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Thanks Steve, I am going to try: Pumpkins (an afterthought-mostly for the seeds) Butternut squash amaranth those darn gerkins parsnip!?!? and black/pinto beans, mainly as an experimental crop

7 chickens, 6 ducks already growing......

Hi guys and gals, I have tons of fruit trees such as apple, fig, plum, pear, peach, mulberry, asian pear, lemon,lime,orange, tangerine, blood orange and lemon planted and producing. And my herb garden is where I want it to be. So, that brings me to the main reason for this thread, I am...

Getting a little picking in before a large rainstorm hits...

Your going to be busy! You might want to rethink 4 feet wide raised beds, I find that I can't easily plant and weed with that width. I use 2 foot and 3 foot wide beds and I really like them. I have >3,000 sq. ft. of raised beds which is ample for my family of four.

For 2012, we have had one small storm and apparently one is due this weekend. But yep, its unusually dry for winter so far...not good news. Of course, last year we had a large rainfall amount....

Artichoke planting: Potatoes: Red Onions

Yes, its concrete reinforcement wire. So many uses in the garden year after year. I am using it in these newly planted beds to keep my two beagles from digging and snooping around in them.

67 degrees in January! Time for planting... Here are two incredible looking Jerusalem Artichoke tubers I bought today from the local nursery... See you soon!

Will do Lesa. I always feel guilty posting this time of the year when everyone else is covered with snow.

Not even close. I still have some tomatoes too, I just didn't photograph them. Its been in the high thirties at night here, a very warm and mostly dry January so far. In fact, my snow peach is starting to bloom right now which deeply concerns me.

Here are some pictures I took today of some of the things growing on in the garden. We got a nice well-needed rainstorm last night... Onions Cayenne Peppers Collards Beets Potatoes Swiss Chard Peas Arugula - going to seed Kale Mustard Greens Pea Seedlings Radish Seedlings