ok first a bit on the Jevons book, for those who are already in the know it is definitely a huge asset for garden planning. Especially for people like me who can't fathom how to put together a planting schedule. Several great examples of garden layouts, companion planting examples (beyond just what goes with what) planting schedules, crop rotation, you name it.
alright, now on with the fun facts...
My daughter is an avid fan of the people over and Guinness and their record books, a few that caught my eye
heaviest:
Apple: 4 lbs 1 oz
Beet: 156 lbs 10 oz <---- Unfreakinbelievable
Carrot 18 lbs 13 oz
Cucumber: 27 lbs 5 oz and 35.1" long
Lemon: 11 lbs 8 oz
Pineapple: 17 lbs 12 oz
Pumpkin: 1502 lbs <- I have seen some big pumpkins, but that is seriously massive.
Radish: 68 lbs 9 oz <- That is one monster radish
Obviously they make for an interesting novelty but I wonder how well they taste, keep, how much water was used, whether or not they were injected with some freakish vegetable growth hormone (VGH anyone?) I wonder if Guinness hands out a special award for most bushels of produce grown on the smallest amount of land with the fewest gallons of water. Hard to officiate but definitely a great goal.
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Our beets are now the size of basketballs. With no fertilizer added, just organic compost. I don't even know how much they weigh anymore (certainly not 156 lbs - but maybe 1/10th that). The buggers do grow and grow! And they still taste sweet and yummy, though we mostly just harvest their amazing greens.
(Radishes, on the other hand, taste TERRIBLE after a certain size.)
So glad you've joined the Growing Challenge! What a great goal, to produce the most produce on the least land with the least water. I like it. Have you thought about catching rainwater? That's on our list of things to do this year.
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