🍅 Is anyone starting their veggie seeds for the garden yet? What are you planting?🥬

[WestMichRad]

11. Traditionally it's about May 15 here,

but I regard our average last frost date as at least a week earlier now, thanks to the fossil fuel industry. The last several years, our last frost has been in late April.(!!). I remember once, more than 30 years ago, when we had a frost on Memorial Day weekend, but that was a rare event.
We live near a hilltop and are protected by a lot of surrounding trees… giving us extra protection from cold dips.

Nowadays I wait until about May 10 and then look at the long range forecast before deciding if it’s time to plant my tender seedlings. No need to hurry if it’s relatively cool, since tomato and pepper plants don’t do squat in cold soil… but I have a large garden to plant, and the sooner I can get started, the sooner the job will be done. I still wait until June to plant beans.

Tatsoi is a leafy green brassica, pretty similar to spinach, that can be used as a salad green or in soups and casseroles. Since I can’t seem to grow spinach without it bolting immediately, this is a good substitute for us. Very easy to grow!
https://gardenersmag.com/tatsoi/

Happy gardening!