On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:59:16 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

Terry Coombs wrote:
to start planting for this year's garden .

To paraphrase Bocephus , "We got the seeds in the ground and the beer on
ice." Today I started this year's planting with all my tomatoes , all my
peppers , and some spices . This year is gonna be so great !


I started my onions and spinach in the greenhouse last weekend. First
shoots showed up yesterday. I don't usually start tomatoes until the
middle of February since last frost here is about the middle of April.
I usually add a week or so to miss the last frost that sneaks in.
Maturity is in mid July.

A couple of years ago DH decided to buy a larger tomato plant and we
set it out at about the same time as the smaller ones I started in
February. They all started producing at the same time.

Check with your extension agent or nursery to find out when your last
frost is. If you jump the gun you may lose your plants. Check my
signature for how to find you local extension office. You can get
lots of information from them. Also keep records yourself of what you
planted and when you set them out and the results. I am a bit
obsessive but I track my tomatoes from the time I plant the first
seeds to the production of each variety for the season. It helps to
know which variety produces best. The other things just get tracked
until first picking.

Good luck. We all need a lot of that.