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Garden Evaluation
MEASURE: POUNDS OF FOOD
Method 1: Weigh all produce harvested
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With a scale, weigh and log each type of produce right after harvest. (You can put produce in a bucket or bag for weighing.)
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Log weight after each harvest.
Method 2 (less accurate): estimate yield from garden
Top left: Coharie tribal member weighs and records a bucket of harvested potatoes. Top right: Coharie Tribal Chief hard at work during their yearly potato harvest. Bottom left: young Coharie tribal member has some fun on the outdoor scale. Bottom right: potato harvest bounty
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Multiply number of plants by average yield per plant. You can get average yields from Extension (link) or use an online calculator to estimate based on 100 ft row.
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This strategy is useful for "You Pick” gardens without coordinated harvest or distribution.
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3 AWESOME ONLINE VEGETABLE YIELD CALCULATORS
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