Don't try to tell that to a garden book writer, The one that I mentioned starting early seeds in Feb, I met in Boston MA at a book signing, I challanged her to show me how to start seeds in My garden in Feb. I was told I was an A"hole because I won't follow her methods to the letter. Consider that. I now rely on the growers guides in Stokes, Johnny's and Vesey's seeds They seem to work the closest to my microclim Byron ---------- From: cvinson@mindspring.com To: Tomato@GlobalGarden.com Subject: RE: [tomato] seedling transplant Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 7:00 PM Byron wrote: In my 50 years of gardening, I have found that not 1 item works 100% of the time all the time in 100% of the situations. And the best answers is by experimenting in your own garden in your own mircoclim and keeping excellent records of what you have done. --------- Well said! And 100% on target. Nobody can tell another "The Way" to grow tomatoes....or potatoes....or apples...or anything else. The only thing he or she can talk about is what works in his or her own garden. Good garden writers are guides, not experts. Catharine/Atlanta, zone 7b