Spring is just around the corner. What are you doing now to get ready for the coming gardening season? Do you currently have anything in the ground? We're in Zone 5B so it's still pretty cold here. But here is some of what I have done on my 1/2 acre operation so far: 1. Sales-wise, we opened up our CSA for new members - we're about 60% full with 27 members, aiming for 40 this year. We continue to sell a dwindling amount of storage roots (only about 100# of purple daikon radishes left!) 2. I purchased a new walk in cooler to store our fresh produce for during the season and hauled it to our site. 3. We moved our greenhouses to a different plot due to some flooding issues in the previous location. The bows are up, now we need to finish the hardware and get the plastic up. 4. We seeded our first seeds of the season into plug trays - onions, shallots, and parsley; next we'll do a lot of greens, beets, first sowing of carrots, and more! 5. Spruced up our raised reds by pulling out dead debris, topping off with compost, a sprinkle of composted chicken manure. Before planting we'll add a little fresh potting soil in order to prevent weeds from sprouting. We have garlic and strawberries in the ground as well as our usual perennials; chives, sage, rosemary (sometimes), thyme, rhubarb, blackberries, raspberries, aronia berries, Goji berry, Josta berry, blueberries,. currants, apple trees, pear trees, persimmon tree, and a peach tree!

Post a photo of your garden from the past season! What was your tastiest success and most gut-wrenching failure?