Tomato Plants in March?

Today, while shopping, I came across large tomato plants, about 18" for sale. WHAT?
So I said to the clerk "I can't believe you have huge tomato plants already, what are people going to do with them?" She replied, "I know, it will be at least a week before they can plant them outside." WHAT? To this I was silent, stunned actually....couldn't speak was more like it!!!!
If you are wondering what is wrong about this scenario, please sign up for my vegetable gardening classes. Just checked out our big hoophouse, yes, hot in there. Night time temps still way too cold to plant out there. That may be the only situation were you could actually use these humongous tomato plants, in a heated hoop house. The normal date is around May 15th to plant out warm weather crops in the garden. Night time temps should be 50 or above minimum. Rushing tomatoes only sets them back....if they survive. I look at those tomato plants in the store, feeling sorry for them actually, knowing they are more likely to be dead in 2 months instead of flourishing in a garden somewhere.

Purple D'oro

Love D'oro continuous bloom, but tired of the yellow? Try Purple D'oro! This beauty has the same everblooming qualities, but finally some new colors are coming out. We will have some of these available this year, but not too many, so don't delay!

Daylilies are my # 1 recommended plant for ANY situation and here is why:

• they grow in sun or shade
• they are not fussy about soil type (clay, sandy or loam)
• they will tolerate dry or wet soil
• not bothered by road or sidewalk salt
• they will grow in black walnut polluted soil
• nearly pest & disease free
• one of the first plants up in spring
• one of the last plants to die back in fall
• very little maintenance
• they come in a wide range of colors and petal styles
• they come in a wide range of plant sizes from 14" - 48"
• unlike the native daylily, cultivars do not 'take over' an area
• their grassy foliage looks great even when not in bloom
• the grass foliage adds movement & swish to the garden
• fully hardy to our zone (4)
• they do well on a slope for erosion control
• once established (after 1-2 months) they don't need you!
• they seldom NEED to be divided, however you can after a few years
• flower are edible & delicious, either in bud form or open
• roots are also edible (gtk if you get lost in the woods!)
• I have heard from some gardeners that they have deer troubles with daylilies. I have deer nightly in my field and have not had any animal damage. I believe it depends on the surrounding salad bar as to what they may damage!
• Yes, each bloom only lasts one day, however, many of our varieties have 40+ scapes (flowering stems) at a time, and each scape has 10-40 buds on it. So believe me, you really don't notice each one lasting only a day!
• What desired characteristics are we missing?
  

Flower Gardening Class starts Monday Night

I think the sign up is officially closed, but if you begged a little, I am sure they would let you in!
I know with this new snow, it doesn't seem possible that we will be gardening soon, but we will!
I love boulders! These are some of my beauties in this photo. I have 4 of these little staircases leading into the garden area at my house.