You could with some varieties. You could increase chances with small grow tunnel or cloches to start them in but you'd have to be vigilant about not letting it get too hot on a sunny spring day.

I assure you that you likely have some space inside to grow a few in small containers. 3-4 plants in a plastic cup in windowsill for example.

Doesnt take much space to grow indoors. In fact you can get 72 plants in a flat sized area with the right flat liner. That would be less that 2 ft² in area.

Had some plans to sell seedlings in the local area that fell thru, but I did learn something from the experience. Instead of the little seed trays that hold 9 seedlings, I'll be going with bigger pots to start them in so I wont have to pot up so much. that way I only have to transplant them outside. You can make a simple cold frame out of a window pane and straw bales to keep them in until the last freeze date passes. And you can still get a good number plants started in the same space. I'm either going to use 4" or 6" pots next time.

Bill

Are you thinking of this year or next year? This year I'd say no. Next year is iffy... some varieties can take 90 days, those days start counting at zero the day you'd transplant a 5 to 7 week old (or 6 to 8 week old) plant outside, so add another 35 to 56 days and you'll see you need 4 to 5 months of optimum weather... and that's not even taking into consideration any nasty elements, critters, temperature to germinate, etc.

Personally, even my customers in FL & TX & CA I recommend starting the seeds indoors, not outdoors. There's too much that can go wrong and you can lose another couple weeks on top of everything if you have to start over. Those couple weeks can be very important in getting any crop at all, especially in warmer areas that only have certain "windows" of opportunities to beat the heat. (In your case, to beat the cold maybe.)

Mark

If you don't want to try indoor seed starting then talk with your local nursery/greenhouse about growing some specialty varieties for you. Local nursery here will do it for a regular customer if they supply the seeds and agree to buy the plants and they are happy to have a few different varieties to offer for sale.

I started doing it for my neighbors in my little greenhouse several years back and finally got them to move beyond the traditional Big Boy and Better Boy plants. ;)

Dave