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I don't think I was growing pumpkins before I banished the deer. I know I was surprised that they would eat the tomato plants but I don't remember them eating the zucchini plants.

They will wander right out of the allotted space.

Big Moose/Dill's Giant Atlantic hybrid

Got tired of waiting. Whoppers The plastic liner worked great. Made it easy to lift the plants out of the tub. Cut it off close to one side and the rest pulled out from under it easily.

Today's weather forecast says the last frost was yesterday. It's been changing from day to day. Set them out on the deck today.

Big Moose crosses Whoppers Last frost is likely May 30 or 31. It did a light frost this morning.

Big Moose crosses Whoppers The third seed finally germinated.

Big Moose hybrids Whoppers

Celery plant and its roots.

Just don't make your holes any deeper than 8" when planting the tomatoes. The deeper you plant them, the cooler the ground is. I have planted them much deeper and it really slowed their growth until after the stalk roots took hold. When I pulled them in the fall the deepest roots were only...

I had a monstrous potted celery plant that had massive root build up outside the pot. I cut those roots off and it never phased the plant. Those roots are coming back just as heavy as before. When buying well developed plants at a nursery or garden section of a store, many of the plants are...

Tomatoes and peppers unlike cucurbits don't have the root disturbance issues. I use peat pots and rip part of the roots off when transplanting into bigger pots to help promote new root growth. My growing season is so short I have to start all frost intolerant plants inside. I normally plant...

Direct seeding where possible is better because they really prefer that their roots not get messed with. It is recommended to cut off rather than pull the plants when thinning to prevent disturbing the roots of the others.

You should be able to direct seed in the garden or container where you are.

Two of three Whoppers are up.

The Big Moose crosses are up. Two of the three Whoppers are pushing up the dirt.

Yesterday morning it was 22°F and they are predicting the same for tomorrow morning.

Mine won't get transplanted into the garden until near the end of May.

Starting early. This is the potting mix. I lined the "planter" so I can lift it out at transplanting time. I had a struggle getting the plants out last year. Whoppers Big Moose/Dills Giant Atlantic cross.