CONGRATS!!!!!!!

I'm in zone 5 too, does that mean I can go plant mine???? I've been sitting on my hands waiting until memorial day!

Good for you! I think I have almost all my spring veggies planted out, and most of the herbs too. Toms are in position in their containers--because I like to tweak where they are--they're not inthe ground yet. I'm looking forward to eating mesclun and stir-frying baby bok choi before the end of the month.

T

I have finished getting the bed ready to plant, but need to get the lawn sprinkler head swapped out for a soaker hose. Should I plant first and put the soaker hose around everything, and take a chance on squashing some tiny sprouts, or wait until the soaker hose is down? Some of my WS herbs and veggies are ready to be planted out, and I want to direct sow the bush beans, pumpkins, and carrots. I will feel so relieved once it is all done.

I need the answer to kek19's question. I'm in zone 5-can we plant- can we huh? huh? My mother insists I have to wait until after the last full moon of the month- which is 5/31- friends all say Memorial weekend-mid June to be sure.....but I'm ready now!

I'm almost zone 6 here in this part of Indiana, but even when I lived up by Chicago I always planted out around Mothers day if we were having consistant night temps. Our day time temps have been 60 to 82 and the lowest night temp in the last 10 days has been 45. The extended forecast calls for more of the same.
I even got a bright red sunburn today while I was planting out, my second one of the year. First one was on purpose because if I don't get some kind of base tan I'll burn all summer. Today was a surprise, I guess with the nice breeze I didn't realize just how warm the sun was.
My advice, check the last 2 weeks of night temps and the 10 forecast, then go for it if your green sense tells you it's Ok.

Trudi
I'm a strange one, I LOVE radish sandwiches. butter on both sides of the bread, as much thin sliced radishes I can pile on and a sprinkle of salt and garlic powder to top it off...... dang!! I WANT one NOW!!

ok... according to theweatherchannel.com the lowest temp we've seen in the past 2 weeks is 39, which was one day, the rest were 44 or higher. The 10 day forcast shows lows of 48-55, and for the rest of may, the average lows range from 46-51. The record lows are 31-35. Oh, and the daytime temps past, 66-75, 10 day - 69-75, and average 69-75. I'm a first time ws'er and veggy gardener. So I need a little help deciphering this. Can I plant??? Can I, Can I Can I?? My beds all made mama!
(I'm mostly concerned about the tomatoes I ws'd.)

My garden beds - with the exception of the ones right up against the house - are currently heating up under a foot of straw and will be planted the last 2 weeks of May.

Everything that has to go separately, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, etc. is all potted and patiently waiting, and I can honestly say they're the sturdiest, best-lookin' plants I've ever had! Gorgeous thick stems and so, so green!

Also got most of the stuff that was getting too big for its jugs potted up (rather haphazardly, but hey - it's only for 2-3 weeks).

So far, the only things actually planted in their permanent places are potatoes (Kennebec), pumpkins (Sorcerer & Connecticut Field), vining & bush winter squash (Delicata, Small Wonder Spaghetti, Table Queen Acorn, Buttercup), watermelon (Sugar Baby), parsnips, and pots of mint sunk into the ground. Because of the space the vines take up, I've planted them in the beds up against the east & west sides of the house and will secure the main vines with Earth staples and trim off the side vines. Supposedly, from what I've read, the vines will be just leafy enough to keep the grass from getting out of control but won't kill it. In any case, I'm hoping for a couple of big patches I won't have to mow!

When the viney stuff gets a couple of inches high I'll interplant it all with nasturtiums, zinnias, and sunflowers.

Plus there're several containers (hard-plastic Tidy Cat buckets - the best things ever!) that're planted with radishes, leaf lettuce, green onions, and peas so I don't have to wait on those things. And I direct-sowed some morning glories and moonflowers out around the power pole by the mailbox just this morning. I always plant too many of those and wind up with a monster of a thicket.

I'm a radish sandwich fan, too, and the more butter the better!

Congrats, sounds wonderful. I'm jealous, as I'm not finished yet. I do have over half my stuff planted in my raised garden bed, but still need to plant out some melons, squash, and a couple tomato plants.

I may end up trying some marigolds as well. I've heard they repell insects, and even if they don't, they'd be pretty.