60 |85 |60 |55 | |J. artichokes [xiii] |100-206-420 | | | | |131 |168 |187 |110 |161 | | | | | |onions |100-200-540 | | |121 |165 |92 |104[xiv] |80 |119 |184 |112 |167 |97 |98 | |parsnips |119-238-479 | | |43 |47 | 19 |38[xv] |19[xvi] | | |115[xvii] |96 |108 | | |peas |25-53-106 | | |22 |20 |39.2 |46.3 |37 |31 |35 |32 |27 |36 |30 | |potatoes [xviii] |100-200-780 |70-102 |60 |45 |56 |0 | | | |249 |106 |101 |122 |102 | |raspberries[xix] |6-12-24 | |29 |31 |29 |8 |11 |14 |12 |10 |21[xx] |34 |27 |27 | | black |“ | | | | | | | | | |20 |20 |11 |20 | | June red |“ | | | | | | | | | |32 |58 |48 |27 | | fall red |“ | | | | | | | | | |13 |36 |33 |16 | |squash, butternut |50-100-350 | |68 |90 |87 |56[xxi] |127 |83 |100 |64[xxii] |69 |113 |146 |90 | |squash, summer |160-319-478 | | | | | | | | | | | | |494 | |strawberries |40-80-320 | | | | | | | | | |74[xxiii] |38 |51 |10 | |sweet potatoes |82-164-492 | | | | | | | | | | | |81 |72 | |Cover Crop Ratio: 9/1- 8/31 |60% |42% |33% |38% |52% |40% |28%[xxiv] |45% |40% |39% |42% |46% |42% |43% | |

Yields at Neo-Terra f=c:Garden New 9-12/yields green – highest; blue – 2nd highest

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Crop |Jeavons Yields (lbs/100 sq.ft.) |

‘12

w-h-w |

‘13[xxv]

w-h-d |

‘14

w+c |

‘15 |

‘16

|

‘17

|

‘18

|

‘19

|

‘20

| | | | | | | L –M –H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Beans, pole |30-72-108 |97 |117 |90 | | | | | | | | | | | |Beans, cran/stod[xxvi] |29.7 (max) |11/20 |21/22 |10/18 | | | | | | | | | | | |Beets, red |55-110-270 |169[xxvii] |121 |138 | | | | | | | | | | | |Beets, winter |“ |83 |88 |68 | | | | | | | | | | | |Blueberries |19-32-75 |12[xxviii] |14 |12[xxix] | | | | | | | | | | | |Brussels |71-106-142 |25 |50 |40 | | | | | | | | | | | |Burdock |75-150-300 |99 |118 | | | | | | | | | | | | |Carrots |100-150-1080 |152 |105 |87[xxx] | | | | | | | | | | | |Carrots, winter |“ |60 |43[xxxi] |44 | | | | | | | | | | | |Collards |96-191-383 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Corn |17- 34- 68 |36 |43 |43 | | | | | | | | | | | |Cucumbers |158- 316-581 |-[xxxii] |- |225 | | | | | | | | | | | |Currants |? | | |18 | | | | | | | | | | | |Garlic |60-120-240 |59 |68 |54 | | | | | | | | | | | |Gooseberries | ? | | |13 | | | | | | | | | | | |Horseradish |No figures | |26 | | | | | | | | | | | | |Juneberries | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Onions |100-200-540 |99/70[xxxiii] |100 |124/51 | | | | | | | | | | | |Parsnips |119-238-479 | |59 |- | | | | | | | | | | | |Paw-paws | ? | |22 |31 | | | | | | | | | | | |Peaches |39-59-78 | | |70 | | | | | | | | | | | |Peas |25-53-106 |31 |38 |40 | | | | | | | | | | | |Potatoes |100-200-780 |61 |- |- | | | | | | | | | | | |Raspberries |6-12-24 |7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Black |“ |10 |15.6 |21[xxxiv] | | | | | | | | | | | | June red |“ |6.4 |0 |0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fall red |“ |5.3 |0 |0 | | | | | | | | | | | |Rutabaga |200-400-800 | |66 |48 | | | | | | | | | | | |squash, butternut |50-100-350 |93 |77[xxxv] |57[xxxvi] | | | | | | | | | | | |Squash, summer |160-319-478 |239 |327 |237 | | | | | | | | | | | |Strawberries |40-80-320 |29 |19 |9.5 | | | | | | | | | | | |Sweet potatoes |82-164-492 |- |94 |135 | | | | | | | | | | | |Tomatillos | ? | | |232[xxxvii] | | | | | | | | | | | |Cover Crop Ratio: 9/1- 8/31 |60% |39%[xxxviii] |37% |37% | | | | | | | | | | | |

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[i] Wet > Sept 1

[ii] In the winter of ’06, we took down hemlock and maple, admitting more sun to garden. Note increased yields following years!

[iii] We had a wet spring, hot summer (temps in 90s and >100), and wet late summer and fall. Almost 56” rain, 2nd highest!

[iv] Drop in bean plant yields due to decline in Creedon yields from 5.8(1.8 oz/plant.

[v] This represents yield from only one pole on southern end of bed section.

[vi] We had serious fungus on our beet, mangel and chard greens. Wet year -- may have affected yields.

[vii] Froze. In ’03, stored in wet sand, first in garage, then in cellar, back room

[viii] Watered well, and made a difference; same with winter carrots.

[ix] Our corn weights are with cob.

[x] Aphid infestation on tops of several stalks.

[xi] Used an open pollinated variety (Ashworth), and they came in at different times, many small and

partially pollinated.

[xii] Racoon got corn. Many were small. Poor fertilization, aphids, shaded by peach

[xiii] Weight for j. artichokes recorded in spring of year, when dig up.

[xiv] We doubled onion area, but did not increase yields by much. Was very wet, overcast. Sun limitation?

[xv] We had been using saved seeds. This year, we tried new seeds and different variety (Andover); also top

of bed (deepest), and it was a wet year.

[xvi] Fedco out of desired seed, so tried Burpee “Hollow Crown”. Performed poorly; didn’t respond to

watering.

[xvii] This high yield was calculated from a small test patch to determine effect of taking down hemlock and maple.

[xviii] When compare 2002 with 1999 potatoes, we note that Jeavons gives areal yields 2x row method. In ’99

the best yields came from later potatoes, a combination of Elba and NY-L-235-4. Yield ratio was 3.9.

[xix] 1 qt ( 0.86 lbs through ’07; with new berries, we get 0.97 lbs/qt.

[xx] 1st year yield in new bed

[xxi] Decrease in b’nut squash due to competition from zucchini, which did really well!

[xxii] Dry and hot, plus powdery mildew. We mulched, but this didn’t seem to help.

[xxiii] However, rot was substantial; 24.3% of total yield was lost to rot. This year was best because new trees were small, and sun was high. ’09 was a

wet year with lots of diseases, and ’10 was a good year, but many strawberries shaded out.

[xxiv] Used oats by itself rt vetch in bed 2. Bed 7 getting shaded by 2 fruit trees.

[xxv] Wet spring, ½ hot summer, and dry late summer and fall, leading to perfect conditions for our best cover crops ever.

[xxvi] Tried Mother Stoddard, 3 poles, 17 plants at head old hazelnut bed. Got 1 qt of dried beans.

[xxvii] Substantial damage from voles. We had failed to put out metal trap early enough, and our sound repeller was not emitting loudly enough.

[xxviii] We had disease damage to new shoots previous year. I pruned heavily in ’11 also, for the first time. Plants grew new shoots, and plants 5 & 6

seemed to recover. I expect better yields in ’13.

[xxix] Replaced two stunted plants with new ones; therefore, production off.

[xxx] Groundhog got into garden, especially carrot patch.

[xxxi] Not all spots occupied, as poor germination; therefore, planted first batch farther apart, leading to giant carrots!

[xxxii] Poor year: wilt hit hard, all at once. Put up 4 qts or so.

[xxxiii] Too many rotten onions in storage. Therefore, net yield was 70#/100 sq.ft., the worst year ever!

[xxxiv] Add other yields from notebook (T’s lot, old Blackhawks) for total caloric yield on spreadsheet

[xxxv] + 19 lbs from compost hole, not included in number above.

[xxxvi] Add other yields from compost hole for total caloric production on spreadsheet

[xxxvii] Add other yields from compost hole for total caloric production on spreadsheet

[xxxviii] Reduction due to bringing bed 1b-c into strawberry production, denying that area for cover crop.

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