re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread

For those just north of I-12...it is time.

That's my plan for the weekend. And looks like 6" of rain right after planting potatoes didn't hurt. They're starting to break through.

You early planters never learn...we see it every year

Mine is 3/22, but if the weekend of, I don't see anything 10 days out, I'll take that calculated risk on transplanting.

Besides, most of what I start is from seed anyway. So it's practically no risk.

Ehh it's well worth the risk if you're ok with having to cover stuff. In my back yard I'm up against the clock with canopy from a sycamore that leafs out mid March and pecan the first week of April. So stuff gets in the ground in February. This year it worked out great since we had late April weather all through Feb and March. This week was a blip.

I will have three 50' rows of tomatoes and peppers. I'm not covering anything

My blue Hubbards survived. My zucchinis are just busting the surface. Bring on the moths!

I am replanted, added a few more tomatoes and a bunch more marigolds. Added some poblanos and Hungarian wax peppers. Cucumbers wound up being toast so I planted some seeds, also seeded kajari melon, Thai basil, edamame, bush beans and Mexican tarragon

I still have carrots and beets in the beds from the winter I’ll deal with those at some point. If it freezes again I’m moving to Panama

All my plants survived the cold snap in the shop sitting undet a light.

At some point this weekend I hope to stick a few in the wife's raised beds. I till crank up the mean machine and turn over the row garden spot today. The deer have about stopped eating the greenfield i planted for them anyway.

any variety recommendations for a good popper jalapeños? Looking to add two plants.