Late spring · Harden off & transplant

A gardening almanac
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145 plant pages. 57 pest and disorder entries. A calendar that reads your frost window. A troubleshooter that answers in under a minute.

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Today · Monday, May 11

The main transplant window is open. Move carefully.

The two to six weeks after your tend to be when the bulk of planting happens. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, beans -- most can go in the ground now if the soil is warm and settled.

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Every plant, every pest, every variety — on one bookshelf.

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TomatoPepperBasilKaleCarrotLettuceCucumberZucchiniOnionGreen beanGarlicStrawberryMintSageThymeRosemaryOreganoCilantro

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145plantsEvery one has a reason to be in the library. No filler, no affiliate padding.

57pests & disordersDiagnosed from photos and symptoms, with citations to the research, not to TikTok.

17tools in the kitFrom frost-window calendars to symptom diagnosis to soil-test readers.

Last reviewed May 2026

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Yellow, holes, spots, wilting — start with the symptom and end with a name and a fix, citations included.

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Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Six weeks to transplant. Nine weeks to first pick. Every season, every zone, a different story.

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When, how much, how?

Frost calendar, watering schedule, seed starting timing, soil-test reader — 17 tools, every one tuned to your ZIP.

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