Potatoes, garlic, horseradish, shallots, onions and asparagus are now here! We have many varieties and some of the potatoes are organic.
Photo credit of potato plant, Jill Green

Hamamelis Witch-hazel

Witch-hazel can easily reach a height of only 8 to 15 feet. The crooked stem and long forking branches have a smooth, brown bark making it an interesting shrub in the winter months. The leaves are from 3 to 5 inches long, thick, and borne on short stalks. An interesting feature of the plant is the lateness of the threadlike, yellow flowers, which will appear in our area sometime in January or February. The seed capsule does not mature until the following season, when it bursts open, scattering the shining black, hard seeds with great force and to a considerable distance.

Chaenomeles speciosa Flowering Quince 

Flowering Quince is a large fast growing shrub that provides showy flowers of red, orange, white, and pink depending on the cultivar. We will enjoy these blooms in the early spring in our region before the plant has produced leaves. This plant will produce thorns, some careful placement is important. They will produce an apple-like fruit that can be used to make jellies.