We've had the same weather here in IA. Even though the weather is warming & the lows will be above freezing starting tonight it will take awhile for the soil temperature to warm up. Even though I moved plants back out of greenhouse to harden off today I won't put them into the ground yet for awhile.

Marv-Montezuma, IA

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I went ahead and planted today. I've got a feeling that the sub freezing temps are behind us. The weather models show a good stretch of normal to above the next 7-10days, with ridging over the midwest/east and troughing over the West. I do agree that the soil was pretty chilly when i put my toms in. If the rain does come (which looks very likely this weekend, with temps nearing 80f) that should help. I usually plant on mothers day weekend, and our last avg frost date is may 10.

I didn't plant peppers yet, i'll wait on them.

Thanks. I moved them outside during the day and I'll pull them in at night. I do have a raised bed so I'm fairly sure I'll be okay, so I think I'll plant Sunday. I'm just a bit nervous. When I pulled off my covering from the cold days I had wilted leaves on the plants already in. Some are coming back, but 1/2 are gone. That just kills me. I still remember back in early April a know-it-all busybody telling me I should be planting until Mother's Day. It was spinach, leeks, onions and pea pods! Honestly I don't think they froze, I think I overheated them. Sigh...still learning.