The doctrines of Chinese medicine are rooted in books such as the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon and the Treatise on Cold Damage, as well as in cosmological notions such as yin-yang and the five phases.
The vegetables you can grow in the winter in Georgia depends on where you live. If you live in the Blue Ridge Mountains up north, the winter temperatures can dive to 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. If you live in the middle of Georgia, you can grow a wider range of vegetables, including Vidalia-style sweet onions.
Winter gives the gardener time to plan what to grow during a short growing season. Once the gardener familiarizes herself with hardy plants that thrive in Maine she will have an abundant garden. Corn, beans, peppers, tomato, onions, potatoes, squash, cabbage, lettuce, asparagus and cucumbers do well in the Maine garden. Check the USDA hardiness zone map for the section of Maine where the garden will be grown. Search through seed catalogs and make a list of the vegetables to grow when the soil is ready.