TA>my seedings for my tomatoes yesterday. I generally start
TA>then at Easter time.
  I'm thinking of starting some today. But Ack, you have to be prepared
  to transplant early tomatoes into progressively larger containers if
  the weather is unsuitable for outdoors planting. This is a real
  consideration if you have limited space and/or a huge number of
  plants. But I am cutting way down on the dozens of tomatoes I used to
  plant; so between my 3-tier light table and 2 cold frames, I should be
  able to handle it. Those large root systems are very important to
  raise good plants. Just hope we don't have such a stinker of a tomato
  year, like we did in 97.
TA>Are there any other super optimist out there anticipateing
TA>an early spring planting this year?
  I'm starting spinach and broccoli in cubes, with the intention of
  planting them outdoors in a couple weeks (inside a moveable cold frame
  , of course.) We can till as soon as the ground dries enough, since
  the frost is out of the ground, and has been most of Feb.
TA>When should we start our peas and beans this year?
  Peas can go in as soon as the ground can be worked. Beans HAVE to have
  warm soil, with no danger of frost. Ever planted a row of beans and
  noticed how spotty germination came? That's what usually happens if
  you have cool damp weather, or a light frost, after sowing, but before
  the beans sprout. Now I wait for warm settled weather, and the beans
  figuratively explode from the ground, and overtake earlier beans in
  short order. That usually means early June here, but if you have the
  means to protect sprouted beans from an unexpected frost (like sheets
  of newspaper tented over top), then you may risk earlier plantings
  than normal.
                        ...Sandra...
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