The Root Report, Winter Edition

I'm still trying to come up with a catchy name for the weekly gardening report. Suggestions gracefully accepted. But I'll probably ignore them.

Early February update: No progress. The peas and carrots are sensibly deciding to stay under the ground, since the ground is dry as a bone and there are at least two more frosts ahead. Only the bees are out--

 They were swarming the bits of citrus fruits in my compost pile, so I offered them a little sugar water to help out until the first dandelions of spring appear. Maybe they'll think kindly of me when I have pea flowers needing pollination.