Sure hope to. We don't dare plant seeds until after Mother's day--even that is too soon for tomato plants etc. I hear differing things about garden centers being open...we shall see.

Yes, our local garden center where we always buy from is taking phone orders and I don't know how that will work for them. I feel they really aren't set up for that. They always have a full parking lot and it is a small place. So this year the kids picked up our plants from Lowe's. They wore masks and gloves, but there was no one in the garden part of Lowe's. If we don't get any more plants we will at least have some.

Sue

I'm planting my usual amount and usual things. I already have onions, garlic, potatoes, lettuce, beets, and radishes planted out in the garden. Peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant are still under lights in the basement waiting out the cold spell this week before I can start putting them outside. Cukes, beans, and squash will be direct seeded in early May weather permitting.

I started lots of extra tomatoes and a few extra peppers to share with the neighbors and will also offer packets of bean seeds.

I have radishes almost ready to harvest. Planted tomato, lettuce and beet seeds. Have a lot more seeds coming from migardener.com. I had planned to be home for a lot of this summer ahead of this pandemic... I am glad about that plan now... as eating more out of ones own garden might be the best idea.

Moni

I have planted peas, kale, spinach, chard and beet seeds so far. Tomatoes and beans etc. will be planted about May 24. Gardening is therapeutic for me and when it is gardening season, life is good.

They are talking drive by pick ups here too...but I don't see that working very well..I really NEED to see what's there, how the flowers look, etc. Even tomato and pepper plants I am not real comfortable with someone else picking what I will buy.....I hate to think the big box stores will be my sole source this year.

We have expanded our "usual" garden a little this year. We raise most all of our plants from seeds and do not buy very many transplants any more at all. However, I would not have any problems letting the staff at the local nurseries choose plants for me, if necessary.

I hope to be getting our main crop of tomatoes out into the garden this week and am looking forward to it!

We had already been planning a bigger garden this year, before all this happened. I've got a lot of plants started. We don't plant out here till mid-May at the earliest. I can't wait! Starting seeds indoors is a hobby of mine so I have been enjoying seeing the sprouts start and grow.

Our local nurseries are talking drive up service as well. I have always enjoyed spending time roaming the rows and picking out plants. Guess that will have to wait till next year.

I'm starting a lot from seed this year. I usually just buy the plants, but had decided this year to go the seed route. My plan was to buy plants if that didn't work out. Our state has declared nurseries to be non-essential, so fingers crossed! I bought all my seed in January and February.

I've had problems with squash bugs killing my plants in the past so I bought a few things on March 13 to see if we could get ahead of the pests. I have a couple of yellow squash and a zucchini, cucumber, and two bell peppers. I a bought a third tomato plant. For kicks, I bought three corn plants. It may be enough for one or two meals. I had a couple of sweet potatoes sprout so I'm making slips to plant.

I think plant nurseries are considered essential around here. I was looking online at my favorite place this weekend. I'm tempted to get a couple of fruit trees. I'm running out of room in my yard, but the two desert willows I planted a few years back aren't liking the wetter conditions. I'll have to remove them at some point anyway.

I've got strawberries planted and a couple of hills of Sugar Baby icebox watermelons.

Depending on what you are planting unless you have snow on the ground waiting for Mother's Day to plant may be too late for some plants especially in the cole crops like broccoli etc. Once it warms up some lettuce become very bitter and will quickly bolt to seed. Of course if you have seed left over you can depending on your location plant it in September/October. Things like beets, carrots, turnips in some areas are even better flavored when grown in the fall.

Once upon a time when Victory Garden was on tv they did a segment about tomatoes. I remember that some Florida and Arizona gardeners planted them mid winter in order to have a crop before the really hot weather arrived. Since then I have wondered what other crops would grow best when planted in that manner.

No garden...but lots of flower beds and flowers in pots to plant. Too early here

usually the guide is Memorial Day will be safe from frost, etc.

Too early here, too. Spring is coming in fits and starts, as the old saying goes : warm, cold, warm, cold, Low tonight in the 20's, possible snow flurries. Brrrr !

I plan to do a garden and some flowers this year as usual. I winter sowed many things. I do not want to hear our garden centers will be closed and I will only have big box stores to choose from also. Our garden centers just have more things that are healthier than the big box stores. The workers are either drowning the plants or don’t water at all. I am still waiting for the plants to come up in the containers. It is only my second time trying the sowing and I did many more. Our crazy weather is 70 one day and then down to 30. I am afraid if I don’t do well sowing I will have to buy starts. I am trying to stay away from any place but the garden centers will be calling me. 😉

I'm not willing to commit to the time a garden needs, so I tend to rely on the grocery store and the farmers market during the summer months. I have no idea what will become of the farmers market this year.

However, I planted a big pot full of beet seeds yesterday. In about two weeks, I will plant another pot. I want them for their greens. The beets in the stores and at the farmers market are too mature and their greens are often woody.

My beets will be harvested when the beet is between 1/2 inch and an inch around. The greens and the little beets will be prepared like spinach. This is my favorite way to eat beets and I'm very much looking forward to the first picking. I also save the beet water to add to veggie/beef or minestrone type soups. It gives the broth a wonderful color and adds a nice flavor.

We wont be but several of our neighbours are doing them. They now have the time and are looking for something to do and to learn about.

We always have a garden. That's what originally brought me to this site. One change this year is that I'd like to try cantaloupe, which I've never had success with. I don't have seeds, though, and already had my seed orders in hand before I thought of cantaloupe.

I have snow peas, lettuce, some purple colored green I don't remember what it is, onions, radishes and carrots out in the garden. Under grow lights still: tomatoes, Padron peppers (which are taking their merry time germinating), eggplant, zinnias, herbs (which I started really late), strawberries, and 4 o'clocks (which aren't germinating at all but are old seed). Made a new potato bed the other day. Will also seed directly into the garden when it warms up: winter squash, summer squash, pumpkin (if I have room), watermelon, musk melon, succotash bean, okra and cosmos.

Been eating lettuce for a month. Already made a rhubarb pie. Bought tomato plants a week ago and they already have flowers on them. Still have lots I want to plant like radishes, more lettuce, summer squash, basil and later veggies.

It snowed today on my way to work this afternoon. Farmer's Almanac says last frost will be April 23rd for my area. I did buy some wall o' waters to plant my tomatoes and peppers early, so hopefully I can get those out in the garden this weekend. Haven't looked at the weather forecast that far out yet, though.

As far as food, only tomatoes. I planted 4: a yellow pear,a husky cherry, a better bush, and something else I cant remember the name of. I plant 2 in pots, one in an old burned out tree stump(that one goes bonkers every year) and the other in some random sunny spot.

I am more focused on my flowers. I have 17 roses right now at home, some tulips,gladiolus, all kinds of lilies, and 2 of the 4 hardy hibiscus I ordered came in today. When I got to work I was greeted by MASSES of some sort of plant that had been deposited in the empty spot in my garden. I found out they are daylilies. Someone thinned their home garden out and thought i would like them. So i will plant some here and take the rest home and see what they do. I wonder what color they are....My work garden has 18 rose bushes, amaryllis, liles,gladiolus,peonies, crinum(which has NEVER bloomed) and will soon have 2 hardy hibiscus where the asian jasmine plants from hell once reigned. SO glad I finally got those out!

Started our seedings in sunroom earlier. All outside on porch now. Tomatoes, basil, leeks, parsley, cilantro, lettuce. Keep our gardening in our porch area. We are on the ocean and it's surprising the number of folks that will come up and take vegetables if planted in yard. One summer we probably didn't get over 10 of our tomatoes.

I only plant one tomato plant per year. In my perennial border. I always have herbs within it too. I guess it's a potager garden. We're not supposed to put out annuals until tax day, but this year will be even later, as it's cold and the dogwoods have only just opened their bracts. Probably this weekend.

I always start my tomato and pepper plants, and some flowers from seed. I also started some purple basil and squash from seed earlier. I’m planning to start transplanting most of them tomorrow, and leftover plants will go to our community garden (if we have one this year) or to neighbors. I grow about 4 different varieties of large tomatoes, 2 plants each, plus 3 different cherry tomatoes.

I have been harvesting lettuce for several weeks now. Beans, more squash and some other things will be direct sow in the ground but the soil really isn’t as warm as it should be just yet. Maybe in a few more days.

I don’t grow corn or melons as the critters climb the fence and get too many of them. Waste of time and garden real estate.

Well, snow sometime today for us and tomorrow evening accumulating snow! All my plants are now in the house till it really warms up.

Sue