I don't think I'd include okra and peppers in your list to start with the others. They're really hot weather plants, like melons, and can't be set out until a couple of weeks later than tomatoes. Tomatoes can stand cooler weather than peppers and okra. Maybe this Georgia Planting Guide will be helpful. You'll see there's a range of planting dates given, probably because nothing definite can be recommended. When push comes to shove, I generally rely on soil temperatures. I've posted the link below for other Georgians, if you're interested. To see the information on soil temperature, either type in your zip code or click the closest location to you on the map. At the next window, click on the third link down, "Yesterday's Conditions". It has a wealth of useful information for gardeners, including soil temperatures at various soil depths. Here is a link that might be useful: Georgia Weather

Yes, Katamari is the rolling stuff up game. Its really addictive for such a simple game, and theres three of them. The part I like the most is the amazing effort they put into the music. I found some of it on youtube and it ranges from techno to jazzy lounge music, swing music, Im pretty sure someone even snuck a gospel peice or two in there. While Iw as writing yesterday I stumbled across someone who had done an orchestral version of one of the themse that made my jaw drop. Video game music is constantly impressing me with every passing year. But anyway, back to gardening... Part of my problem with the space issue is theres a movement out here for the "Grow Biointensive" system. While I'm interested that they've managed to do so much with such small topsoil space, I've noticed all the beds dealing with the system need at least two feet of soil, dug down or in raised beds, and thats not what I have. My mum has been trying to push me in that direction, but I dont feel confident with it at this time since I wanted to get more of a feel for the general gardening situation since its my first time and all. Some plants still got pushed closer together than I would've liked but then none of us had seen some of these plants actually growing before. The cukes are doign better than I expected for being about 6 inches closer to each toher plant than I really wanted them to be, but we had such a huge amount of plants to deal with that I did the best I could. I think the funniest part about all this is while it is my first time growing a real garden, I've been growing virtual gardens since I was abotu 19, playing an online game called "Final Fantasy 11", which had a really complicated planting/gardening system most people didnt know about. That game system is actually what got me really focused on the seasons, when to plant, where to plant, when to fertilize, what plants grew better in what geological areas, and I even had a little notebook for a long time where I'd record the weekly cycle of my virtual plants in relation to the moon phase and exact time I made any modifications to the planting space. Even the gamers thought I was nuts, but I loved it! They'd even die off or give terrible results if I neglected them for too long, or give off better results if I got proper gardening tools, workbenches, and diffrent planters had diffrent effects too. Im getting better results with a real garden than I was in my virtual gardens though... Except for that one time I accidentally harvested 122 virtual onions. I can tell you, the cooks sure were happy with me.

Sounds like fun!

Arthur, I am no expert here...but I have veggie beds (made with timbers) and they work very well for me. I'll post pics for you. Also, this is a really hot time of year, I suggest planning your garden out on paper and starting your seeds based on the growing guide (see link). I have seedlings started for a month or two down the road when the weather isn't so hot right now, but I am keeping them in a shady area and some are under my potting bench in the back yard where it is pretty cool comparitively. The rains we have gotten the last couple of days have helped tremendously. Good luck! Kim Here is a link that might be useful: Central Fla Planting guide