sonnysawyer43
BLUE LAKE BUSH BEAN HARVEST #3
I can now begin my calculations to determine my mid-season yield of Blue Lake bush beans in the pentagon bed.
* number of producing plants=16 ea.
*number of seeds planted=40 ea. (4" on center) (5/10/11)
*area of planted seeds= 4.8 s.f.
*area of mature plant leaf cover= 12 s.f. ( includes incroachment in purple basil,chard and path)
* 8/4/11 harvest= 1 lbs. 3 oz. (86 days from seed)
* harvest #1 & #2 + 1 lbs 5 oz. (estimated)
* total harvest to date = 2 lbs. 8 oz. (2 1/2 lbs)
* yield per s. f. (mid season) =2.5/5 = 0.5 lbs per s.f. or ($1.50 per s.f. at farmers market ($3 per lb.) prices.
Notes;1) needs comparison to blue lake pole beans planted 7/10/11
2) should have a couple of more harvests but expect that they will not be as huge as this one.
3) Normal consumption of green beans per week by Sawyer family = 2 1/2 lbs. (80% in salads with "Sawyers Own" dressing)
4) Kentucky Wonder pole beans planted along fence behind TOMATO BED have covered their trellises to the very TOP and have yet to produced ONE DAMN BEAN....
BLBB harvest #4= 12 oz 8/20/11
BLBB harvest #5 = 12oz. 8/28/11 Kentucky Wonders are now producing some beans but they are stringy, flat, rubbery,and are bunched up high of the supports above my reach (with out ladder). KW rating 3 out of 10
BLUE LAKE BUSH BEAN HARVEST #3
I can now begin my calculations to determine my mid-season yield of Blue Lake bush beans in the pentagon bed.
* number of producing plants=16 ea.
*number of seeds planted=40 ea. (4" on center) (5/10/11)
*area of planted seeds= 4.8 s.f.
*area of mature plant leaf cover= 12 s.f. ( includes incroachment in purple basil,chard and path)
* 8/4/11 harvest= 1 lbs. 3 oz. (86 days from seed)
* harvest #1 & #2 + 1 lbs 5 oz. (estimated)
* total harvest to date = 2 lbs. 8 oz. (2 1/2 lbs)
* yield per s. f. (mid season) =2.5/5 = 0.5 lbs per s.f. or ($1.50 per s.f. at farmers market ($3 per lb.) prices.
Notes;1) needs comparison to blue lake pole beans planted 7/10/11
2) should have a couple of more harvests but expect that they will not be as huge as this one.
3) Normal consumption of green beans per week by Sawyer family = 2 1/2 lbs. (80% in salads with "Sawyers Own" dressing)
4) Kentucky Wonder pole beans planted along fence behind TOMATO BED have covered their trellises to the very TOP and have yet to produced ONE DAMN BEAN....
BLBB harvest #4= 12 oz 8/20/11
BLBB harvest #5 = 12oz. 8/28/11 Kentucky Wonders are now producing some beans but they are stringy, flat, rubbery,and are bunched up high of the supports above my reach (with out ladder). KW rating 3 out of 10