This Year's Garden Report Card

2014 Garden Report Card

Crop	Grade	Remarks
Apples	D-	2 trees. Only a handful of fruit this year.
Artichoke	Hon. Mention	3rd year trying. Problems from voles. But got 2 'chokes!
Asparagus	D-	12 row feet. Problems with voles. Had to replant. Now we wait again for the plants to mature.
Beans, Green	A	Got all we needed for the year on 16 squares, four plants per square.
Beans, Dry	B	Approx. 80 row feet yielded 4.5 lbs.
Beets	B	Planted 24 squares, 9 plants per square. Not all grew large.
Broccoli	A+	Grew in spring only this year. Got many large heads, not many side shoots.
Brussels Sprouts	C	Tried new method of late planting. Did not size up like last year not surprisingly. Got some.
Carrots	A	Reduced planting from last year, still got all we needed. Fall crop mostly destroyed by voles.
Chard	B	Spring planting, better than last year. Plants taken down in fall by voles.
Cherries	F	2 trees. No fruit set this year.
Chinese Cabbage	A	Grew in summer only, only had enough seed for 3 plants, but what we got was wonderful.
Corn, Sweet	B	Improvement over last year, still not enough for us. Grown in row garden only.
Corn, Flint	A	Approx.150 row feet. Yield 25 pounds shelled kernels. Makes excellent bread etc.
Cucumbers	D-	Did not grow in raised beds this year, only got a few cukes.
Eggplant	B	9 plants, 2 varieties. "Amadeo" produced very early. "Rosita" late and fewer. Both had transplant issues.
Grapes	B	Had to spray with non-organic fungicide. Got about 1 bushel, made about 2 gals. wine
Hops	A	Much greater production than last year.
Kale	B	Grew in summer only, four plants yielded a nice amount. Expect to plant more next year.
Lettuce	A+	Grew mostly in spring, got far more than we need. Summer planting in semi-shady spots did all right too.
Muskmelons	C	Again got tiny but tasty fruit. Powdery mildew was bad.
Onions	A+	Put out about 200 sets; yielded enough for our yearly consumption.
Pears	D	Low fruit set, only got 9.
Peas	B	Second year of lesser production; probably weather-related.
Peppers	C	Transplant issues. Yield not good.
Potatoes	A+	42 lbs. from 2.5 lbs seed. Excellent quality and taste. Variety "Kennebec."
Pumpkins	A+	Got 22 total, largest over 25 lbs.
Radishes, spring	A-	Typical problems with root maggots.
Radishes, summer	A+	"Watermelon" variety, summer planting. Got excellent yield.
Raspberries	A	Enough for jam, libations.
Rice, Duborskian	F	Did not take to transplanting; got a few grains of rice.
Spinach	D-	Poor germination in spring, bolted when planted late summer.
Squash, winter	C+	Planted only in row garden where soil poor. Got about 10.
Sunflowers	A	Grew grey-striped from seeds of last year's volunteer plants. Made great snacks.
Tomatoes	A+	Grew only 6 determinate, 4 indeterminate, but got excellent yield and quality.
Watermelon	D	Again got tiny fruit. Not sure what the problem is.
Zucchini	A	Grew only 2 plants this year. Sufficient for all our needs. Problems with SVB and mildew.