Kevin, I'm a little north of you (Fredericksburg). We start seeds Late Feb. to mid March. Habs take a little longer so start them first. You don't want to set them out to early. They hate cold air and cold wet feet. for growing tips go to: http://usHOTstuff.com/Growing.Tips.htm Enjoy the heat, Steve ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~ Uncle Steve's HOT Stuff Anything & Everything about Chiles http://usHOTstuff.com/ FREE HOT Stuff Give-A-Way http://usHOTstuff.com/GiveAway.htm ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~