Strawberries, Arugula, Hatching Eggs

Bowl of strawberries from my garden

One of my 50 strawberry plants

In the past week I have harvested 2 lbs. of strawberries. We pretty much eat them immediately. It takes all of my will power to weigh them first for record keeping purposes. Weighing the produce that comes out of my garden may seem extremely dorky, but it's the only way to know if my methods are effective. Also, I can tell if my costs are offset by the harvest, which is very important to me.

Flowering Arugula

Arugula is really delicious and super easy to grow. I harvested greens from this patch when they were small and tender. As the plants mature, they are tougher and less flavorful. That is when I let them grow out and go to seed. This patch will make more than enough seed to last me for the next several years. The last time I saved seed from arugula was two years ago, and it was only from 3 plants.

Eggs in an incubator with egg turner.

I found this incubator on craigslist last year for half of the original purchase price. If I have a good hatch, I may sell some. I also plan to start two more consecutive batches that I will sell this spring.