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Shadegardener said:The planting calendar is one neat tool! Answered lots of "when" questions. However, I do a lot of gardening in big pots - all of my greens, carrots and some radishes. The pots sit in a sheltered but not heated area outdoors until they're moved to a sunnier growing site. Will the same planting dates apply? I'm in zone 5 at the tip of Lake Michigan.

I don't know about "potted veggies" but ...

@Newyorkrita, do I remember correctly that you grow many veggies in pots on your driveway?

Can you advise Shadegardener / Cindy about sowing dates or transplanting dates into pots as compared to in the ground?

I know that pots warm up faster than soil if they are in the sun, and sitting on top of blacktop, surrounded by blacktop, must warm them up even earlier. But it sounds like Cindy's pots would be sheltered and maybe shady at first.