| I live near Grand Rapids Michigan, also zone 5. I've always planted peas in early to late april. Lettuce and spinach can freeze off from the frost that we get into the second week of May. Though worth trying earlier. Brocolli, buy transplants and make sure they are hardened off. They can take some frost so early planting is good. All these crops can have a second planting in late July /early August for a fall crop. Ron |
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