HIDECLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
810 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 10 AM...A BROAD AREA OF RAIN AND FEW HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHEAST FROM GEORGIA...ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. SOME OF THE RAIN IS MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE UPSTATE... WITH RAINFALL RATES NEAR A
QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH PER HOUR. THE HEAVIER SHOWERS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. PATCHY FOG ALONG WITH LIGHT SHOWERS WAS
REPORTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING
IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND FOG THIS MORNING.
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Looking back on the garden in 2008, here are my top ten experiences:
#10- Having fresh tomatoes to eat and giveaway for about 4 months straight (next year, maybe 5.5 months).
#9-All of the lettuce I cared to eat in the fall.
#8- Raised a number of vegetables I never tried before–Swiss chard, winter squash, broccoli
#7- Built a hoop house that has stood through winds, rain, ice, snow and more (though could use some repair)
#6- experiments with cover crops were successful
#5- Fall greens were successful- turnips, kale, swiss chard, spinach, etc. were overflowing
#4- Garlic and onions for the spring are looking like they are supposed to as the winter approaches
#3- Squash and beans from the freezer still taste good
#2- Considering fewer squash plants in 2009
#1- Planning for 2009 is in full swing