The second week of March is time to celebrate early blooms and the realization that spring refuses to be stopped. If the ground is not frozen and your soil is not too wet, you can rake the surface lightly and plant seeds of only the most hardy, cold tolerant crops and flowers.
This means peas and sweet peas can go into the ground following instructions on the seed pack. Some leaf crops such as lettuce, kale and spinach can also be seeded into the soil if you have good drainage. Indoors you can start seeds of tomatoes, peppers and other warm season crops if you have a greenhouse or sunny window available.
It is much too early to let heat-loving plants such as petunias, marigolds or tomato plants sit outdoors overnight even if you do see them for sale at the garden center…