Frost Dates

My favorite site for ordering seeds is Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.  All of their seeds are heirloom, meaning they have not been genetically modified, and making them safe to save seeds at the end of the season.  Moreover, they have a beautiful catalog, they often include "gift seeds" with your order, and the appear to really, really care about preserving heirloom seeds in their extensive seed bank.  Each year they send a complementary planting guide which allows gardeners determine when to plant seedlings indoors, plant outdoors, transplant, and harvest various vegetables.  To decide when it is safe to plant in your area to avoid a frost, refer to a state or local calendar which shows the last probably spring frost date.

For our area, the last frost date is May 8, with an earliest fall frost date sometime in October. For more information about frost dates, see this article at Mother Earth News.

 Use a garden planner to determine when to plant seeds

indoors, when to plant seeds in the ground, and

when to plant seedlings.