A few years ago our garden was planted the first week of April. We've had such a roller-coaster spring this year with cold weather and even frost that many gardeners have held off planting tender veggies. At 6:30 AM this morning the temp was 32 degrees. Let's hope this is the end of that. "Gardner’s to your raised beds. Ready, set, plant." Now that my neighbor has tilled my large box, that's my cue to get my hands dirty. A time of year that I just love. Tomatoes, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, beans oh-my! Not having the indoor space to grow from seed, I purchase plants for my garden. Five varieties of tomatoes, four kinds of peppers and when it comes to cucumbers only the Burpless will do. You know, the long skinny kind. Why? Because that's the only kind my wife will eat.