I started planting seeds this week to grow in Bill's greenhouse at work until the weather is warmer. We still have over a foot of snow on the ground so it will be a while until the soil is ready for planting. I started onions, leeks, shallots, kale, broccoli, and some head lettuce in flats. Next week I'll get some more potting soil and start the peppers, brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, and more kale. In March it will be tomatoes, basil, and melons.
If it's a really warm spring, I'll do some early planting in the garden beds (lettuce, beets, greens, arugula, cilantro). This year we are adding a potato annex in the side yard so I have more room in the main garden for more broccoli and onions. This year I ordered my seeds from Pinetree Gardens, but next year I'll probably go back to ordering from Fedco. I find I'm running out of the smaller amounts of seeds in the Pinetree packages.
Last fall (November) I planted 120 cloves of garlic in our largest garden bed. I wanted to plant extra so we have enough for the whole year and for planting in the fall. Last year's crop wasn't quite big enough to last so we've been careful with our garlic use. The bed has been covered with snow since December- I'm looking forward to seeing the green shoots peeking out of the ground next month. The chickens got into the bed in December before the snow, but I don't think they did much damage. They picked the last of the kale clean though.
