I am a comparatively new veggie gardener in zone 6a. I was googling for planting calendars for Providence and found two that are quite different
1. This one on this website
http://garden.org/apps/calenda... gives the dates for eggplants - sow seeds indoors: Feb 6 - Feb 20 and transplant Apr 16 - Apr 30
2. SouthsideTrust an urban gardening not for profit gives the dates as start indoors in April and Plant seedlings in June. (estimated days to harvest 60)
I have seeds for an eggplant variety that says "Days to maturity after transplant - 70-90" so I am worried that the second option might not give me enough time to harvest before it gets cold. Last year I planted nursery bought eggplant seedlings in second week of June and had to give up on the plants when they still had fruits.
So I was thinking of going with the first calendar on this site but I am worried that I would loose the plants altogether planting that early (April 16-30).
Can somebody explain why the two calendars give so drastically different dates and what are the risks in each of the options?
What in the weather do I have to watch if I am going to plant outdoors end of April?
Should I plant some seeds according to one and some according to another? I don't want to take up too big an area in my first trial at veggies.
