What an easy winter it has been. A bit colder than normal but very little rain to get in the way of outdoor activities in Northern California. What is great for cycling and running is not the best for the garden though. I actually had to water the fruit trees last weekend for the first time ever that I remember (in the winter that is). An article that I read said that it is the driest January-February on record in California.
Well, fortunately we had a lot of rain in December so that the lakes are all full and there is some snow to ski on...unlike last year when all of the precip came in March and April.
In the garden, I did my February 1st fertilizing of the trees and planted some Kale starts. Need some rain to get them really rolling. Harvested 8 quarts of honey because one of the hives dies out over the winter. Pretty much every day has been started with a few oranges and a grapefruit from the bountiful citrus trees. A record 1313 mandarins this year and looks to be a record orange harvest too. The lemon tree seems to have more lemons than leaves. Pretty cool sight to see.
The Aprium tree has already bloomed and I hope that the fruit has set. The nectarine tree is in full bloom and the peaches are not far behind. Before the next post the entire yard will be in full bloom and I will get to see a sneak preview of what to expect for the years harvest.
An eight-week summary if you do not want to read the details:
Lemons: 15 ($7.50)
Chard: 9 bunches ($22.50)
Limes: 11 ($3.75)
Mandarins: 411 ($103.75)
Oranges: 136 ($78.00)
Grapefruit: 22 ($22.00)
Honey: 8 quarts ($160.00
Eight-Week harvest: $237.00
Total Produce Harvested : $4783.50
Total Honey Harvested: $1080.00
Expenses: $500.00
Daily Details
Year 3, Day 190
1) 1 orange
2) 15 mandarins
Year 3, Day 191
1) 25 mandarins
Year 3, Day 192
1) 15 mandarins
Year 3, Day 193
1) 32 mandarins
2) 1 orange
Year 3, Day 194
1) 10 mandarins
Year 3, Day 195
1) 1 orange
2) 15 mandarins
Year 3, Day 196
1) 10 mandarins
Year 3, Day 197
1) 1 orange
2) 3 mandarins
3) 2 limes
4) 2 bunches chard
Year 3, Day 198
1) 15 mandarins
Year 3, Day 199
1) 15 mandarins
2) 2 oranges
3) 1 lime
Year 3, Day 200
1) 1 orange
2) 20 mandarins
Year 3, Day 201
1) 3 oranges
2) 13 mandarins
Year 3, Day 202
1) 2 oranges
2) 60 mandarins
Year 3, Day 203
1) 10 mandarins
2) 1 lemon
Year 3, Day 204
gone
Year 3, Day 205
1) 7 oranges
2) 30 mandarins
Year 3, Day 206
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 lemon
3) 4 mandarins
Year 3, Day 207
1) 2 oranges
2) 10 mandarins
Year 3, Day 208
1) 5 oranges
2) 6 mandarins
Year 3, Day 209
1) 4 oranges
2) 12 mandarins
Year 3, Day 210
1) 4 oranges
2) 8 mandarins
3) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 211
1) 2 oranges
2) 16 mandarins
Year 3, Day 212
1) 2 oranges
2) 10 mandarins
Year 3, Day 213
1) 3 oranges
2) 12 mandarins
Year 3, Day 214
1) 4 oranges
2) 8 mandarins
Year 3, Day 215
1) 3 oranges
2) 10 mandarins
Year 3, Day 216
1) 2 oranges
2) 10 mandarins
3) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 217
1) 2 oranges
2) 4 mandarins
Year 3, Day 218
1) 3 oranges
2) 4 lemons
Year 3, Day 219
1) 7 oranges
Year 3, Day 220
1) 2 oranges
2) 6 mandarins
3) 3 lemons
Year 3, Day 221
1) 3 oranges
2) 3 mandarins
Year 3, Day 222
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
3) 1 mandarin
Year 3, Day 223
1) 3 oranges
2) 2 mandarins
Year 3, Day 224
1) 4 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 225
1) 5 oranges
2) 3 lemons
3) 1 grapefruit
4) 2 limes
5) 1 mandarin
6) 1 bunch chard
Year 3, Day 226
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 227
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 228
1) 1 orange
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 229
1) 2 oranges
Year 3, Day 230
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 231
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
3) 1 lime
4) 2 bunch chard
Year 3, Day 232
1) 4 oranges
Year 3, Day 233
1) 1 orange
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 234
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
3) 2 limes
Year 3, Day 235
1) 4 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 236
1) 5 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 237
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
3) 3 limes
4) 2 bunches chard
Year 3, Day 238
1) 1 orange
2) 1 grapefruit
3) 2 bunches chard
Year 3, Day 239
1) 1 orange
2) 3 lemons
Year 3, Day 240
1) 3 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 241
1) 4 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 242
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 243
1) 4 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 244
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Year 3, Day 245
1) 2 oranges
2) 1 grapefruit
Monday, March 4, 2013
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