Trish - last things first. Blueberries. Plant lots and lots of blueberries. They grow well here. They handle full sun to part sun. They give lots of fruit compared to many other garden staples (at least for me). My only complaint is that there is no way to have them all year.

I grow Garden Peas, Snow Peas, and Sugar Snap Peas in the part of the garden where I'm gonna plant Tomatoes and Peppers. I start the Peas in January (didn't this year due to the drought) after soaking them. I plant them in groups of 4-6 about 2 feet apart in rows that are 3 feet apart. My garden is covered with a plastic mulch with holes about the size of a paper plate every two feet in rows about 3 feet apart. I grow everything in these holes. The ground below gets worked up real well in the winter, it isn't level so when it rains or I water the water collects in the low spots an finds its way to the plants. Anyway - I put the large tomato cages over each mound of planted peas right after I plant. The peas emerge about now and climb up the cages. I start tomato and pepper seeds inside the house around now, they will be ready to plant outside in late April or early May. I plant them on the sunny side of the Pea cages. The Peas are ready for harvest in June. By that time I am working the pea vines over to one side to make room for the tomatoes. I cut the pea vines off at the ground and either un-weave them from the cages or I just leave them there to wither. I snip the pea clusters from the tips to harvest. The peas put nitrogen in the soil which helps the tomatoes and peppers and the peas tend to get all the attention of the aphids (which love nitrogen and therefore love pea plants). Sometimes the weather warms early and screws up this delicate dance and then I have to sacrifice some of the weaker pea vines to make room for the 'maters and peppers.

I grow lettuce, arugula and spinach in simple cinder block cold frames with removable plastic lids sorta in the center of my veggie garden. By May the cold frame tops have been retired to the shed and the lettuce is at its peak. When the lettuce is done I plant greenbeans in the same space. There is a bit of overlap with the lettuce in rows and the beans in between them (but it takes a while for the beans to get up and going).

All other crops are just planted in the garden, through the holes in the plastic. Once the weather heats up I spread mulch (leaves or old straw) on the plastic to keep it cool. I only have to weed anything that comes up through the holes where the plants are.

awesome info triangle john- exactly what i was looking for. i am heading out to get blueberries tomorrow. I will build raised beds for them as I have for everything else-