First, I must apologize for not posting in such a long time.  I was job searching for a bit, found a new job and have been pretty busy.  Not too busy to get my garden ready for the new year, but too busy to post about it.

As my last post recommended, I actually did get my garlic in the ground and have quite a crop going, along with several varieties of shallots.

If you live in central Texas, as do I, you will have certainly noticed that the temperatures have started to rise and we are well into the high 70’s and low 80’s almost every day now.  This is perfect gardening weather, in my opinion.

The reason for my post is because of these temperature changes, the hotter weather is just around the corner, so we are on the tail end of being able to harvest lettuce before it starts bolting.  Needless to say, I’m recommending that you take advantage of any remaining lettuce plants you have, make sure to fertilize and water them now so you can get a few more takes from them.

Don’t forget, make sammiches (with plenty of lettuce) and salads, or… just eat some plain ol’ lettuce leaves!