Two weeks ago I took an empty prepared raised bed (curved south sloping is more accurate) and I planted a bunch of crucifers: Navone Rutabagas, Golden Ball turnips, Radishes, Golden Beauty Chinese Cabbage, Giant Red Mustard, and in the NW corner of the bed, several Sapporo Giant Cabbage. You can see the bed in the top of the first picture above. To discourage digging squirrels I put rabbit fencing down over the bed and laid chicken wire over that. The plantings are starting to germinate. I will thin the Sapporo Giant cabbage back to the strongest cabbage plant and defend it into summer with garden fabric. Hopefully everything else will grow and be harvested by mid may and I can plant peppers or tomatoes in the bed. (I watered last night and sprinkled the with a very dilute solution of Epsom salts and fish emulsion last night.) Conventional gardening says February is much too early to plant, and I expect to have another cold spell or two, but I have the seed and space and might as well take a chance on good weather and cold tolarant varities.
Along a bed next to a picket fence (Shaded) I sprinkled some lettuce seed and I will keep it watered. I planted Boro and Bohan beets on the south side of my potato onions and Lutz Tall Top beets on the north side. I have not had much luck with beets so I will see how this works. Maybe interplanting next to onions will reduce pill bug damage. I planted a row of lettuce in front of my 8" high garlic and hope this goes well!