Planning for the spring
 

I've always sort of dragged my feet into the start of the gardening
year and gotten going only once I saw that everyone else was way ahead
of me. But this year I was thinking that now that it's two months in,
maybe a little forethought is in order for once.

Our frost-free date is not until May 15 here. When can the first cold-
weather vegetables go in? When is a good time to start indoor
seedlings?

What should we really be concerned about, if anything, in February?
I'm getting antsy even though the tomatoes are 5-6 months away.

Planning for the spring
 

Pete

My tomato plants are about 3 inches tall. I couldn't stand it anymore. I
planted seed on Feb 1 (WAY TOO EARLY). Our last frost day here in central
Indiana is May 9th. I planted tomatos and I planted sweet bell peppers in
these little peat pots and I have them on my kitchen table where they get
gobs of sunlight. I do not dare put them in the ground until May 9th (we
usually do about all of our planting on Mother's Day).

Everyone around here plants potatoes on St. Patricks Day

I think I have put in leaf lettuce seeds, radish seeds, and broccoli plants
in the middle of April...like Easter Sunday or so. I know that green leafy
and root suff is a lot tougher. I don't grow cabbage, but I think that is
also an early veggie.

How big is your garden? Mine is only about 15 by 15.



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I've always sort of dragged my feet into the start of the gardening
year and gotten going only once I saw that everyone else was way ahead
of me. But this year I was thinking that now that it's two months in,
maybe a little forethought is in order for once.

Our frost-free date is not until May 15 here. When can the first cold-
weather vegetables go in? When is a good time to start indoor
seedlings?

What should we really be concerned about, if anything, in February?
I'm getting antsy even though the tomatoes are 5-6 months away.

Planning for the spring
 

On Feb 22, 5:43 pm, "Brian" wrote:
Pete

My tomato plants are about 3 inches tall. I couldn't stand it anymore. I
planted seed on Feb 1 (WAY TOO EARLY). Our last frost day here in central
Indiana is May 9th. I planted tomatos and I planted sweet bell peppers in
these little peat pots and I have them on my kitchen table where they get
gobs of sunlight. I do not dare put them in the ground until May 9th (we
usually do about all of our planting on Mother's Day).

Everyone around here plants potatoes on St. Patricks Day

I think I have put in leaf lettuce seeds, radish seeds, and broccoli plants
in the middle of April...like Easter Sunday or so. I know that green leafy
and root suff is a lot tougher. I don't grow cabbage, but I think that is
also an early veggie.

How big is your garden? Mine is only about 15 by 15.

"Pete from Boston" wrote in ooglegroups.com...

I've always sort of dragged my feet into the start of the gardening
year and gotten going only once I saw that everyone else was way ahead
of me. But this year I was thinking that now that it's two months in,
maybe a little forethought is in order for once.

Our frost-free date is not until May 15 here. When can the first cold-
weather vegetables go in? When is a good time to start indoor
seedlings?

What should we really be concerned about, if anything, in February?
I'm getting antsy even though the tomatoes are 5-6 months away.

Our plot is probably about 7 x 15. Last year we stuffed 18 tomato
plants, too much basil, some peppers, eggplants, kale, spinach,
chard. The chard did well late, the kale not so well, and the spinach
was a dud.

Starting that kale earlier would probably be a good start.