Organic Garden - Warm weather plants

 The pepper plants and tomato plants are eagerly awaiting the warmer weather this week so they can be put into the garden. Most tomato plants had to be transferred one more time to a bigger cup but peppers don't really require it most of the time. As long as the weather gets warm, peppers catch up and grow pretty fast.

I know many people already planted warm weather crops in the garden but if the soil isn't warm enough they just don't like it, so I wait in this northern zone until my garden soil is above 68 degrees.

I have put some hot peppers in large pots and if my garden was all individual raised beds it would be fine to plant early. I wait for 2 reasons; warmer weather and unpredictable spring storms. Since I grow my tomatoes and peppers from seeds, most can not be replaced at the nursery so I don't want to lose them.

This is the first year I have ever started some warm weather seeds in pots. I started all my winter squash seeds (spaghetti, bon bon, and butternut), cucumbers, and zucchini. I planted the zucchini yesterday but the rest will hopefully go in this week. I have to make a new spot for my climbing squash as I don't have room for them to wander in the garden. 

I am pretty excited about these zucchini because I usually just throw in the seeds and hope for the best. Maybe I will even get some early! As you can see I usually plant them in a sort of "well" so they can more easily direct the water to the root area.
It is an exciting time of year because the anticipation of the garden and growing things fills me will a kind of joy that can't be replaced. Even if I could only plant in pots I would because growing things is really so enjoyable.
Happy planting!