For those of you who included ‘create vegetable patch’ in your list of new year’s resolutions, then I am afraid it is already time to get to work.

Yes, this is the month to prepare those garden plots for the spring.

In just a few weeks, you’ll be able to plant your asparagus, potatoes, radishes and all kinds of lettuce and leafy greens.

Just a month later, warm season crops such as tomatoes, peppers, green beans, okra, black-eyed peas, cucumbers, and all kinds of squash c...