Who else has started their garden up north?

[Oss]

Have about 130 garlic plants that overwintered in 3 small beds (Music, German white and red)
I have just a few Kale that survived the winter

A few days ago I  weeded the strawberry patch and planted a few rows of Snap Peas

Inside I have 3 kinds of tomatoes, 2 kinds of kale, 2 kinds of lettuce growing and some spinach and onions

The big new item is Brussels Sprouts  I have 12 plants growing pretty nicely

Yesterday I transplanted the 3 dozen Pansies (started those on new year day  which was too late)  into the front box on the porch and have about 100 small Petunias that I have been putting into 10" pots that will be mother's day gifts under the lights as well.  Last frost here is mothers day.

Zinnias and marigolds are being planted into large trays tomorrow.
and on the south side of the house I will plant spring peas on Sunday and get the soil ready for potatoes to go in.

Gardening relaxes me and I do it before leaving for work (easier to weed in the morning when ground is damp with dew) With the time off I figure I have no excuse not to get this stuff done before all the weeds come out.  The hot weather crops will be started beginning of April inside under the lights after all the cool weather stuff is in the ground

What ya got?  

[cookiedough]

early april my brother starts his garden very very early I think for WI purposes and has to replant most come May again.  In WI I wait to plant in the ground until end of April or early May otherwise I think most seeds die off if too cold,  just my 2 cents at least in my climate in WI.

April seems to be wetter and colder/damper than most months around here and not ideal for growing seeds and several years we get frost still if planting say tomatoe plants, etc. that kill the plant unless covering them up with a sheet, etc.

we have no problem most years with beets but last spring was horrible due to weather first time in 25 years I had to replant my garden bean seeds 3 times and only still got 1/2 of them coming up and bought seeds from different supplier/place as well not all from the same batch of one bag of seeds.  My brother said the same thing as well with beans last spring. 

[Patrick]

Before we started wintering south I would tend to plant the garden too early. Now its done mid-May.

Now I start seeds about now [ I have some tomato seeds started] and take them home. I'm picking tomato's first of July.

It doesn't seem to make any difference with some things [ squash/cukes]. They seem to grow best from direct seed rather than transplant.

I plant the garlic [ 900-1000] third week of October and dig them the end of July.

[Alberta Patriot]

Gardens here in Calgary are being started indoors in pots and planters at south facing windows  
Bring on Global Warming

[Oldfishguy]

Yes, although a different kind of garden. (From last year)