I planted some mater seeds just this afternoon. I'm in Zone 9b, Central Florida. I planted some
back in December but they weren't coming along very good so I thought I'd try it again.

Floradade
Manalucie
Sweet 100
Rutgers
Arkansas Traveler
Roma, Rio Grande
Big Beef
Better Boy

Sweet Cherry Pepper


These are the varieties I usually have good luck with and I enjoy the flavor.
I always read your posts BTW. You always have a lot of good info to share.

Good luck.

Living in a 6B zone has definite pitfalls....and one if hearing all about the wonderful gardens in more southern climes when I still have snow on the ground.

Normally I will put in tomato seeds in mid-March, since they start in the house, but I put the cool weather plants in when they can start outside. I don't think that they would do well growing in the house with all the heat.

So, just know that I don't feel much like gardening yet.

seeding tomatoes and peppers asap..

In S. Calif. my arugula and some of my lettuce is ready for picking. I pick a few leaves and put them in my salad. I also have parsley. My peas are up and looking good. I have volunteer Chinese greens, lots of beautiful chard left from last year and I planted the Chioggia beets.

I only have a tiny ground area and pots for planting.

I have some sort of dark red plant that might be a sort of mustard kind of green. It is sharp tasting. I like it in my salad. My husband does not.

I have tomato seedlings that have sprouted and are doing well.

I tried to plant spinach, but nothing has come up as far as I can tell.

Our avocados are in season. I have been told by "experts" that they don't need much water and that I should not over-water them, but judging from their small size this year, I think I was ill advised. Next year I am going to fertilize and water them more regularly.

but even if I have to drastically scale back this Spring, some of your yummy tomatoes will be in that mini-garden without question!

Congrats on the book!! Can't wait to hear more about it.

I've signed with Storey publishing. Text due June 1, then pic scheduling, so it will be a 2014 publish. Keeping me very, very busy!