Direct seeding before frost

There are several things you should be putting in the ground before last frost.  Some are veggies others are flowers.  Here is my list of both which is not everything that is out there.

• soybeans
• radishes
• lettuce
• spinach
• kale
• Swiss chard
• peas
• radishes (yep, they mature in 25 days so do it again in a couple of weeks)
• green/bunching onions
• carrots
• beets
• corn

now flowers...

• love-in-the-mist
• sweet peas
• dianthus
• larkspur
• cosmos
• alyssum
• bells of Ireland
• poppies
• evening scented stock

These are all things that will take a little chill without many ill effects.  It helps to get some of them in 2-4 weeks early so you know what spaces to fill in later.  Direct seeding means that you have smaller plants and lack the instant gratification effect.  It is so much cheaper that it begs to be utilized when you are on a budget with your gardening.

I have started a few things in peat pots now that I will move outside in short order.  It is so much cheaper doing these things even if you don't have much sunny window space.  You can always move them in and out each day until you plant after the danger of frost is gone.

veggies...

• cucumbers
• pumpkins
• squash
• zucchini
• melons

flowers...

• Tithonia aka black eyed Susan vine
• sunflowers (chipmunks and bunnies eat them like candy otherwise in my yard)
• Nastutiums always in peat pots as they don't like to be transplanted

My disclaimer is that these are the things that I plant.  There are other things that would make the list, but they aren't on mine.  Save a few bucks on these items and use it to buy some specialty plants instead, or just save a few bucks.