How does your garden grow?

[TomSeller]

Does anyone know why my cukes are coming in like round balls (golf balls) and then the growth is stumped?

Same variety as you have planted before? If they are healthy, maybe a mislabeled seed package?

 

[TomSeller]

My squash plants are working. Yesterday's pickings.

I recalled saving seeds from a squash that was planted with pumpkins last year. A little late, but I planted the seeds and have 100% sprout and with how fast they are growing, I am afraid to bend down to look at them. They might knock me over backwards. I have never seen such fast growth. We'll see if the squashkins produce anything but leaves.

 

[General Lee]

Same variety as you have planted before? If they are healthy, maybe a mislabeled seed package?

The name escapes me at the moment but they are a "normal" variety because last year I messed up and planted a hybrid type. They got long and skinny and I didn't like them. So this year I paid more attention when picking out cukes. But I guess they could be mis labeled. The plant/vines are healthy.

 

[KevT]

We blanched and froze the last of our corn, about 18 ears. Picked a few okra, a couple of chili's, and a handful of Acre peas. Getting ready to cover the ground in black visqueen before tilling everything in and planting our fall garden in Sept.

 

[Larro Darro]

I transplanted a few Jalapeno plants to fill out the row and to replace the ones that cashed. Did a row of Cayenne {with a bonus tomato plant} and one of Sweet Banana. The plants were not really big enough to transplant, but I was tired of waiting.



The mini sweet peppers continue to grow. They are already bigger than the parent peppers. I'm looking forward to see what kind of colors I'll get.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have the "front" garden all mulched in now,

SO, now onto the back garden!

SR

 

[DFB]

I have the "front" garden all mulched in now,

SO, now onto the back garden!

SR

Looks good, the only time I ever mulched with grass (I used hay) I had mice all through my tomatoes that year. Of course the tomatoes weren't tied up on stakes either.

I have to weed my peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and gladiolus soon. All the heat and rain is making everything GROW!

 

[DFB]

Does anyone know why my cukes are coming in like round balls (golf balls) and then the growth is stumped?

More than likely it is just poor pollination. Lots of rain causes pollination problems as the bees don't do their work much.

Some varities have xtra pollinator flowers

 

[Larro Darro]

More than likely it is just poor pollination. Lots of rain causes pollination problems as the bees don't do their work much.

Some varities have xtra pollinator flowers

We plant flowers in the garden to draw in more pollinators. Maybe they are not pulling them away from the veggie blooms. I noticed in the bigger melons that several of them were still small on one end, a sign of poor pollination.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Looks good, the only time I ever mulched with grass (I used hay) I had mice all through my tomatoes that year. Of course the tomatoes weren't tied up on stakes either.

I've been mulching my gardens in like this for MANY years and I've never had a mouse problem of any kind... It works perfectly for me, and I have little to NO weeding, it really makes a difference in how much watering I need to do.

I don't use any chem ferts, sprays or anything else, I just till all the mulch in at the end of the season, to feed next years plants... Basically, I'm growing my plants in compost, and it works perfectly!

SR