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Gardenweb is good because of the people and they content they create. The layout, search engine, and relationship with the site owners is terrible IMO.
Some of the guys who like tropical fruits started their own forum due to lack or response to feedback from GW regarding this site. Waiting for the day that happens with vegetables :)

All right, I hate to do this but I do have a complaint (my previous comment wasn't meant as a complaint, it was a solution to an issue). My complaint is that entire threads are gone/missing. None of the other stuff that has been mentioned bothers me but the missing pages are frustrating. I was just reading a thread from 2002 on the Garden Experiments Forum about preventing fungus issues with corn meal. In that thread there were links to other GardenWeb discussions relevant to the topic and when I clicked those links it goes to a missing files page that says "Oops! Sorry, this page isn't available."
Rodney

Concur. With those varieties, the worst scenario is that the Silver Queen will cross pollinate with the Incredible and end up a bi-color. As lazy gardens stated field corn cross pollination will adversely affect sweet. Even worse are super sweets (SH2) which will have the consistency of rubber when cross pollinated with regular corn.


Technically, it probably is too late but if you have the right mindset that you probably won't get a lot of melons but want to experiment, I say go for it. If not, you could go for another crop that grows faster that you love just as much. I remember seeing a woman, on a garden show, who did plant her garden late because she had recently moved and she had a great garden. She lived in 5a or 5b. I believe she started right before July 1st. You never know, it might be a warmer fall. I planted a few things late last year because I had a similar situation as you did where an extra plot was abandoned. I got lots of zukes but the winter squashes just didn't make it in time. Still, it was a fun learning experience.

This is essentially a duplicate post. Dave gave a good answer on your other one.
Rodney
Here is a link that might be useful: is corn a thirsty plant?!?!


Dave: If the OP is on the coast, there's no problem with lettuce, except maybe a couple times a year when the famed Santa Anas come. And we "shouldn't" see any more until Late Sept/Oct. I say shouldn't because this year we got some in the Spring, which is a rarity.
Kevin


Peppers have their share of pests...even the Tomato Hornworm will feast on it's fruit.
Holes can be a number of different beetle or caterpillar types.
In my experience - unless the plants are be severely compromised - I leave them alone. Except if I see hornworm evidence (frass on the leaves...[poop]). Then I must do seek and destroy - actually seek and give to the chickens - a real treat for them.

Is it possible you have moles? They dig tunnels under the soil and it can cause the roots of the beans to be exposed to air, and they die. You can gently press your foot close to the bottom of your plants, and can feel if there's too much give (meaning there's tunnels).
Not too late to plant more beans.

I don't know if there's a product for rabbits, but look at Shake Away. It's in pellet form, and is made from the urine of predators. We've used it successfully to repel Raccoons, and they make one for Deer.
We purchase it at a local Feed store, but it can be found on Amazon and other places.
Here is a link that might be useful: Shake Away


Good question. I've just harvested a pile of butternut, and wondered if that was it for the patch. The greenery is pretty healthy, and there are occasional (male) flowers still. I have to assume that a huge amount of energy has been going into the fruit, and I'd like to believe the plants would kick back into productivity now that the fruit are harvested. The plants have been in the ground since March. I've done an occasional top-dressing with compost, but otherwise have pretty much left them alone.



You can buy mustard seeds and seed them over affected area. Make sure you seeded them nicely spaced but evenly , to give the plants space to grow, but cover the whole area. When plants started to flower, you need somehow crash them and dig them into soil. I usually cut the greens, put them in 20 gallon bucket in portions and go through them with weed wacker. Then spread the chopped greens over soil in dig them in. Water well to make soil wet deep enough, cover with plastic and let it stay this way for 3-4 weeks. All process of chopping should be very fast - like an hour before all greens are in the soil. The gas that crashed greens produce kills nematodes. It called bio fumigation You can plant you plants not earlier then 3 weeks after that.
I did it once last year in the area nematodes were not that bad, carrots are growing OK so far there. And this year I am treating a really bad spot. The mustard already in the ground, the soil waiting for right time to plant fall carrots. The results unknown yet)
Here is a link that might be useful: Where you can buy mustard seeds for bio fumigation

You're referring to solarizing the soil. Which can do the job if done correctly. This means tilling in some compost in the hottest and sunniest time of the year, thoroughly drenching the area with water, and then covering up with clear plastic 4-6 mil, making sure to tuck the plastic in to create a seal. Sand and/or bricks work well. 6-8 weeks later and you'll have sterile soil, so re-add more compost to get the microbes and worms back going again.
Kevin


Last night added new bait (old stuff had dried from sun). Checked it in morning. Hardly any SS. No new damage on plants either. I guess that one night of bait eradicated them until more invade from the neighboring areas. I guess once a week application would perhaps be more appropriate to keep them in check.


For years I planted a few store bought green onions in the back of a border just for the flowers. The underground parts were frequently different from year to year. Seems produce people sell a variety. The parts below ground are sometimes quite good to eat.
Edible ? Sure 100%.
But when gone to flower, the bulbs will be small wit a core in the middle. Still good for fresh eating but not a keeper.