Thank you Greene and RickCorey.
I will look up URI. Right now I have the eggplants planned to be set out on the weekend of May 17-18. So far so good.
Thank you very much for the map. I was wondering how to search for people on the forum in my area.
Last summer I saw that SouthSide community land trust had workshops for various things gardening but their website is not updated yet. Their workshops start in June which will be too late if I am trying to grow from seeds. I will go visit their office one of these days and see if I can find a local community of gardeners.
Just found out that Southside and Roger Williams Park (with URI) is going to have a workshop on March 8 to help start the growing season. :)
Will keep you posted of how that goes.
I am super excited now. Will post photos as the growing season gets underway. I am trying some Indian varieties so it should be interesting.