tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post8003921824125878552..comments2023-06-21T08:45:02.969-07:00Comments on The Stay @ Home-Gardener: It's Monday and I found 12 lbs to fill it with.The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-48850909187117774182012-06-11T15:32:29.324-07:002012-06-11T15:32:29.324-07:00We tried..... we really did!We tried..... we really did!The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-13337162029219408452012-06-11T15:32:06.393-07:002012-06-11T15:32:06.393-07:00*shudders* I might be reluctant for the lettuce wi...*shudders* I might be reluctant for the lettuce with the wigs as well. :) Have yet to cross that bridge, but yes, a bitter and yet gorgeous healthy lettuce plant is quite a shame!The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-603332342710094532012-06-10T06:13:25.233-07:002012-06-10T06:13:25.233-07:00It breaks my heart when gorgeous lettuce goes bitt...It breaks my heart when gorgeous lettuce goes bitter? I also tend to grow more than we can eat. Ours tends to harbor earwigs so I am reluctant to share with neighbors. I am pretty sure they would freak out if they found bugs hiding in the base of their lettuce.Adventures in Agriburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597160412036741050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-89631407749223645792012-06-09T10:54:02.345-07:002012-06-09T10:54:02.345-07:00Seems at odds those to have them to eat the extra ...Seems at odds those to have them to eat the extra produce. Giving manure to compost. On the other side, erecting fencing all over the place to keep out the native ones.The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-86176769788860245312012-06-09T10:52:53.261-07:002012-06-09T10:52:53.261-07:00Rabbits would be neat to have on a small acre plot...Rabbits would be neat to have on a small acre plot. :)The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-49340854655168708962012-06-09T10:47:56.696-07:002012-06-09T10:47:56.696-07:00Jane is right, compost worms or ..... bunny rabbit...Jane is right, compost worms or ..... bunny rabbits! They are great at eating extra produce and turn it into lovely manure for the compost pile in return. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-77950586692720934062012-06-07T11:23:01.978-07:002012-06-07T11:23:01.978-07:00We definitely freeze it. When Belle's in a hur...We definitely freeze it. When Belle's in a hurry she blanches and throws it in a ziplock for future use.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-11350228049033526902012-06-06T13:39:35.475-07:002012-06-06T13:39:35.475-07:00What preferred method of preservation do you utili...What preferred method of preservation do you utilize? Freezing? I would suspect that.The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-21095209387991306922012-06-05T22:05:43.505-07:002012-06-05T22:05:43.505-07:00That sounds to me like a very good approach as wel...That sounds to me like a very good approach as well!The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-16292799700290543592012-06-05T20:50:49.147-07:002012-06-05T20:50:49.147-07:00Wow! That's a lot of green! How wonderful to...Wow! That's a lot of green! How wonderful to have such a bountiful harvest!!! I've moved away from planting so much lettuce in favor of spinach and kale since I can preserve them when they're in abundance :-)Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-92082975447012359142012-06-05T14:16:21.461-07:002012-06-05T14:16:21.461-07:00Good lord that's a lot of lettuce. We couldn&#...Good lord that's a lot of lettuce. We couldn't even eat that much here with 2 adults, 1 teen boy and 2 young boys.Dorothy-Life With Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699859607138279117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-7035039988822898912012-06-04T16:34:33.421-07:002012-06-04T16:34:33.421-07:00You might be onto something here... ;)You might be onto something here... ;)The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-35467138112744703722012-06-04T15:20:34.576-07:002012-06-04T15:20:34.576-07:00My lettuce days are done until fall too. It just g...My lettuce days are done until fall too. It just gets so bitter- yuck. You may need a vermicomposting bin to feed that lettuce too. That way at least someone eats it ;)Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-61219789936618923932012-06-04T15:16:52.823-07:002012-06-04T15:16:52.823-07:00No, that was all lettuce. I kept a spread sheet o...No, that was all lettuce. I kept a spread sheet of each day's individual crop harvests, along with the totals. It looks like my largest one day lettuce harvest was 51 ounces in 2011:<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjgTZYcA2NTGdDJtWlZDX29wcFM3RHc2VHJ0YzQzX1E<br /><br /><br />I'm keeping my 2012 totals here:<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjgTZYcA2NTGdEY0T081a1JqaThJTWp3MXA2WnFpc3c#gid=0<br /><br />If you scroll to the bottom you can see a comparison of 2009-2010-2011 and current year totals, which are in pounds harvested.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-6261409815176772382012-06-04T14:57:01.692-07:002012-06-04T14:57:01.692-07:00Perhaps we should get a chinchilla....Perhaps we should get a chinchilla....The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-74057518272134453912012-06-04T14:56:24.894-07:002012-06-04T14:56:24.894-07:00LOL. Funny, Granny. Well, all I can say is that th...LOL. Funny, Granny. Well, all I can say is that this was from the seed flat of lettuces in the basement in january. Most of them decided to live and suddenly they became prolific. Headed up and poof. Simply couldn't keep up. It wasn't for trying! I'm going on a limb here to say we ate salad 4-5 days a week. <br /><br />It was primarily mizuna based though. Then we started noticing all the others heading up etc. <br /><br />59 pounds is a lot of lettuce! Is that just lettuce or greens of all sorts?? This was the last pulling of them and it comes near to 12 lbs worth. I'm really happy with the red kale production as well. It is an abundant plant if you give it a breather for a week or plant enough of them. <br /><br />Don't worry. In the short first season of the 2012 garden I have already figured out what to do next time. Plant whole beds of things so they can be cut and come again before bolting. Namely the spinach. Also entire beds of beets etc. Im not sure why I left the other beds fallow so long. We could have harvested things by the time the tomatoes and peppers we put down. Or even the cabbage planted. Go figure. :D<br /><br />Just wait until I get an acre to play with, Granny!The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-15642147070023629162012-06-04T14:47:48.176-07:002012-06-04T14:47:48.176-07:00I probably should have bothered to think about it ...I probably should have bothered to think about it more. That is, at the point when realizing that we are unable to eat most of it. It should have dawned then to push it off onto the neighbors. :D <br /><br />I might still do that with a few heads as there is still 5lbs of it to be eaten....The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-16523959781512129072012-06-04T14:02:35.287-07:002012-06-04T14:02:35.287-07:00Man, and I thought I grew a lot of lettuce! I har...Man, and I thought I grew a lot of lettuce! I harvested nearly 59 pounds of it in 2011, and only weighed what was actually consumed. Of course, we had the pet rabbit then and he ate a lot of it, and I gave a lot of it to my two sons. I'm trying to restrain my lettuce growing a bit this year. Uh, should I mention I just bought three planters for the patio....to plant more lettuce?Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192028072022682301.post-1760263817685196732012-06-04T11:33:57.880-07:002012-06-04T11:33:57.880-07:00Have you tried to offer it to local people? you...Have you tried to offer it to local people? you'd be surprised by the demand level once they know about it :) I've been feeding people in my office all spring with all extra greens :)Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.com