I guess you;ve noticed too- it's been a mild winter. Our co-op already has onion sets and potato starts.I worry the berries won;t-berry this year. no cold temps. but- the hellebores are blooming 2 months early and there are buds swelling on most of the trees.
I think a month is too early to depend on warm spring temps; my advice is- plant your seeds 2 weeks earlier and hope you have a place to hold them if April turns cool. the potatoes put in St Patrick;s day or Easter week should be fine....the main things that can;t get cold are tomatoes, peppers,sweet potatoes, and pumpkins and squash.
if you really have the urge ( and planting indoors doesn;t work to lower the gardening frenzy) try peas, cilantro, parsley, and parsnips. I don;t want to plant- I need to broadfork and add lime. and it's way too wet.Let the guineas keep fertilizing those garden beds!
Remember those soil blocks...you are packing a punch with adding good stuff to the beds when you plant ( a whole cube of compressed materials with each plant) as well as giving the plastic a rest.
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