2024 - the Garden Balance Sheet

Runnng total @ end March
Expenditure     £86.93
Income             £60.75


April

Expenditure  £37.20
Income £3.60

I'm well in debt again this month

May Balance is
Produced £17.60
Plant sales £25.70
Spent £0
Subtotal £43.30

Overall produce for the year so far including sales £62.05
Overall spending £124.92

April
Expenditure = £4. 86 (3 packets of seed & P&P)

Income = £9.50
Rocket, rhubarb, leeks and mangetout £6.50
Blackberries (freezer) £3

Running totals Jan - March
Expenditure £5 +£ 4.86 = £9.86
Income £12.50 + £9.50............almost breaking even!

May

Expenditure = 0
Income = £3 Lettuce, rocket, mint , fruit from the freezer and a pot of strawberry jam

Running totals Jan - May
Expenditure £9.86
Income £25

I'm hoping for more Income this month.

June
Harvested £4.90 (Pitiful)
Plant & flower sales £28 (that’ll do   )
Spent £25.95 (5kg coir compost block and pack 12 garden marker pens) ( not used the blocks before, I like them. Pens should last me a decade. Use about 1 a year. 12 for £15 better than 1 for £4.95 ) 

Overall balance harvest + sales £94.95 ( oh I might brake even by the end of the year! ) 
Overall spending £150.87

July balance
Harvest £42.33 (I’ve included the bunches of flowers in harvest this month as they weren’t paid for. As usual all costing are based on Tesco prices where possible. Edible flowers are a definite money maker. Not Tesco prices. Basing prices on first ones I found online. £7 per 18g !!!)
Plants sold £9.50
Spent £5.57 (seeds including p+p)


Overall balance so far harvest & sales £146.78
Overall spending £156.44.


I notice I’m the only one playing this game now. 

I've fallen off the wagon because I have very little to harvest. I think its my worst year ever.
I'll look back through "What I harvested" to come up with a figure.

I've forgotten to record the July's intake and as yet haven't done the last two/three months balance, so you're not alone Veggie.

All I’m hearing is lots of excuses   .

I don’t mind playing alone. I’m finding this fascinating. I really look forward to doing this when I have my garden running at full capacity (the other 2 tunnels and all the raised bed). 

I will continue to make you both feel guilty by posting my monthly results     .

I fully intend to continue, but you know what happens to good intentions. I might have to do some creative accounting for July.

I'm back!! I've written down all my "Harvests" but haven't included food from the freezer or stores.

Running totals Jan - May
Expenditure £9.86
Income £25

June Income - £10
July Income - £21.50 Expenditure £24.79

Running totals
Expenditure £34.65
Income £56.50