Hi RBG, I don't think its to early. I planted tomatoes, peppers and purple tomatillos the night of the 11th. I noticed last night most of them had come up.

Last night I planted melons, squash, cucumbers, artichokes and some sunflowers. All told I have 126 cells planted in five trays. If I had the room I would have also started some flowers, onions, leeks and garlic chives. I guess next year I will just have to plan ahead a little more

Thanks for the info! How do you start your seeds? In a mini greenhouse, indoors, or with a seedling heat mat?

Timing all depends on how long before you can set them outside. So when is your plant-out date? And what vegetables are we talking about? Most things will be started 6-8 weeks prior to that but there are some exceptions.

The Growing from Seed forum here has all sorts of FAQs about the how-to parts of the process.

Dave

I start them indoors in 1020 germination trays in cell flats with a humidity dome and germination/heat mats. Seed starting soil is hard to find and not cheap locally so I purchased mine from Amazon.com. Shipping was free because I'm an Amazon Prime member. The five trays are sitting on a table with a 1"X4" frame for hanging lights. For lighting I have a 400 watt MH HID in the center of the table. Now that there are five trays I plan on adding another light in a day or two.

Here's where I buy most of my seed starting supplies.
http://www.novoselenterprises.com/products/seed-starting-supplies.asp

This is the seed starting soil I used. Only now Amazon is no longer the seller so shipping isn't free.
http://www.amazon.com/Espoma-SS16-16-Quart-Organic-Starter/dp/B0046VHU1G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326669329&sr=8-1

Germination Heat Mats
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E3DDP2/ref=oh_o06_s00_i00_details

You might like the planting guide for vegetable seed planting on the Digitalseed.com website. I find it very helpful for our particular growing area - zone 23/24 climate.

I usually wait until the soil warms a little to plant cucumbers, squash and melons. I have a few Roma tomatoes started - as they seemed to be overwintering from last year and hope to find a hardy variety for my cool summers.

The peppers could be OK now too - but will wait until warmer weather once planted out. A few are still braving the cold nights with several hardy ancho types turning red, and a Bell-type trying to produce new fruit. They are perennial - although I prefer to start new seedlings each year - mainly because I want to use the space for earlier plants - lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, etc.

These latter plants are already in-ground and growing well - should be able to pick broccoli soon. Lots of lettuce, green onions, chinese cabbage and bok choy coming on fast, and hope to seed more greens directly - before they are all gone.

Bejay