Now here we are in January once again. Currently we have onions and carrots in the back yard. Lettuce is coming along nicely in the basement and we even have some outside that is surviving our mild winter. The asparagus bed should finally be ready to harvest a little this year. There are several very hot pepper plants that we pulled up and planted in pots to over-winter, and one tomato plant too. We have started some tomatoes, cucumbers, and early jalapenos indoors. The herb garden has survived the winter; we still have parsley, sage, thyme, mint, catnip. Last year's dill has reproduced itself (nice, since finding dill can be challenging around here!).
The fig trees are doing well, although this mild winter is really confusing them and if we get any long cold spells I don't know what will happen to them. The scuppernongs we planted last year are thriving. Last year we planted them in a row across the front yard. This year we are going to replant them in more of a traditional square. We are just a little concerned about the possibility of clothes-lining the UPS man!
The plans for this year are to keep food crops in the back and along the side of the driveway. The front area between the house and the sidewalk will be given over to flowers. Go figure! We have already planted some tulip and daffodil bulbs and will be adding other things that catch our fancy. Mostly perennials. Auntie 'Ginia is really lazy and prefers not to have to keep adding a whole new flower garden every year!
We have also been reading a lot of Felder Rushing, a fun and quirky southern gardener. So we may be doing some "interesting" yard art this year!
OK, enough words. Here is the picture of us getting the front yard ready....
