It's not too early to start thinking about bulbs. I was amazed when I first moved to Beaufort that many of the bulbs that bloom everywhere else in the spring, actually start blooming here in December.

With Farmer's Markets bulging with low priced produce, U-Pick opportunities around, and home gardens giving up their bounty, it's time for us to be giving some serious 'recession proof' thought to the many different ways all this 'garden gold' can be preserved for later.

I had one of those Aha Moments after four years in Beaufort and it came from a garden club member on a tour here from Chattanooga.