Winter Carrot

Haven't done a garden update in awhile.

We have been busy scurrying around, prepping for holidays, having birthdays, trying to make green peppers turn red.

Apparently my broccoli is budding but I haven't yet seen it.

Next year should bring some changes in the garden-- we plan to reorganize the beds into a more communal arrangement, grouping veggies according to plant/water/sun needs as opposed to who planted them. We have talked about getting the soil tested and getting seeds and plants that will jive well with the type of soil and nutrients we can provide. I'm getting interested in rain gardens and rain collection, so we're going to explore that and see if it's feasible to install something this year that will a)work b)discourage or at least not encourage mosquito breeding and c)not cost much.

We've also discussed adding more of a community component to the garden outreach, possibly helping others to create vegetable beds or construct rain collection devices.

Should be a fun spring.