It was a close call last night, with me seriously considering planting tomatoes and hot peppers this past weekend. I held off because the mid-forties were forecast and it ended up going down to 39 early this morning, yikes! Let's hear it for avoiding that chill. Tomorrow's the day for those activities here in Virginia's tidewater! Twenty-one tomatoes and a few spicy peppers, basil, all brought up from seed and overflowing the barn with all that greenness -- that'll just about fill the beds for the year, along with my naked gardening gal burying a bunch of green bean seeds in the next few days.
Anyone else finding challenges in the garden this year? It's got to do better than last year's abysmal showing, doesn't it?
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OsoMay 12, 2026Hey naked Papa!
I got my tomatoes and herbs all planted last week. Thankfully we haven't gotten too cold here at night. Im getting the rest of my raised beds ready to get my peppers, cucumbers, squash, green beans, and potatoes in the dirt. Im going to expand my herb garden as well to double the amount of each I have planted.ReactReply - BIBillOriginal PosterMay 13, 2026
An ambitious undertaking all that, so good times! I do feel some envy over all that space you all have to play in the dirt. I still haven't gotten the veggies in due to some kind of bug hitting me, maybe allergies but the doc isn't sure. Regardless, the garden show must go on ~
ReactReply - OSOsoMay 14, 2026
The littlest one picked up some sinus crud when we were at the resort last time, starting having symptoms monday. Friday I woke up with a sore throat and felt rough over the weekend. Feeling a lot better today thankfully. We have actually been getting some rain here, so I haven't missed any time in the garden and the plants need the rain.
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nkhikerMay 14, 2026Started planting our frost sensitive plants. We have a few in, including about half of our 50, or so, pepper plants. We were about to put in our tomato plants, which are busting out of their pots, when the forecast came up with 32 as a low Tuesday morning. Its been almost 90. I hope that predicted low inches up some over the weekend.
ReactReply - MEMemberMay 14, 2026
I've had several things in for over a month ... I had hoped the cold was over but got ambushed by a visiting cold front. I had put in cucumbers, squash, and a potato experiment. Most survived although all were stunted and are slowly recovering. My potted veggies are doing quite well with one tomato plant already at 5' with lots of flowers. We'll see how they do.
ReactReply - STSteveMay 18, 2026
I got most of my garden planted. I have strawberries flowering, spinnach, lettuce, carrots, peas, onions and potatoes up. Tomatoes and pepper were planted Saturday. Beans as well. But the liw for this thursday morning is 32 f. I will have to cover them up
ReactReply - NKnkhikerMay 19, 2026
Dodged the bullet. The predicted low was as low as 29. It only got down to 36 at our place. Hopefully, that's it for the year, because my tomatoes are busting out of their pots.
ReactReply - JAJackMay 22, 2026
Very dry here in N KY this spring....needed to set the irrigation system up to induce sprouting of corn & bean seed!!
ReactReply - MEMemberMay 24, 2026
It was very dry here so got the garden plowed and worked up. Had enough moisture to plant what I had. Got tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, cantalopes, cucumbers, corn and pototoes in. I had sunflowers from last year growing so I have replanted all of them. They just keep coming up. I have to plant more sweet corn just now have to wait for it to dry up some. Plus do some weeding since the grass keeps growing along with the morning glory.
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