We weren't going to do a garden this year. We were going to rest the beds instead.
Then the pandemic hit, and I decided that I might as well do a garden. I figured (correctly!) that even if civilization didn't collapse, I'd have lots of time on my hands.
By the time I decided this, it was too late to order seeds. Ergo, the most productive garden we've ever had was planted entirely with left-over seeds from our stash.
This is one day's harvest
Here are the numbers in pounds, all processed weights, i.e. peeled, tops cut off carrots, etc. (Drum roll, please.....)
strawberries - 2.7
purple beans - 14.6
potatoes - 2.6
cherry tomatoes - 10.8
tomatoes - 240.8 (And that is processed weight, which is probably, conservatively, half of harvested weight.)
okra - 17.5
garlic - 3.7
broccoli - .6
squash - 9.4
carrots - 17.5
zucchini - 41.5
kohlrabi - 2.3
bell peppers - 1.5
blueberries - .000001 (we harvested two berries....)
How does that compare to previous years? (Keep in mind that there were some years when I opted for a small garden, which basically just means I prefer to avoid eating store-bought tomatoes.)
2014 ~ 138 pounds
2015 ~ 143 pounds
2016 ~ 140 pounds
2017 ~ 260 pounds
2019 ~ 177 pounds
2020 ~ 365 pounds
This year I'm planning to rest the beds and spend a lot of time incorporating compost (including chicken manure) directly into the beds, plus working on our compost pile.