Comments on: Obama Salad & Berry Cakes http://www.momtograndma.com/obama-salad-berry-cakes/ Reflections on life, motherhood and the joy of being a granny Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Aileen http://www.momtograndma.com/obama-salad-berry-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Aileen Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:13:49 +0000 http://www.momtograndma.com/?p=83#comment-542 Thanks, A. Siegel! I too have an ample garden (quarter acre) and plenty of veggies, herbs and fruit. I've never measured the take, though it tends to last well into planting season the next year. Tomatoes are slow this year, very wet and cool. Hear that's a problem up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Wish I had as much help as Michelle Obama does, though! Appreciate the clarification. Thanks, A. Siegel! I too have an ample garden (quarter acre) and plenty of veggies, herbs and fruit. I’ve never measured the take, though it tends to last well into planting season the next year. Tomatoes are slow this year, very wet and cool. Hear that’s a problem up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Wish I had as much help as Michelle Obama does, though!

Appreciate the clarification.

]]> By: A Siegel http://www.momtograndma.com/obama-salad-berry-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-516 A Siegel Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:27:39 +0000 http://www.momtograndma.com/?p=83#comment-516 Nice post. Might I point out that my calculation is not for gardens 1/4 the size of Michelle's? The WH organic garden has, reportedly, produced 80 lbs of fruits, vegetables, and herbs ... to date. We are simply in June, which should be just be near the beginning of harvesting. I would not be surprised if the garden produces literally tons of food. (A tomato plant can produce a lot ... don't know how many and how many types of tomato plants are in the garden.) The 1/4 (20 lbs) is simply 1/4 of the food produced to date. Honestly, could beat that weight number with just a few (or even one?) tomato plant ... Nice post.

Might I point out that my calculation is not for gardens 1/4 the size of Michelle’s? The WH organic garden has, reportedly, produced 80 lbs of fruits, vegetables, and herbs … to date. We are simply in June, which should be just be near the beginning of harvesting. I would not be surprised if the garden produces literally tons of food. (A tomato plant can produce a lot … don’t know how many and how many types of tomato plants are in the garden.)

The 1/4 (20 lbs) is simply 1/4 of the food produced to date. Honestly, could beat that weight number with just a few (or even one?) tomato plant …

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