That sounds very ambitious and exciting! I'm hoping to uncover my 3 yo Celeste fig and find something survived, it has died to the ground 2 years in a row. I would love to see my yearling damson plums have survived too, although I have more seeds in the fridge sprouting (fingers crossed). Looking forward to mending some soil (pure sand) to grow beats, chard, and carrots this spring. Who would expect to live on a sand dune in the middle of the Appalachians Ha! But it's true. Blueberries, persimmons, and pawpaws are on my radar this year! And starting asparagus! And raising meat rabbits. Have fun!

Today's projects are: 1) Prune my anna hardy kiwis. The kiwi vines are about 10 years old and made about 2 gallons of fruit last year. Here is the "before" picture. 2) Prune my fuzzy kiwis. I don't include a picture, but I have a male and two females running over my pergola. They are about 3 years old and have not yet bloomed. 3) Prune my two blackberry bushes (Apache and Arkansas prime 45) "before" pictures shown. Since one is a prime, it will be pruned at ground level, while the Apache will be pruned to about 4 feet. 4) Build a light stand for my germinating seeds (leeks, broccoli raab, cherimoya, sugar apple).

Update on my 2016 projects. Over-wintering my artichoke appears to have failed, as none of the 3 artichokes has emerged from the ground. Found a contractor who charged a reasonable price and did great work. Completed the walks on April 16, 2016. I will post pictures. So far I have planted beets, broccoli raab, bright-light chards and mustard greens in my raised bed. I made 2 batches of potting soil from potting soil purchased from Lowes on sale during the winter, humus and manure and peat moss. A I also added in some potting soil from last year. I am using it to grow Basil and water spinach. On the positive side, I decided to build some concrete walks through my
north-side landscape and from my patio to my outbuilding.