The month of January is named in honor of the Roman god Janus, who is symbolic of beginnings and transitions. For many of us, January is a time of optimism, filled with resolutions and plans for the New Year. Gardeners are optimists by nature and we commonly shrug off our failed harvests with a “Well, there’s always next year”.
Winter is a time of rest in the garden as our dark, cold, rainy weather does not support new plantings and the crops we have overwintered are few and far between. In her book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver called February …
