Harvest 2015

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" - John Keats - Ode to Autumn

Well, not quite autumn when we harvested on September 16, but you get the picture. Below is the truckload that Parks Canada took to Winnipeg Harvest. In total, 455.5 pounds:

In comparison to prior years:
       - 2013     265.0 pounds
       - 2014     501.0 pounds
       - 2015     455.5 pounds

We're down slightly from last year, BUT, last year, pumpkins were the major contributor to the weight. Winnipeg Harvest said the pumpkins get used as decorations. This year, we planted just a couple of pumpkin seeds, and were not at all successful.This year, potatoes make up the bulk of the weight: 293 pounds of the 455.5 total.

Some potato statistics:
   - we planted 75 pounds of potatoes (1 1/2 bags) 
   - eight beds of potatoes yielded 293 pounds (six bags), so 37 pounds per bed
   - each bed was planted with 22 potatoes (cut in half), almost two pounds per potato