Gonna take the long shot into the dark, but birds nest fungus? I have it currently and I guess it looks like pods in the soil. Pic would definitely help though. This post was edited by IAmSupernova on Wed, Jul 31, 13 at 12:28

Peppers, off the top of my head and without getting off the couch to check notes New Ace, King Arthur, Pinot Noir have produced well for me and we like the flavor. Carmen is a bulls horn type that is very tasty, ripens to red. Look for varieties suited to a short growing season. The last two years Beauregard has done well for me, a raised bed will be helpful in getting the soil warmed up for them. Most varieties will cover a lot of ground once they get going. I believe it's Vardaman (sp) that is more of a bush type but have never grown them so don't know about flavor or productivity. Don't forget you will need to cure them in a warm humid place for 7-10 days. Curing helps them keep in storage and converts the starches to sugars, developing the flavors. Onions, starting with plants will get you off to a good start. Copra is an excellent storage onion, Walla Walla's do well but are best used within approx a month of harvest. Big Daddy produces very large onions that will store for 3 or 4 months. Again onions that you plan to store need to be cured. As much as possible your garlic should be rotated to a different bed each year, you might want to put your onions an garlic in the same bed and move them each year to a different bed, Rotating crops is always a good idea if possible.

the flat row covers are for heating the soil. they pull it up when the soil temp is correct and then plant. the yellow flowered plants are rape. they eat the plants when small but when they get larger they wait for the flowers to go to seed. they make an oil out of the seed. the plants to the right of the rape are mustard. i am supposed to return home at the end of april but that might change. my dw is taking care of the mouser or vice versa. i'm not sure. william

Lindy is right, these ARE total works of art! Love your choices, Kelly! I too can't wait to see them installed. I hope you will share photos soon.... I'm dying (okay, not really... but you know what I mean... LOL) to see some sneak peaks of your house. Hint, hint, hint!!