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

• Begin tilling when your soil no longer makes a tight wet ball when squeezed together.
• Put out cabbage family (brassica) plants started indoors.
• As soon as your soil will allow direct seed hardy cold tolerant veggies such as peas, lettuce, spinach , onions, beet, cabbage, and radishes.
• Weed and water as needed.
• Early tomato seedlings sown indoors may need transplanting to individual pots.
• Sow more main season tomatoes indoors.
• Collect or buy mulch so you have plenty when needed later in the season.
• Buy a garden diary My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 4-5

• Harvest asparagus, rhubarb, and chives if they are ready.
• Plant out cabbage family (brassica) plants, onion, and leeks.
• Direct seed peas and continue to succession plant lettuce , spinach, onions, and radishes.
• As the soil warms a bit direct seeds beets, carrots, and turnips.
• Cut back overwintering herbs and direct sow or transplant other herbs.
• Early tomato seedlings sown indoors may need transplanting to individual pots.
• Sow more main season tomatoes indoors.
• Check and clean last year’s tomato cages, trellises, stakes, and twine.
• Buy a garden diary My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 6-7

• Harvest asparagus, rhubarb, and chives if they are ready.
• Plant out cabbage family (brassica) plants, onion, and leeks .
• Direct seed peas and continue to succession plant lettuce, spinach, onions , and radishes.
• As the soil warms a bit direct seeds beets, carrots, and turnips.
• Cut back overwintering herbs and direct sow or transplant other herbs.
• Early tomato seedlings sown indoors may need transplanting to individual pots.
• Sow more main season tomatoes indoors.
• Check and clean last year’s tomato cages, trellises, stakes, and twine.
• Put out black plastic mulch to help warm soil for planting early tomatoes.
• Buy a garden diary My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

ZONES 8-10

• Keep row covers on germinating seedlings such as beets, carrots, and spinach to keep off the birds and insects.
• Plant potatoes and seed early corn if it is warm; be prepared to cover the corn at night.
• Side dress your cabbage family (brassica) plants with compost or an organic complete fertilizer.
• If you have raised beds and the weather is warm start planting early crop of beans; soil needs to be warm to the touch.
• Harden off any herb transplants for putting outdoors.
• Watch broad beans for black aphid infestation, use a light soap solution accordingly.
• Tomatoes can be transplanted into larger pots (4 inch pots).
• Make sure your tomato plants are getting lots of light.
• Check supplies for your spring season.
• Buy a copy of My 2010 Vegetable Garden Journal and resolve to write in it regularly this year!

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