March 2021 Harvest Summary

Weight: 1.220kg

Total for main garden crops: £8.15

Herbs: £2.50
Red veined sorrel, wild garlic: £10

Garden produce price: £20.65

TOTAL SHOP/MARKET PRICE £20.65

Garden crops	Weight g	Shop price
Swiss chard	390	£2.93
Cavolo nero	339	£2.54
Brassica leaves / broad bean tops	213	£1.07
Babingon's leek	158	£0.48
Spring onions	97	£0.90
Kale	28	£0.23

March 2020 harvest summary

Weight: 791g

Total for main garden crops: £6.03
Herbs: £2

Garden produce price: £8.03

TOTAL SHOP/MARKET PRICE £8.03

Garden crops	Weight g	Shop price
Purple sprouting broccoli/sprouting brassicas	312	£3.12
Babington's leeks	252	£0.76
Cavolo nero	191	£1.43
Pea shoots	36	£0.72

March 2019 in pictures

The greens and overwintered oriental leaves have been doing well, especially the purple pak choi. The onions are also coming along nicely.

After the warm weather we had had in February the brassicas that had begun to form heads started to bolt and flower. Although we didn't get many solid heads for harvesting we did have plenty of loose leaves and flower heads that tasted a lot better than sprouting broccoli. So nothing was wasted.

The broad bean seedlings were planted out. We've gone for Eleonora again this year; quick growing and very tasty. 

March 2019 harvest summary

Weight 1.098 kg

Salad leaves: £2
Wild garlic: £4
Herbs: £2
Total for main garden crops: £10.44

Garden produce price: £18.44

TOTAL SHOP/MARKET PRICE £18.44

Garden crops	Weight g	Shop price
Brassica leaves/spring greens	1060	£2.12
Babington's leeks	305	£3.05
Swiss chard	214	£1.61
Sprouting broccoli/brassicas	176	£1.91
Cavolo nero	174	£1.30
Radicchio	42	£0.45

March 2018 in pictures

What a start to the month! Freezing temperatures and on March 1st we had heavy snow. This lasted 3-4 days, disappeared and then reapppeared with a vengeance two weeks later. No way were we going to be sowing or planting anything outdoors this month.

In between snow storms the rhubarb was bold enough to poke its head above ground. It was planted about 18 months ago so we are hoping to be able to harvest some stalks from it this year.

Indoors, we were enjoying some pea shoots growing on the window sill but I suspect we may have started them off far too soon. We have no clue as to when it is going to be warm enough to plant them outside.

We finally took the plunge and sowed our tomatoes in modules indoors toward the end of the month, three weeks later than usual but there was no point in starting them off any earlier. The weather forecast is still not good and it will take a while for the ground to warm up. It looks as though that, like last year, everything will be a month late.

We did, though, have some harvest from our perennials: ramsons (wild garlic), Babington's leeks and red veined sorrel. And we were still pulling up the spring onions that probably grew from a packet I had dropped in the autumn last year. 

March 2018 harvest summary

Weight   0.694 kg

TOTAL SHOP/MARKET PRICE £10.15

Garden crops	Weight g	Shop price
Brussels sprout	286	£0.50
Brassica leaves	226	£0.25
Babington's leeks	92	£0.70
Pea shoots	56	£1.20
Spring onions	34	£0.50
Ramsons, red veined sorrel		£5.00
Herbs		£2.00

March 2017 harvest summary

March is when the herbs start to grow so mint, ramsons, oregano, lemon balm are now being picked. I estimate how much I might have bought if I were not growing the herbs myself but, of course, some such as ramsons (or wild garlic) are not sold in the shops. Nettles are another "vegetable" that I gather from a corner in our garden but to which I cannot allocate a price. I was luckier with pea shoots as Waitrose sell them, although not in my local branch (http://www.waitrose.com/shop/ProductView-10317--63011-Waitrose+pea+shoots)

Garden harvest total 0.992 kg

Garden harvest shop/market price £5.10

TOTAL SHOP/MARKET PRICE £7.10

Garden crops	Weight g	Shop price
Brussel sprouts	204	£0.41
Swiss chard	196	£1.47
Cavolo nero	154	£1.04
Cabbage/brassica leaves	154	£0.28
Curly kale (red ursa)	114	£0.91
Parsnips	84	£0.34
Babington's leeks	68	£0.54
Pea shoots	18	£0.11

Herbs - estimated £2

Nettles ?!