The Most Wonderful Time of the Effing Year! (is very near)

Holy hell it's been forever and a day since I updated the blogus.  Winter is a very down time for a blog centered around gardening and being outside.  We got a sniff of 60 degree weather last week only to be followed by a big old snow fart to the tune of 7 inches this week.  No worries.  Now is the time to spend organizing existing seeds, ordering new ones, and developing a plan for the gardens - and in just a few short weeks will be time to start some early seedlings.  BOOM!  What a great effing time!

Soon it will be time to get the old new (I actually got one for Christmas) rotor tiller out to do early season preparation with the soil.  Then shortly after that it will be time to put the early season seeds and plants in the ground.  Can't effing wait.

I have developed an excel spreadsheet to organize the different varieties and also the planting time-table for all of the veggies we're planning on growing this year.  I try so hard to be organized but once things are in the ground my organization flies away with the wind.  BUT that doesn't stop me from trying it again this year.  Someday I will be an organizational fool.  Until then I'll feel content following the seat of my pants' advice.

Here are some new veggies we're growing attempting to grow this year:

Potatoes
Leeks
Radishes (German Beer radishes to be specific.  Apparently they serve this variety along side a malted refreshment in Germany.  I'm an obvious fan of beer so to grow this seemed inevitable).
Parsnips
Salsify (if you're unfamiliar with this it is a root vegetable, good fall crop, that when eaten tastes similar to oysters!  So cool!).
Celery
Turnips
Head Cabbage (mainly for sauerkraut making).

Most of these new veggies are good early or late season veggies.  I really plan on expanding upon our gardening season in comparision to previous years.  We tried it last year but then The Day My Fall Garden Died.

We're also trying a few new varieties of Peppers and Tomatoes - them still being the most popular veggies from the Keel Lane gardens. 

Hopefully my hops will produce some yummy bitterness this year.  Last year only brought us bines with no flowers. 

I'm effing back and will keep everyone updated on how things are transpiring.  I'm also planning on expanding the home brewing aspect of the blog since my recipe book is beginning to look a lot like my food recipe book.  Electronically is so much nicer. 

Good talk.

Keep it BOOM!