Around here, the saying is have your potatoes in before Feb 14th. When planting, I notice some that I planted for the fall had already started to sprout and come through the ground. . . last year I had nothing so maybe this is a good growing sign. We'll have to wait and see. We don't get too many frost days, but if I know we will, I will cover them with a tarp for protection during the night hours and then uncover. Kiddo and I both kept jalapenos going until January this year when we finally got the freezing temps that stayed around for a few days.