Consequences of starting TOO early?

[travis]

"The following weekend we had temperatures in the 20's....I covered each plant with a 5 gallon bucket but it didnt help. All plants died due to the cold." [Plantersville]

My daddy used to tell me it ain't time yet to plant tomatoes in the garden when you see the mommas sittin' on their lard buckets fishin'. The ground is too cold. But when you see them sittin' flat dab on the creek bank with the lard buckets turned rightside up, that means the ground is warm and the fish are bittin'. That's when you set your tomatoes out.

If you're chompin' at the bit to plant somethin' and you know in your heart it's just too dang early for tomatoes, grab you a handful of snow peas or sugar peas and go to it right out there in your cold garden dirt.

PV

[Plantersville]

Papa Vic
I did get some Texas sweet onions planted the first of February and they seem to love the cold. Wished I had planted some lettuce, now. Next year I will do that. This learning thing is slow and humbling.
Chuck B