- Almost no harvest of root crops: no carrot, beet, winter radish, fennel, rutabaga, celeriac, onion. Only turnips (small) and garlic (few). Fennel and celeriac still growing, but no bulbous roots formed.
- Fantastic year for leafy greens including kale and cabbage, particularly self seeded cabbage, but also lettuce and other salad greens.
- Great yield on new strawberry plants, and 10 apples each on the two new apple trees. Cherry tree covered in cherries this year (hilarious to watch chickens jumping up to grab cherries).
- Tomatoes in garage produced enough fruits to eat, but not enough to preserve. Flavor not worth the effort. Cucumber and peppers in garage also gave small harvest, but better flavors.
- Very nice roses again this year, lots of red peony flowers, nice clematis display, great lilacs. A good year for flowering shrubs.
- Lawn very lush with almost no weeds, and needing little mowing--thanks to chickens; also fewer weeds in garden beds. However, quite a few veg seedling losses due to chickens scratching.
In non gardening goals, I want to finish my degree this year! It's so close. So so close. I also want to get this house a bit more decluttered and redecorated. Maybe I should start with my bedroom, the only room in the house I've never decorated (and I've lived here nearly 10 years).
And even closer to home, I want to get more sleep and focus more on my personal relationships. Let's go 2014!
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