Yea!
I’ve been waiting for you to post this.
I started onion seeds indoors and they are looking like they need to be planted outside.
The nighttime temperature is going to be very cold tonight but after this, the lows are going to be in the 30’s and highs in the mid 50’s.
Is this the time to plant them and other cool weather crops.
I never had the garden space before to experiment with the variety I can do now. So can you give us cool weather crop noobs some advice on onions and other stuff like radishes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, etc?
First, find out when your last spring frost date is. For my Zone 4/5 it’s usually the first week of May:
Then, on the seed packet it will tell you when you can direct seed, based upon air temperatures, and weeks PRIOR to your last Spring frost date. Owning a soil thermometer (under $10) is very helpful, too.
Even some ‘Spring Things’ should be started ahead of time, and then planted out as seedlings when the time is right. I always buy broccoli and cauliflower and cabbage plants - they’re easy to find by me and I just don’t have the room to start them indoors with my one grow lights set-up; tomatoes and peppers take priority with me. ;)
The ‘Square Food Garden’ book has great planting charts that I use.
This info from Old Farmer’s Almanac really narrows it down for you by zip code or state/town and you can sort it by vegetable or by date. The link is for what I need to get in the ground where I live, but you can easily change it to where you live:
https://www.almanac.com/gardening/planting-calendar/WI/Madison/date
Thanks for reminding me: I need to start leek seeds!
Calculate Planting Dates to Overwinter Crops for Spring Harvest https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/vegetables/overwintering-planting-chart.html