What’s Growing in January 2014

I am dreaming of a warm spring and thankful for each warm (60-70 degree) day in the middle of winter here in Texas.

The hens are back to laying a good amount of eggs.  They are much happier that I am letting them out in the afternoons to explore the back yard for green weeds and bugs.
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Onions are growing well.  These have been under the mini hoop house all winter.
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And these onions were just planted.  If you are in Texas you can plant onion starts now.
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Lettuce is perfect size.  There are salads in our near future.  This doesn’t look like much, but I picked enough for a large salad the other day and it didn’t make a dent.
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Snow peas will be ready come spring.  These were planted under the mini hoop house when winter started.  By the time they start flowering it should be warm enough to open up the hoop house and let the bees in to do their part.
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Garlic!  These were from the garlic we grew last year.
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A few beets… after these two I think there are only a couple more.
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New plants!  It is already time to start seeds.  We have a great set up this year.  Really excited about these little plants.  Mostly peppers and tomatoes with a few eggplant and broccoli.
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