You are so very very right about never letting any vegetable get pot bound, and it is even worse for head-producing veggies. That would absolutely destroy them and is probably the most important thing for all veggies. I may have kept peppers in a smaller container too long last year, and one plant must have had just one blossom that I did not see as I planted it. Because of that accident, that plant only grew 1/3 as big, and produced less than half as many fruit all year. It finally had lots of blooms in the fall - when it was too late. I uppot as much as 4 times. You do not have to cover big healthy brassicas if frost. Only if it gets down to 25F. If you are planting smaller seedlings, it may be different. I improve soil temp by heat cables, black plastic, walls a water, and jugs of water around the walls. (By the way, Parks has had Kozy Koats on sale for 3/10.50. Best price I ever saw. No tax from Parks to Ohio and free ship over $49.) Based on the wonderful advice in this column, and trying to minimize postage rates, I will order Blue Wind and Goliath. It is almost time for me to plant them. Thank you so much!

Lea the storms missed us here. There was wind damage in about 4 locations, 3 in Ohio, and 1 fairly far north of here. We got a hint of rain. between the time I decided to go out and get the pulled onions and when I actually got out there. I think we got about 1/100" We need rain bad here. Good news is we're in the middle of 6 days in a row no hotter than the 70's. The city closed all the pools. I got a letter from my health insurer approving "Removing and Replacing your single lead Defibrillator". I only bring this up because I jokingly said they R&R'd my pacemaker not knowing how up I am on current terminology.

Amy, I hope you are nicer than I am. I have seeds all over the dining room table. I pulled out the seeds I wanted to start under the lights, very nice list, but if I am going to plant all those plants I will need to buy more land and another tractor. I am sure Madge is going to change my mind. I might be able to start that many plants, but no way am I man enough to care for that many plants, so I have big time trimming to do on my list. It is starting to warm a little here, it is 27 degrees, the highest it has been since the cold started. We only have about 2 inches of snow, with a layer of ice under it. The roads have not been cared for out here and are still covered with ice, if the sun would come out for a while it would really help.

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