Topic: 2013 Harvest

[gavinjconway]

Not daily harvest but my seasons harvest... (I keep records of pickings on most of my veg)

After seeing the price of runner beans in town I decided to do a harvest record just to see how much I have grown and priced at supermarket prices.. Some estimates are on the lower side!!

Strawberries 40kg = 88punnet @ £2.50 = £225
Broadbeans 6kg @ £1.80 per kg = £11
Peas 6kg @ £2 = £12
Potatoes 90kg @ £1 = £90
Gemsquash 120 @ 50p = £60
Runner beans 30kg @ 6.67 = £200
Courgettes 18kg @ £1.60 = £29
Squashes loads +/- 12 @ £1 = £12
Hubbard squash 4 large @ £4 = £16
Acorn squash 14 @ £1 + £14
Beetroot +/- 25 kg @ £3.3 = £83
Garlic 80 large bulbs @ 50p = £40
Onions 450 @ 20p = £90
Tomatoes loads! 100kg++ @ £2.50 = £250
Sweet corn 180 @ £1 = £180
Damson plums 10kg @ £3 = £30
Leeks 100 = 25 kg @£2.75 = £ 69
Soft fruits/berries 5 kg @ £11 = £55
A few cabbages @£4

Total £1470 Unbelievable!!

Total weight is about 560kg!!!

Costs are difficult but about £20 on fertilizer, £40 on seed, £32 rent and a tenner on seed compost.. The rest was good old fashioned horse stable muck... fresh manure with loads of shavings and some grass.. and a bit of elbow grease to go with it!!

[galina]

That's really good and yes, you have underpriced in most cases - with the exception of onions and sweetcorn perhaps.

I notice that you have not included any salad plants.  If you price those against supermarket mixed salad packs, your yields and money saved look even more impressive.  Ditto herbs.

You can definitely be proud of this achievement.

[Digeroo]

What a fab crop.  I thought I was well behind, but when I toted it up I had a similar total

Though my costs were much higher

Plot                                                                   .         90
Seeds /plants  (confirmed seedoholic )         .      140
Fertilizer BFB and Chicken pellets                        .         50
Petrol                                                                .         50
Potting compost                                                .         24
Straw                                                                .   10   3   30
Tools netting etc                                                .         30
         
Total                                                                 .                414

Crop                                                                Amount   Price   Total
Strawberries 40kg = 88punnet @ £2.50 = £225.   50   2.5   125
Raspberries big punnets                                     .   40   4   160
Broadbeans 6kg @ £1.80 per kg = £11             .   6   1.8   11
Peas/Mangetout                                                .   1   2   2
Potatoes 90kg @ £1 = £90                               .   85   1   85
Carrots  the deer has eaten many more th         .   5   0.9   5
Runner beans 30kg @ 6.67 = £200                   .   20   6.67   133
French Beans                                                    .   20   6.67   133
Courgettes 18kg @ £1.60 = £29                      .   50   1.6   80
Squashes loads +/- 12 @ £1 = £12                  .         25   1   25
Beetroot +/- 25 kg @ £3.3 = £83                    .   3   3.3   10
Onions 450 @ 20p = £90                                 .   50   0.2   10
Tomatoes blighted again                                   .   1   2.5   2
Sweet corn 180 @ £1 = £180                          .     24   1   24
Leeks 100 = 25 kg @£2.75 = £ 69                  .   12.5   2.75   34
Soft fruits/berries 5 kg @ £11 = £55                .   10   11   110
Loads of cabbage                                                    30             1            30
Rhubarb                                                       .             15   3.75   56
Apples  from garden                                                  400   0.3   120
Purple Sprouting broccoli                                   .        12   3   36
Calabrese Broccoli no stalks to throw away       .   25   3   75
Celeriac                                                            .   12   1   12
Parsley      I eat loads                                           .   25   1   25
Various herbs/green stuff                                  .   30   1   30
Parsnips                                                            .       40   1.49   60
Brussell sprouts                                                 .   17   2   34
         
Total                                                                 .                1427

[pumkinlover]

It's good to see this sometimes I feel that people undervalue what we produce (hrrmmm..... Mr PKL) and treat what we do as a "hobby"! Well yes it is but it is also a bit more than that when we are virtually self- sufficient and making a huge contribution to the household budget.

[gavinjconway]

Good haul there Digaroo... It's amazing what a few hours a week can produce.

[Jayb]

Interesting and impressive lists, thanks both for taking the time to post them. It's amazing how the produce mounts up

[gavinjconway]

I've done a few calculations and its quite unreal when you look at the figures...

My plot is total of about 260 sq mt including pathway etc.. For growing I only use about 162 sq mt + greenhouse 4 so total of 166 sq mt less 16 for the asparagus bed not in production yet. The shed and storage areas etc. take up the rest. So total I use is 150 sq mt for about 570 kg = 3.8kg / sq mt. So per hectare = 38 tonnes = 17.25 tonnes per acre.. Yipee now officially a member of the 10 ton club..     

[Jayb]

Wow, just so amazing can be produced