Right around May 1st is the transition point between planting cool-season crops such as leafy greens, brassicas (broccoli, kale, cabbage), and root vegetables to the Warm-season crops such as corn, beans, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, melons, peppers and so on. IMHO it is too late to be seeding the following crops at this point: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower. If you gardening on a smaller scale and you want to grow them, then I would recommend acquiring them as starts from a local farm.
VIDEO by Wali TIpping.
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