From reading the thread from two days ago gardengirls’s columns are area specific, what area?
Eastern NC, Zone 8, I do believe.
I’m in Eastern VA, on the coast like her, but I’m in zone 7. There is probably about a 3 week difference for planting for us.
When I lived in Delaware I was also in zone 7, but being 100 miles south I’m able to start 2-3 weeks earlier than I did there.
Eastern NC, right on the coast, so I have a little bit of a different perspective. We have very sandy, very acidic soil and often salt spray. It’s our own little microclimate, and gardening can be a challenge!