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So so sorry, dear blog, that i left you in shambles as the season waned. The truth is, i had planned a winter garden; but while wracked with indecision, didn't clear the proper space for one until too late. The vast quantity of winter squashes turned out, predictably, to not be that good.

Oh well, mistakes noted, a new year approaches.

Now's the time of year you can start your broccoli and heat lovers (tomato, pepper, eggplant).

More a bit later (promise!) on some DIY projects cooking in the background for the Noble Good Of The Garden.

Growing vegetables can be fun for many reasons, of course, but one of my favorite parts is getting a seed or a volunteer and not knowing exactly what the finished product is going to be like. Last fall I planted a number of cauliflower and broccoli seeds into an old recycling container filled with a mixture of soil out of my garden space, compost, and potting mix.

Portland has pretty mild winters, so you can grow many things through the winter and harvest them in spring, as long as you plant far enough in advance. Throughout the winter, i kept an eye on my two final candidates, one sprouting broccoli, and one Purple Cape cauliflower, but they showed only little activity until the daylight started increasing in February. And now, come to find out, the Purple Cape cauliflower begins to resemble broccoli soon after the head has set. Looks like I'm a bit late in harvesting this one, but i think it will still taste just fine.