I’m also starting lettuce, beans, zucchini with a short maturity date (hoping to avoid the squash vine borers), more dill, and Brussel Sprouts.
Brussel sprouts have a maturity date of 90 days which is fine for them.
This year, I am also trying some extremely cold hardy lettuce that’s supposed to tolerate to 10F! When I get home, I’ll be able to tell the varieties. I don’t remember their names off hand. I got three of them.
The cure for the borers is B.T. (Bacillus Thuringiensis) that is widely available
Fairly early on, punch a small hole in the hollow squash stem near the ground exit. The BT liquid injected within the hollow stem prevents the borers from entering. That is my job involvement with my wife’s gardening efforts
It works amazingly well
I have a question on lettuce. The first bunch of seeds I planted produced beautiful plants, and I’ve made many salads. What remains in the containers is tall, gangly, and bitter. It’s time to take those plants out and plant new seeds, isn’t it? I thought they would self-seed by now, but they haven’t.
Hmm, I might try to grow such cold tolerant lettuce in the fall, too. My attempt in the basement failed. :-(