Hi marial1214, I'm in your same zone in PA, mid-north Montgomery County. I set out my tomatoes about May 1-15. I do everything a little early, so I'm risking frost. Last year, a late frost hit on May 19th, so I had to build tent cities with Xmas lights around my tomatoes. They were fine, but it was a lot of work. I find it to be worth it to plant them early. I set out my sweet and hot peppers based on night time temperatures, usually around June 1st. They and sweet potatoes are the only plants that I don't put in the ground earlier than recommended. For seed starting, I do the following: Hot Peppers: January 15th (but I will be starting the Habaneros next week) Sweet Peppers: February 15 Tomatoes: March 1 I have a VERY good light set up and my tomatoes grow thick, bushy and quickly. For all my plants, I pot up several times. For the tomatoes, I dig a deep (~12") hole, so even if they do get big, a fair amount of the stem is underground (they will put out roots from that stem). I've been doing some odd additions at planting time for the tomatoes: (bottom of hole) wool, crab compost, shrimp shells, Root Zone beneficial microbes, crushed calcium carbonate. I then water with Root Shield beneficial microbes (2T per gallon). The microbes/shrimp/crab compost is to prevent Verticillium wilt, but oddly, it also helped with late blight last year. The calcium carbonate is to prevent blossom end rot. Hope some of this helps. I've attached a link to my seed starting setup (can't find the one I posted on this forum) Good luck! Bellatrix Here is a link that might be useful: Bellatrix - seed starting light setup

taz, even though we are both zone 6 our growing seasons are much different. I live in the southern mountains of West Virginia. Even though our average last frost date is May 10th, where I live we have had snow as late as the end of May. Therefore I do not start my main crop of tomatoes until the middle of March and then that is a couple of weeks early for me. As Carolyn has said, it is better to plant a somewhat smaller plant than to plant one that is too large and the term large being relative to the individuals own growing situation and preference. Many people in my area wait until Memorial Day to plant tomatoes. Our soil temps really wonÂt be that warm until mid to late May. Last year was a perfect example, many people went ahead and planted early and their plants sulked until the weather warmed up. Which it never really did for us, we had a very cool summer last year. As far as my Long Keepers, by having them in the large pots I will be able to throw some blankets over them to protect them from our first frost. By doing this I can extend their season by another 2 weeks to a month, depending on the weather. This can make all the difference in the amount of ripe fruits that I can harvest. My main crop of tomatoes is now in the little greenhouse, becoming accustomed to the outdoor environment. They will be ready to go in the ground as soon as the weather allows.

i haven't tried the seeds but i do raise parsley in the shade in summer here in south texas i just make sure the soil is rich and the plant has enough water and it is in the shade (temps during the day have been from 90 to 105 and nighttime temps are in the upper 70's and lower 80's i also had a parsley plant for about 5 years planted in a large pot at the base of a pine tree

From the top of the main Seed Exchange Forum page: "(Y)ou may only use this forum for exchanges within your (own) country." Unfortunately, I doubt there are other Algerians on GardenWeb.