Spinach: B+. Much better than last year (we didn’t get any last year). Provided at least a month of salad greens whenever we needed them.

Buttercrunch Lettuce: A+. Many, many salads consumed with this lettuce.

Kale: B-. Leaves never got very big but we have two gallon sized bags of frozen kale to use in smoothies and fall soups.

Broccoli: F. Failed again this year, got nothing. Will not try again.

Beets: B. We probably pulled roughly 15-20 beets. Surprised that we were able to grow them. We couldn’t figure out a way to cook them that we really enjoyed a lot so probably won't do them again.

Carrots: B.

Peas: F. Nothing. Will not try again.

Blue Lake Green Beans: A. Lots of green beans this year. Ate many fresh, froze some, gave some away, canned some (6 pints).

Yellow Crookneck Squash: C. We pulled roughly 15 squash. They are relatively easy to grow but can’t say that I love to eat them.

Black Beauty Zucchini: D-. One zucchini. Plants grew very quickly and then died quickly. They got a disease that I read was common in Middle TN this year. Too bad. We like to eat lots of zucchini.

Tomatoes: A+. We had/have way more than we know what to do with. We didn’t can any tomatoes this year. Will probably try that next year. We counted how many we picked up until 200. I estimate we pulled 300+ off this year. Made three quarts of canned salsa.

Chili Peppers: B. These things are very spicy. I dried them and made chili powder out of them. It is delicious. We never figured out anything else to use them for that we enjoyed.

Jalapeños: A+. 50+ small jalapeños this year. Use them all the time.

Cucumbers: A+. Counted them up until 57. Probably pulled 75 total. Ate lots, gave lots away, made 5 quarts of pickles.

Bell Peppers: B+. Lots of small bell peppers. There are still at least 10 on the plants today. Just wish they would get a little larger. Maybe next year.

Banana Peppers: A+, we have gotten at least 50. Way more than we know what to do with. You can only pickle so many peppers.

I don’t have a good grasp at this point why some plants did better than others. We will continue to learn as we go. In summary - successful garden for 2016.

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