By Katie Markheim, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener
When to plant? When not to plant? Those are the questions. I suggest using guides developed by your Nebraska Extension which highlight certain vegetable crops and their growing seasons. Vegetable planting guides can be used to determine the best planting date and average growing season in your area as based on average dates between the last spring frost and the first fall frost. Guides can be used to tell the approximate earliest and latest opportunities to plant as well as estimated harvest times. This is particularly important if you want to plant succession crops or have tomatoes ready to harvest before the fall chill sets in!Â