Heck yeah, I'd be out there planting those guys!! But then again I really like planting and I tend to get a little planting-crazy and throw caution to the wind. If it gets a little frosty just make them a nice little teepee to keep them warm and safe. I planted my garden a full month before our predicted last frost (it was usually HOT here), and my garden seems to be fine. None of my plants wound up in plant heaven. Although all my plants were from a nursery, so I didn't have a personal attachment to them. Okay, I was a little attached. Anyway, I'd plant them and keep a close eye on the frost forecast!

Sarah

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

I'd listen to the locals:-)

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The secret is the soil.

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Originally posted by johnCT:
What were you wanting to plant?

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what don't I want to plant?

pumpkin, zucchini and summer squashes, beans, onions, tomato, peppers, basil, cilantro and a variety of root veggies, flowers, lettuce and peas.

I know lettuce and peas and spinich and root vegies would be fine, but I'm waitting for hubbola to build me a raised bed. (the peas I'm waiting for an inoculant)

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Mrs.Spud: Idaho Mom

You'll definitely be OK planting your peas, lettuce, onions, and beans now. Lettuce and peas could have been planted a month or more ago. I'm in zone 6 and I started my cukes and squash inside last weekend and also put out a few peppers, broccoli, and tomatoes in the garden also. Curcurbits grow very fast, but are also very susceptible to frost. You could start everything as long as you have a plan to deal with any forecast of frost in the coming weeks. When is your last average frost date?

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John - Zone 6

It's definatly time here in Massachsetts. I have never had any experience or for that matter been to Idaho. We don't have any mountains were I am, near Cape Cod. My peas are starting to run up the trellis, spinach weeded and thinned, lettuce growing, beets are up, onion plants have taken, radihes are picking. Tomatoes and peppers are going in this weekend. Squashes, melons, beans and cukes over the next week,these are all seeded outdoors, I just find they grow stronger when direct seeded.
ranger

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Originally posted by Mrs.Spud:
stupid life gets in the way of the garden.

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Doncha hate that!

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John - Zone 6

Love the milk jug idea....a good one I'll use next year, I'm sure!...
This weekend, I'll plant my tomatos...they were started inside by my mother-in-law...so I better not kill them, cuz she'll be asking me about them...

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"Seeing life through Rose-colored glasses!"

I would definitely not plant the warm weather veggies. the reason is that a few years ago I planted after the "frost free" date for the area and got a hard frost. I then found out this county is always a little later. My mom three miles away in another county and right on the Mississippi never gets frost when I do. Anyway that time I watched the weather and heard it might frost so I covered my peppers and tomatoes and they still all died. I had to replant everything. So now I never plant tomatoes, peppers, zucchini/squash, especially basil! until the end of May (frost free date here is May 15) when the ground has warmed up. However, I now have wall o waters and plant my tomatoes in them in early May. I planted on May 7th on the south side of my house and the plants are over the wall o waters already. Incidentally we had a light frost Monday when nothing was in the forecast!!! So luckily I had not planted my peppers yet.

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