It is the first day of Spring, and the nurseries have a big stock of tomato seedlings. But the weather is still quite cold. Don’t buy those seedlings, yet. There is no advantage to putting tomato seedlings out extra early.

The nursery wants a long selling season. They know that the first sunny day will bring out the planting public. Don’t be tempted. Early planting of tomatoes does not become an advantage.

Even though it is warm, there could still be be an unexpected frost, or worse, an actual freeze. If this happens, lots of seedlings will be lost. Let the nursery have that problem. The plants have at least a chance of survival in the nursery. Better than than in your garden.

If you are wondering why the nurseries have the seedlings so early it is because they want the longest selling season possible. In America the tomato plant is the largest seller of all plants. I don’t know who counts these things, nor how, but that is what I read, and I believe it. So the nursery will hope to sell well for a long time.