Check out the information and a "to do list" based on the plant hardiness zones across Canada, United States, and Europe.

If you do not know what planting zone you live in check the chart for the country you live in.

Planting zones in Canada
Planting zones in the USA
Planting zones in Europe

ZONES 1-3

• Sow peppers, celery, and warm weather crops in flats indoors. Place in a bright area or you may need to use grow lights. These veggies need heat to germinate so place a heating pad or heating cable under the flats.
• Sow lettuce, cabbages and other brassica crops in flats as well and keep these flats in a bright but cool area. Learn more about planting seeds.
• Check your supplies and tools. Fix or purchase anything that you may need for the spring rush.
• Buy a copy of My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 4-5

• Sow peppers, celery, and warm weather crops in flats indoors. Place in a bright area or you may need to use grow lights. These veggies need heat to germinate so place a heating pad or heating cable under the flats.
• Sow lettuce, cabbages and other brassica crops in flats as well and keep these flats in a bright but cool area. Learn more about growing seedlings.
• Finish any garden cleanup and prepare the soil for planting.
• Later in the month direct seed cold tolerant veggies such as spinach, peas, radishes, and potatoes.
• Be careful if you uncover any perennial veggies or herbs. Spring cold spells can still surprise us and be quite severe.
• Buy a copy of My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 6-7

• Plant peas and potatoes in your garden.
• Direct seed oriental greens, mustards, turnips, carrots, beets, and radishes.
• Sow peppers and eggplants indoors in flats. Place in a bright area or you may need to use grow lights. These veggies need heat to germinate so place a heating pad or heating cable under the flats.
• Set out transplants of cool weather veggies like lettuce, mustard, kale, turnips, cabbage, Swiss chard, and broccoli. Now the time to plant parsley and chive seeds as well. Learn more about tranplanting your veggies.
• Install a watering system such as a drip irrigation or soaker hose and then mulch .
• Buy a copy of My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 8-10

• As early as you can get into your garden direct sow carrots, beets, and turnips.
• Set out any plants that you have started indoors that are ready to be set out. When a transplant has 4 leaves is usually a good indication that they are ready to go outdoors.
• Transplant early onion set. Learn more about transplanting your veggies.
• Have a good supply of row covers for protecting your young transplants from cold, birds, and insects.
• Check your peas and broad beans that were sowed earlier.
• Buy a copy of My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

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