thank you. good information! The best past is you're relatively near me, so your dates are very relevant. Im still a little confused, when you say some went out in mid-april, and you had blooms in June, was there a difference that you can recall between the ones that went out early (and I assume we're subject to cooler temps) and those that stayed protected longer ? Im just wondering if once they get going they're off to the races (and we did have a very mild spring last year with early warm temps) or if cool soils will slow growth when compared to greenhouse warmth.
Im kinda doing the same thing as you.
1 gallon pots starting on racks in my home office, then out to enclosed porch/greenhouse Im about to build to more light after they sprout, then into the ground as the soil warms up.
when planting warm weather tubers into the yard, I usually wait for the spring perennials to tell me when it's time,
ie Tulip greenery has died back, primrose, peonies, oriental poppies are finishing up, iris and delphinium are sending up stalks... I understand dahlias like warm feet and I think soil temps have as much to do with timing as day length.
I try to get everything out in order. that being said, i have a box full of tarps, old bedsheets and other assorted protective gear because I get so impatient. it's not uncommon to see my whole yard full of boo ghosts draped in various upside down pots, the dog's baby pool and old sheets, lol.
