I'm a new reader (found you through Shannon, of Not So Virtual Homestead). I'm loving this behind the scenes stuff. More pictures! :-)

When can you put everything outside? Is June warm enough?

love this blog!!!! makes me want to move back to vermont. you guys seem like you are having fun- way to go!!!!love waverly's john deere- i used to have one like that when i was a kid- loved that thing.. keep up the good work- wish you shipped out of state.

There is a frost tonight. The unheated shed, will it be warm enough? Do you take soil temp to figure planting time?

Actually, it did frost pretty hard last night - in the low to mid 20s here. The unheated house should be Ok. There are only cold hardy seedlings out there, the structure is worth about 5 degrees, and I went out there about 11:30p.m. last night and started a portable propane heater for the chilliest part of the night.

We probably should take soil temps for planting, but we mostly just stick our hand in the ground and intuit it. Plus, with our short season we need to push the envelope. For example, we have had lettuce in the ground under remay in the field, but it simply hasn't grown at all because we have had a total of two warm days in May so far. So things are still a bit behind until the soil warms up more.

hehehe It's Kentucky windage on Vermont soil temps.

Well the dandelions on my lawn have found the temperature to be just fine.

Thanks for the feedback.