I keep sayign I’m going to, but I have to be honest -— I haven’t started a danged thing yet.
Peas and lettuce I will start directly outside, probably in about 2 weeks. The weather has just been too weird here.
But like you, I can’t wait for spring, I’m tired of wet and cold..........although I will be thankful for all the wet later on down the road.
I found some lettuce one spring when the snow melted. The snow prevented it from freezing and when it melted it just kept on growing. It was nice to have some VERY early lettuce, so I know they can handle the cool weather.
I also know peas can handle the cold fairly well and they grow just fine in early spring.
However, what I found is that the seeds take FOREVER to germinate in the cold soil. So instead of planting the seeds when the soil can be worked, I plant the plants and get about a month’s worth of waiting past. I also do plant some seeds about that time, but the plants have such a head start that I get continuous crops by the time the seeds start producing. Then the older first plants, if they’re done, can get pulled up and make room for more warm weather crops like tomatoes and zucchini.
My cabbage seedlings came up Wednesday! I’m so psyched.
This year I’m going to plant mostly open-pollinated. I just keep turning the seed packets over in my hands, like little gold pieces, WAITING FOR SPRING.
What zone are you two in? I’m thinking you must be warmer than my 6a :)
I’m not sure when I’m going to plant out this year. Last year, I planted out swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, snow peas, and kohlrabi at the end of March. Unfortunately, we had an early April freeze that killed all but the spinach. I think most of those plants could have handled a slight freeze, but it went down into the teens for 4 or 5 days. It was a rare occurrence to freeze that deeply so late, but it still makes me hesitate to plant out so early again. I re-planted after the cold snap, and had a nice little crop. Kohlrabi is a really unique looking veggie.
I’m not even close to a spring mindset yet. We’ve currently got more ice, although not as bad as the last storm. I’m thinking the articles I’ve read recently about global cooling might just be accurate :)