I prefer to start most of my veggies and such inside. I shoot for memorial day for the main planting. I start some tomatoes a cages a little sooner wrapped in plastic. Soil temp has a lot to do with how they grow with the warm weather crops like tomatoes, peppers, muskmelons, basil, cukes, and such. I find if you put them in too early they just sit there and sometimes rot. Some of those don't like to be transplanted either so you have to be very careful. That is why I always have way too many and give lots of seedlings away. Half the fun is trying to push the limit on what you can grow and some years you have some sort of problems, too hot , too cold, too much rain. I like the challenge though. Peas can be started indoors too and planted in middle of April according to Bob Thompson's book The New Victory Garden. I use this book for just about everything in the Veggie department. Great help. As far as moon fazes and such I don't plant according to the moon. Rav is more cerebral that I. I have to do it when I get the time. Don't forget to get out there and prune your fruits and berries now. It's time. Before you know it asparagus will be busting the soil.
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