Harvest Data: Fruit


Our harvests are nearing their end. We still have probably a few pounds of strawberries and raspberries to harvest, but the picture, showing our major fruit crops, should be about the same in a couple weeks. I know rhubarb isn't a fruit, but its pretty well exclusively used for deserts, so I included it. There's a nice high harvest early in the spring. The raspberries make a nice moderate harvest after these spikes, and are generally longer-bearing, providing a good amount for farm consumption.
Next year, hopefully there will be similar yields of strawberries and rhubarb. There should be a bit more raspberries and currants as our plants mature, and we could definitely do a better job of harvesting more of our mulberries. Also, grapes should definitely bear more, and hopefully we will have a decent amount of plums and elderberries. These two should help increase our late summer fruits. Eventually, our apples should start doing something, too, though I'm not as hopeful about them. I think we're also giving up on growing melons next year, as there are too many disease problems.