Re: Planting times--question from a new gardener

I live in Greenfield, MA, which is also zone 5 and just below the VT/NH 
border with MA.  I plan perennials, which I buy in a nursery adn 
therefore they are hardened off, when I buy them.  Around here the 
nurseries open mid April and plants are put out as they are able to 
adjust to the weather.  Annuals or perennials I have started from seed I 
usually do not put in until the end of May-Memorial Day.  The exception 
being those annuals that are cold hardy.

Hope this helps.

Denise  


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 Leotah@aol.com wrote:

> I'm a new gardener, and have spent the last 6 months reading as much as
> possible about gardening.  Unfortunately, many of the books contradict one
> another, as do mail order nurseries, and anyone else giving advice.  My
> question is when it is appropriate to plant in the spring.  We garden in
> southwestern Massachusetts, zone 5.  
> 
> When can perennials go into the ground?  Hardy annuals?  Dahlias, cannas,
> calla lilies?  Day lilies?  
> 
> Some say April.  Others mid-May.  Others Memorial Day.  That's a wide spread
> for a relatively short growing season, and I want to be able to get as much as
> I can from my first full year of gardening.
> 
> I'll appreciate any and all suggestions.  Oh, and by the way, some months ago
> someone on this list recommended DripWorks in northern Calif as an excellent
> source for drip irrigation.  I am working them now, and want to thank whoever
> it is that suggested them for they are great.  So thanks to someone.
> 
> Laury Epstein
> southwestern Massachusetts, zone 5
> 
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