I live in zone 5. I was thinking of yanking my eggplant plants. Those poor things haven't grown a bit since I put them in the ground. Anyway, I just planted peas and beets. I still need to plant more beans. It's just too wet and the seeds rot. So here's the list of what can still be planted: Arugula Asian greens (kamatsuna, pok choi, etc) Bush beans Beets Broccoli (from seedlings, maybe from seed if started now) Carrots Cauliflower (from seedlings) Cilantro Cucumbers Greens (kale, mustard, spinach, Swiss chard, etc) Kohlrabi Lettuce Peas Radishes Summer squashes Turnips Winter squash (acorn types, others from seedlings)

I planted zinnia, broccoli and onions seeds outside using the styrafoam cooler with a piece of plexiglass on top. I knew that once they germinate that I can't leave the top on but wasn't sure what I needed to do before that happens. Because I had that fear that they needed warmer temps, I've only planted a few so far. I'm going to plant some more but keep them inside for now. I didn't want to have to go through the trouble of taking them in/out later to get them use to the temps outside (stratification I think it is called?)

tom, you growing those onions and radishes in containers or in the ground? Onions for sure go in the ground, they take up too much real estate to put in containers so they'll go in the raised boxes they were in last year, between the bananas. The radishes will probably go on the edge of the onion boxes just like last year so I can grow the lettuces in my window box planters on the upper deck. I'd like to plant onion bulbs but have not seen them anywhere. Any idea where to find them? You should start seeing onion sets (60) at the Big Box stores any time now.... Tom, did you say this is a good time to plant zucchinis? And do they climb or trail? Yes, you can grow them now. The bush types trail. We've been experimenting with the English vining marrows since last fall, hard to find seeds but Silvia did well this past year and has been able to share seeds with those who have ask for them. Since it went so well with the Table Dainty, and we can no longer get seed from England, I though I'd better get some of the Trailing Green Marrow in case the source for it dried up. I have enough seeds of it right now to send anyone who wants to try it six seeds each. These are vining squash, just as Silvia's picture shows.... I'll post pictures later if my humidity and morning dew don't do these plants in with DM/PM. I currently have three of each started on my veggie arbor. hey, i rather liked the cuccuzi! Good Michael, I've got seeds to send you ;-) I am happy to inform you that ALL the GOURDS went to a nice home. To a friend that really, really likes them! Silvia, give me their address, I'm looking for a sucker, er, I mean a loving home for mine :-)

Thanks for the links leaveswave. I'm a Nebraska transplant and although I'm about 150 miles north of where I spent my first 40 years, the last frost date is pretty close to being the same. Still, it's nice to have the charts, and nice to confirm that I'm about on the right schedule with my early crops.