Its not starting better. I usually plant out May 1 but it snowed yesterday. I am waiting until the 15th now. I cover mine with little heat caps also.
If you "mulch" your tomatoes with plastic, it helps a lot. I have always used black plastic yard bags with holes cut in them for the tomatoes but recent studies say red is a better color for tomatoes. I bet some grad student got his degree for this project:
http://extension.psu.edu/plant...
Daisy