We're looking through the seed catalogs and also going through our collection of seeds kept in the refrigerator.
There's not going to be anymore black crowder peas, the seed we got last year gave us peas that were very gritty for some reason plus we have a LOT of canned and frozen crowder peas on hand. Also have a lot of canned green beans so are looking for something different. I'm sort of thinking about lima beans as they are a favorite here. I'm a bit torn as bagged lima beans are actually very cheap so why grow my own when they all taste the same.
Thought about corn, then remembered that the one time we put in corn on this garden, nothing happened. No tassels, no corn on the cob, just lots of stalk, good for composting but not for eating. Never did figure out why the tassels didn't get fertilized. We had a bumper crop of beets this past season, same with carrots, kale, and various other fall/winter crops.
I'm going to order a bag of earthworms too, no more red wigglers. We found exactly one large earthworm poking around in the raised beds so I think we will put some more in to help.
We're talking about pulling the three blueberry bushes in the raised bed along the fence line. They bloomed the first year but made no berries, then haven't bloomed since. I think it's because they're in to much shade. Now thinking that I will put in a batch of domestic dewberries, a local garden center has those in stock and dewberry plants love the shade plus are very tasty and make good cobblers, jellies and jams.
We've had some good rains this fall and winter and the weather folk say there is more to come. Might save a buck or two on the water this year.
I need to prune the pear tree as it is dropping its leaves now, won't be long before the new leaves appear and I want to prune just before that starts. Probably do it tomorrow if I have good weather. I went out yesterday and tied little pieces of cloth on the "rain" limbs so I get the right ones out. I will then chop them into smaller pieces and put them in my smoking wood container for later use. Fruit woods are very good for smoking meat and saves on having to buy mesquite and hickory.
George