planting

Where I am (eastern Midwest), the weather is schizophrenic, I think. 3 days ago, it was 70+ degrees, and it's snowing right now. I'm planning on starting my own garden plot this year. When should I start preparing the plants and the area, since the weather is being so unpredictable?

Just thought you guys/gals might be interested... as an experiment i planted the oldest of the old stored seeds we had to see what sorta percent germination i would get. here are the results :) (give or take 5 %). pumpkins (5 or 6 year old seeds), 65% butternut squash (5 years old), 70%...

I wanted to get a start on growing vegetables from seeds. I know there is tons of information on this site and the internet but I am wondering if anyone could recommend a great book to get started? I looked through the book reviews on this site and I did not find what I am looking for. Every...

In some parts of the nation its almost time to plant your potatoes. Are you going to plant potatoes this year? If so, what kind are you going to plant? Have you already bought your seed potatoes? Is the ground ready? Do you have a spot picked out?? I will probably cut the eyes off my...