2013 Report Card

2013 Garden Report Card

Crop	Grade	Remarks
Apples	A+	2 trees. Produced way more than we could use, even being creative.
Artichoke	F	2nd year trying. Last year got beautiful plants but no chokes. This year, plants poor.
Asparagus	A	12 row feet. We were cautious about taking too many; next year should be abundant
Beans (fresh)	A	Got all we needed for the year on 16 squares, four plants per square
Beets	A-	Planted 32 squares, 9 plants per square. Not all grew large.
Broccoli	B-	Grew in 3 sets, spring (from starts), fall (from seed), fall (from starts). None was heavy producer.
Brussels Sprouts	A	Took a long time to grow, but got a lot.
Butternut	D	Planted 4 hills, 3 per hill. Only got 5 fruit. Bad bug problems.
Carrots	A+	Planted 32 squares, 16 plants per square. Not all grew, but got an abundance anyway.
Chard	C	Planted 4 squares, 4 plants per square. Not as prolific as expected.
Cherries	F	2 trees. Lost entire crop to birds.
Chinese Cabbage	A	Planted 8 squares, 1 plant per square. Grew in 2 sets, spring (from starts), summer (from starts). Summer crop better-no root maggots.
Corn	C	Planted 5 12-foot rows, plus four 3-Sisters hills. Bad insect troubles, what we got was good.
Cucumbers	B-	Got enough for fresh eating, not much for pickles. Problems with powdery mildew.
Eggplant	D	Never recovered from setting out too soon. Got some.
Grapes	F	Five 12 foot vines. Devastated by black rot.
Hops	A	One plant now two years old. First harvest this year, a handful. Should be better as the years go by.
Kale	F	Fall planting. Never grew large.
Lettuce	A+	12 squares, 4 plants per square. Grew 3 varieties, all for spring into summer. More than we could use.
Muskmelons	C	Never grew large. Got a few to ripen. Tasted great.
Onions	A	128 sets planted, got good results.
Pears	B	2 trees, got 30 small fruit. Have to give them credit for trying, in a bad spot.
Peas	B	Planted four 8 foot rows. Fair production cut short by early heat wave.
Peppers	D	Never recovered from setting out too soon. Got some.
Pumpkins	D	Planted 4 hills, 3 per hill. Only got 3 fruit. Bad bug problems.
Radishes	A	Spring: 4 squares, 16 per square. Fall: 2 squares, 16 per square. Spring did well despite root maggots. Fall did pretty well too.
Raspberries	A	Got enough for fresh eating, not much for jam. Fall-producing plants better.
Shallots	A	Planted 6 bulbs, which multiplied 5-fold.
Spinach	C	Planted 8 squares, 4 plants per square. Seemed to bolt very quickly.
Sunflowers	A	Planted both for seed and landscaping. Very pretty; got seed crop too.
Tatume	D	Had high hopes for this plant. Did not prove resilient. Got some.
Tomatoes	A+	12 plants. Recovered wonderfully from setting out too soon, got enormous production.
Watermelons	F	Never grew large. None ripened.
Zucchini	A	Grew 4 plants. Problems with mildew and bugs; still got all we needed.