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Numbers Tell the Story in the Edible Estate

During the year, inputs and outputs of both the edible garden and the lawn are being measured and compiled. The ongoing results are below. Note the differences in the amounts of resources and energy that are put into each side. Be sure to come to Descanso Gardens and see the results for yourself.

Edible Estates
LAWN SIDE
NOW GROWING: Marathon II®, a registered trademark of the dwarf tall fescue, Festuca arunfinacea.
LAWN INPUT
LAWN OUTPUT
DATE WATER FERTILIZER LABOR GAS/FUEL FOOD GREEN WASTE BIODIVERSITY
2/23-6/20 2471 gallons 0 610 minutes   0 5 gallons  
*clippings have been left on the grass
EDIBLE ESTATE SIDE

NOW GROWING: African basil / African eggplant / Appalachain bush bean / Appalachain pole bean / Apple 'Anna' / Apple 'Fuji' / Apple 'Granny Smith' / Aztec sweet herb / Basil / Basil 'Purple Ruffles' / Basil 'Red Ruben' / Black zucchini / Carolina Watermelon / Cayenne pepper / Creeping Thyme / Elfin Thyme / Fig 'Black Mission' / Giant Sunflower / Gourds / Grape 'Black Monukka' / Grape 'Merlot' / Grape 'Ruby Seedless' / Grapefruit / Jalapeno pepper / Japanese cucumber / Korean shiso / Kumquat / Lemon Balm / Lemongrass / Mexican zucchini / Nasturtium 'Alaska' / Nasturtium 'Tall Single Blend' / Nectarine 'Goldmine' / Orange 'Washington Navel' / Peanut / Pepper 'Carribean Red Hot' / Pepper 'Orange Sweet' / Pepper 'Peter Pepper / Pepper 'Piquin Red Pepper' / Pepper 'Ring of Fire' / Pepper 'Yellow Bell' / Persimmon 'Fuyu' / Pickling cucumber / poblano pepper / Pomegranite / Pumpkin 'Jack Be Little' / Red Swiss Chard / Rhubarb / Rosemary / Sage / Serrano pepper / Silver Thyme / Southern Highbush Blueberry / Soybeans / Spicy globe basil / Strawberry 'Fragoo White' / Strawberry 'Fresca' / Strawberry 'Quinault / strawberry 'Sequoia' / Sunflower 'Chocolate Cherry' / Sunflower 'Cinnamon Sun' / Sunflower 'Sun Samba' / Sweet basil / Sweet dumpling squash / Sweet potato 'Ace of Spades' / Sweet potato 'Marguerite' / Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights' / Thai dragon pepper / Thin french bean / Thyme 'Pink Chintz' / Tomato 'Big Rainbow' / Tomato 'Black Zebra' / Tomato 'Celebrity' / Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' / Tomato 'Garden Peach' / Tomato 'Golden Jubilee' / Tomato 'Green Zebra' / Tomato 'Lemon Boy' / Tomato 'Mama Leon' / Tomato 'Matt Wild Cherry' / Tomato 'Odoriko' / Tomato 'Paul Robsen' / Tomato 'Russian Rose' / Tomato 'St. Pierre' / Tomato 'Sun Gold' / White corn / Wooly Thyme / Yellow corn / Zucchini

EDIBLE ESTATE INPUT
EDIBLE ESTATE OUTPUT
DATE WATER FERTILIZER LABOR GAS/FUEL FOOD GREEN WASTE BIODIVERSITY
2/23-6/20 5102
gallons
14.4 pounds 2047 minutes 0 228 plants harvested 116 gallons butterflies, worms, bees, moths

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