in W PA. Which is why we are warned not to plant anything until Memorial Day. It makes me crazy. And reading all the posts from people in a warmer climate makes me itch to get started.

Good luck with you tomatoes!

Monday night is looking to be pretty chilly too. We ordered our tomato plants from Burpees again this year. Last year's production from 15 plants was unbelievable. They won't ship them until about the third week of May just in time for planting. I'd like to start plants from seed but we don't have a good spot to keep them.

but I just made it work. I put card tables in front of a west facing window.....even though there wasn't room for them. It was just too much fun starting seeds!

Posted that their mom told them not to put plants out until May 15. I said, "I'm going to follow that advice." And we, too, have that cold front coming tonight, so I'm glad I did.

It really isn't even setting my efforts back. I keep the tomatoes in the house and spend my time getting my beds and planting spots in shape. Next week....


Cher

but here in W PA, I have learned that mom was right about Memorial Day. A few years ago, we had a bad frost Memorial Day weekend. Usually not, so you usually are safe earlier, but now I know it isn't a sure thing.

But it sure has been hard, with the nice weather we had.

I have been harvesting grape tomatoes for months. This week am bringing in the last of the broccoli side shoots, and the last of the cabbage. I have some Krim and big boy tomatoes on the vine and am thinking about planting some beans next week. This has been the best year I have ever had (in 30 years of gardening) for bell peppers. I wish I had put way more plants in! Do you have any recommendations for a hot weather heirloom tomato?

Still sad about tomatoes.

And it's supposed to be in the thirties here on Sunday night. Blech!

Post some pics of your when you're all potted up. That driveway garden is always amazing.

spell have made it possible to move around even the boggiest part of our yard and the seeds and seedlings are SO happy!

Peas have germinated at most 25% in the preceeding 2 springs, but this yr it seems they all came up. Same with the radishes planted with the carrots and most everything with a shorter than 2 week germination time. Tonight the rains come back and I can quit sprinkling for a bit but all is great!

I've 2 huge pots with 4 tomato seedlings/pot, all happy and smiling up at me from inside their wires, ready to prove you well.

ETA NW WA state.

There are indeterminate tomatoes in 10 or 15 gallon, and loads of Dwarf growing tomatoes from our project in 5 gallon white or black grow bags...as well as sweet and hot peppers and eggplant in 5 gallon black grow bags.

all that remains - a few 2 gallon grow bag peppers, some 2 gallon grow bag indeterminate tomatoes, and lots of 1 gallon pot hot peppers from my ornamental project....then I get to plant the big garden!





Dwarf tomatoes in 5 gallon grow bags

I sure hope so! Was out all morning pruning, sweeping, making room for all the house plants to spend the summer out. Heading out now for some final bed prep for seeds to finally get in the ground. 10 day forecast.....lows in the 50's, highs in the 70's.

North Ga. mountains, zone 7.

We bought seedlings before Easter because last year we were able to plant in the beds by the second week of April, but waited until mid-May to plant. The incredible heat did them no favors and our harvest was awful. But then this year we were still getting nights dipping into single-digit temps and snow as recently as last week! So the plants got tall and spindly on m my windowsill. Then when we planted them on Sunday, the next two days were record highs. AND our new dog decided digging in the tomato bed was a super-fun way to beat the heat! I think I'm just going to scrap the current crop and buy some new seedlings. Sigh.

Best thing about it is that we learn from experiences and act in kind the following season...then of course the weather is completely different and we can't apply what we learned properly!

Been doing it for nearly 35 years....each year it is something different that makes me crazy!