Days 284 - 311 Hope we make it!!

More than 300 days have passed and we have harvested every day (that we were home). Reflecting on how amazing our climate and soil is to provide this makes me feel so fortunate to live here. Still about 50 days to go to make my goal and what do we have to look forward to:

- Kale and chard are still going strong
- Salad greens are just starting
- Largest Blueberry crop I have ever seen. The bushes are loaded!!
- Abundant Raspberry blooms and some berries are already forming.
- Cherries are the largest crop we have seen...hope the birds don't find them!
- Garlic will be harvested within the month.
- Still have lemons.

What has changed since last posting:
- Planted 10 tomato starts
- started some cucumber and zuchinni by seed
- planted some snap peas in the ground.
- picked up a swarm of honeybees.
- Perhaps some nectarines before July 1st
- No apricots this year...

What does it look like for after July 1st (have not decided if I will continue this blog)
- Abundant pear crop.
- Just thinned out the apple tree. Boy that was a lot of work. The fruit is abundant!
- A moderate peach harvest. The March rains knocked a lot out.
- The grape harvest is looking good...but rain is forecast in the next week. :(

I do believe we will make it to July 1st...but it may be tight in the middle of June since my late-June fruit is not there this year.

A four-week summary if you do not want to read the details:
Lemons: 51 ($25.50)
Chard: 8.5 bunches ($25.50)
Kale: 5.5 bunches ($11.00)
Garlic: 7 greens ($2.00)
Salad Greens: First Harvest
Mint (for tabouli)

Day 284
1) 1 lemon

Day 285
1) 1 bunch chard

Day 286
1) 2 lemons
2) 2 bunches chard

Day 287
1) 1 lemon
2) 2 bunches kale

Day 288
1) 2 lemons

Day 289
1) 2 lemons

Day 290
1) Garlic greens
2) 1 bunch chard

Day 291
1) 2 lemons

Day 292
1) 2 lemons

Day 293
1) 2 lemons

Day 294
1) 2 bunches chard

Day 295
1) 2 lemons

Day 296
1) 1/2 bunch chard
2) 1/2 bunch kale

Day 297
1) 2 lemons

Day 298
1) 2 lemons

Day 299
1) 2 lemons
2) 3 garlic greens

Day 300
1) 2 lemons

Day 301
1) 1 lemon

Day 302
1) 2 lemons
2) 2 bunches kale

Day 303
1) 2 lemons

Day 304
1) 2 bunches chard

Day 305
1) 8 lemons

Day 306
1) 3 lemons

Day 307
1) 3 lemons
2) 1 bunch kale

Day 308
1) 2 lemons

Day 309
1) 2 garlic greens

Day 310
1) 4 lemons
2) mint

Day 311
1) 2 lemons
2) Bunch salad greens

Four-Week harvest: $64.00

Total Produce Harvested (Year-to-Date): $1351.75
Total Honey Harvested (Year-to-Date): $360.00
Expenses (Year-to-Date): $170.00