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Alfredo · March 6, 2013

Yeah I agree with what Doug9345 stated, the Almanac is off this year for some reason, I used it last season, and it worked well for me...but it seems like the dates posted online at the Farmer's Almanac this year are off a month or so compared to when I remembered sowing everything last year in ground.

I think its definitely generally safer to go by the forecast of weather TightenUp (that's what I've always done for the past 10 years gardening). Or at the very least use a variety of several sources to come to a safer conclusion. For New Jersey, the following is a good link to use where you can call up a hotline to speak with a certified Master Gardener for each county:

http://njaes.rutgers.edu/mastergardeners/helplines.asp

For a listing of the Cooperative Extension Services for each state:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopera...ension_service

~Alfredo

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Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	Yeah I agree with what Doug9345 stated, the Almanac is off this year for some reason, I used it last season, and it worked well for me...but it seems like the dates posted online at the Farmer's Almanac this year are off a month or so compared to when I remembered sowing everything last year in ground. I think its definitely generally safer to go by the forecast of weather TightenUp (that's what I've always done for the past 10 years gardening). Or at the very least use a variety of several sources to come to a safer conclusion. For New Jersey, the following is a good link to use where you can call up a hotline to speak with a certified Master Gardener for each county: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/mastergardeners/helplines.asp For a listing of the Cooperative Extension Services for each state: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopera...ension_service ~Alfredo Last edited by Alfredo; March 6, 2013 at 01:02 PM.