Still have snow.... But we've hit the 20's now. Another month or so... then weeds.

No starts this year, I just don't have time. Here's a picture from my yard today and some northern lights ones from last night a friend took.

@Jim Flach They are so great.

Phillip is right. Easy. We don't really use them here, mostly because of the encouragement of mosquitos.

@Jim Flach here... ANY water, standing or moving it a mosquito breeding ground.

Here we get one short season. Unless you have a heated and lighted greenhouse. However, we do have long enough to do a little succession with short mature crops like radish and lettuce. I guess for me it's yes and no. Not sure yet what I'm doing this year. Still haven't done my plan. Life has gotten in the way. I did order my seed potatoes. Which I suppose is a start of sorts.

@Jim Flach not sure. But it encourages the sweetness in everything. Carrots are like candy up here. Sugar snap peas, even kale is sweeter.

For me it's experience. But we also have 'master gardeners' locally certified by the local farm extension services that put out a listing of when to plant starts for our growing season. Incase you're a newby in the valley.