What's in your garden?

[tvguy]

I planted yellow straight-neck squash, zucchini and Burpless cuke seeds,

I think it too early for these. IMO anyway. I have bought starts and planted seeds right next to them and the seeds out grew the starts
All of these squash plants won't grow well until the soil is really warm and it doesn't get so cold at night.
The same is true with the Okra that Simon started. I never had any luck with that until it gets hot.
Having said that... IF I had a greenhouse (finished) I would plant all the same thing too

Its not too early if you are indoors. Whenever I have bought squash, cucumber and tomato starts, they are good sized. So, they had to be started at least 4 to 6 weeks before the garden centers get them. The tomatoes are started even earlier, like 8 to 10 weeks from mid April. I have many veggies in 4 inch pots so they have plenty of room to grow. They will go into the green house in mid April too. I have a heater with a thermostat I will put in the Greenhouse to protect them against an occasional cold night. I like to get a head start on my veggies. I am usually eating a zuke by the end of May or first week in June which is real early. The Seven Oaks Farm in Central Point plant seeds directly into the soil in mid May.

Well if you already have a greenhouse and already are heating it I would be starting all kinds of stuff too.
I was just talking about my experience with plants that don't too well until the soil gets warm and the nights stop getting cold.

I don't know about zukes. I always plant those more because they are cool than anything else. I love yellow crooknecks and if I'm remembering right they don't grow well for me until it's really warm.
OKRA definitely likes it hot. Pumpkins too.

I"ve had red tomatoes at June 1st twice, I think. I know I did once. And that was from buying hybrids with short growing seasons from people who must have started them about now

All I'm saying is that I've put a started plant in the ground and a seed of the same kind right next to it and had the plant from the seed outgrow the other.