What I'm trying to say is that you should push the envelope, or the
season. For example I do 3 plantings of tomatoes. If the first planting
doesn't freeze, I plant earlier next year. If the second planting
freezes I plant later next year.

The third planting generally doesn't freeze until just before harvest.

I probably should revise it to say "...earlier than you think is
possible..."


Travis wrote:
...."start the melons as early as possible, or even earlier"......?