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Oh man I love this list.  It is such a treat to hear from you all, esp.
since you garden the way I do.  

I live in Massachusetts- have 2 gardens here.  One is in my urban backyard,
and the other is in the Berkshires at a Historical Society home.  My cousin
is the caretaker there and he and I have decided to bring back the garden.
We are concentrating on rare heirlooms that were commonly grown in New
England.  We aren't too rigid, but will probably not be planting many, if
any, hybrids.  

I am pretty standard Sq. ft. in my backyard.  I am still marveling at how
much I fit in such a small space last year.  I love the method.  In the
Historical Society home we might have to be more traditional, since that's
what's expected.  We have a picture of the garden in the 30s, and it was
standard rows.  But there are fruit trees where the growing field used to
be, so maybe we can get away with doing what we want since we can't
replicate what was there originally.

We are having a kooky kind of winter- We got snow early on so I didn't get
to finish preparing my beds in the fall quite the way I would have liked.
But there is a lovely pile of 3-year old manure covered with snow out at
the country home just waiting for me to come dig in.  I had to chop through
a layer of icy snow to plant my garlic in November.  Then we had a thaw
last week and a few of the garlics were shooting up.  Now we are in the
snow cycle again.  It's very comforting to know that the seeds are on their
way, that the garlic is alive and well, and that the days are getting longer.

I love hearing from you southern gardeners.  I feel warmer just reading
your email.  

Sarah

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