Where do you buy your plants?

[Bill G]

My daddyinlaw used to say the best time to plant taters is when the ground is ready. My dad once planted taters right at Christmas, and had a bumper crop. Last few years, I have sort of been following the signs and moon phases and that seems to work too. Just for info for those that dont know, Easter and Good Friday are based on moon phases and planet alingment and is why Easter falls on different days and even different months each year. https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/determining-easter-date.html

Well there is no way anyone would ever plant potatoes here on Christmas and have them grow.

 

[Bill G]

My best buddy woke up this morning for breakfast, took a look at the thermometer and said, "daddy we aint planting no taters ta day"

 

[esshup]

Bill G., 0.8 degrees warmer here at sunrise today. Temps yesterday never got higher than 22, the ground is frozen again.

 

[sean donato]

24* this morning, I'm sure it will warm up pretty quick today. Not much wind and the sun is full bore right now. Hoping by the end of the month we'll be staying above freezing..

 

[muddstopper]

Well there is no way anyone would ever plant potatoes here on Christmas and have them grow.

I aint so sure they wouldnt grow, might get bit a time or two. A few years ago, I didnt get all my taters harvested so they stayed in the ground all winter. When it became spring I had a whole row of taters coming up from that left over row. I just fertilized and hilled them in and they made taters, So I cant say planting at Christmas is optimal, but for certain it can work. Any ways, my taters are in the ground and in a few containers and I am done planting. I have tomatoes I will be transplanting out of their little planter cups this week into larger containers. They wont go outside until end of April. Last frost date is april 29th. I havent checked the calender, but corn, okra and peppers will go in after May 1st. I'll probably start a few more mater and pepper seeds just in the event I lose a few to a late frost. I can always give away extra plants.