The whole family worked in the garden one day last week and we cleared all out and spread about 2 tons of compost (mostly horse and straw), about a wheelbarrow of chicken poop from the chicken coup and all the household eggshells and veggie scraps, that had been composting all summer. We are fairly excited, as we found worms all over the garden ... two years ago when we started in this location there were 0. After spreading everything out I sprayed kelp and molasses and will let sit till spring. My onions are about 3in tall in a pot and the garlic is about a foot tall planted along the edge of the garden nov 1st. Will plant tomatoes and peppers the first of feb. Last year we got a hard freeze on april 10 the latest I remember.
I just ordered my sweettater plants for delivery on april 15. Trying Vardeman and Nancy Hall this year along with Beauregard and Japanese Red Yam, which I grow my own sets and plant every year.