I'm 5a and desperate to plant!  We just had a hard freeze on Monday so I am happy I have held off.  Lettuce and greens shouldn't mind a bit of cold though :)  The dill might not love it.

Please post another picture once it starts to grow in - I bet it will be sooo pretty!

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Depending on which half of the day partial sun it gets, Lettuce, as mentioned above, would be my first thought. How about snow peas? Being this early, you could utilize this area for those early seasons yo... more »

Depending on which half of the day partial sun it gets, Lettuce, as mentioned above, would be my first thought. How about snow peas? Being this early, you could utilize this area for those early seasons you mentioned as well as a crop of snow peas which would need pulled when the heat really comes on. This way, you free up space in the main garden for longer season crops. Just my 2 cents..
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I planted several types of onions....I think in maybe May last year.  One type was this one.  They are actually growing now.  They seem to be doing well.  I wonder if I should replant t... more »

I planted several types of onions....I think in maybe May last year.  One type was this one.  They are actually growing now.  They seem to be doing well.  I wonder if I should replant them or leave them alone.  They now look like the green onions they sale in the store.  It may be because of our year without rain last year but it did take a long time for them to grow.  I had the same experience with celery...now I have it all over the place.  It should be fun to see if they grow! (less)

I have done some experiments with this. The most stark example was a fence line that had a lot of sun at the front and complete shade at the back. I planted the same tomato along the fence from front to ba... more »

I have done some experiments with this. The most stark example was a fence line that had a lot of sun at the front and complete shade at the back. I planted the same tomato along the fence from front to back. In the front I had big healthy plants and lots of production. In the middle I had big healthy plants and some production. In the back I had big healthy plants and >NO< production. Not a single tomato.

I've also tried growing inside under lights where I really didn't have enough light for what I was trying. These were mostly melons and cucumbers. I did get some low yields, but the fruit didn't taste good.

In other words, sun will have a very direct impact on the quantity of your harvest, and on the taste of your harvest.
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BTW - what variety is that tomato in the photo?  Big Rainbow?  I'm trying that variety for something new this year - I love having yellow & orange maters in my salsa to really give it fun ext... more »

BTW - what variety is that tomato in the photo?  Big Rainbow?  I'm trying that variety for something new this year - I love having yellow & orange maters in my salsa to really give it fun extra color.  Just wondering if anyone else grew that variety and how it did for them.    Oh also if you make fresh salsa - add chunks of cucs in that too - especially if your salsa has some heat to it - the cucs adds some refreshing coolness against the hot pepper heat.
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