Days 921 - 976 Springtime Comes with Little Sign of Winter

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