first time growing

hey guy i live in the massachusetts area, i have a few seeds in paper towels right now, but i was just wondering if i could get some tips on what to do, cause im not sure if i should believe what i see online, like when should i plant them outside?

in your area you'll prob want to plant at the end of April, possibly mid-May. it's good to get them started inside if you can, get them up to 5 or 6 nodes then transplant, bugs and rabbits will leave them alone.

maybe someone from up North will see your post and help out.

yeah im in NY.. 3rd week in april

if i cant start them inside, am i screwed?

Welcome to the forum.
No.
How many threads are you going to start?
Chill man. You are not going to die if you don't get answers to your questions in the next hour.
I would suggest you don't grow outdoors. You won't be able to turn off the sun to force flowering and you will have a stroke before they are ready to harvest.

sorry man, i just feel like im behind schedule already, and i dont know as much as i should about it so i want to learn as much as much as i can within the next couple weeks

you've got plenty of time to learn everything you need to give it a shot.

just keep it simple.

i live in northern indiana and there are already seedlings up outside (threw a handfull out back door last fall) dude, buy a farmers alminac im not sure what region yur in but in my region protected gardening has started im not putting any seedlings out til mid april but mostly because of high winds if you do go out early just make sure you can protect plants from temps below 40 degrees and make sure they have a unobstructed veiw of the southern sky