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farmerdill

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.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 2:02PM
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plotmaster

Thanks. We'll see what happens. Thanks for your input.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 6:15PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

What ohiofem said too.

:)

Kevin

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 4:34PM
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Prachi(6b (NJ))

Ohhhh goood! thanks everyone.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 4:35PM
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springtogarden(6)

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.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 4:20PM
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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

If you raise melons, make it a productive exercise. Melons are by far the most disease susceptible plants to raise in the following years. The first year is free.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 4:27PM
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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)

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?!?!

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 3:26PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

Impatience much?

Perhaps gardening isn't your thing. If you can't wait over 8 minutes to have a question answered, then I can't imagine how you're going to cope with waiting a few months for veggies.

;)

Kevin

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 3:36PM
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loribee2(CA 9)

Nancy, the Redwood Empire Food Bank up in Santa Rosa accepts produce from home gardeners. And it's a tax write off!

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 11:41PM
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djkj(9b)

nancyjane_gardener - Nice to know you are having a good harvest!

loribee2 - Thanks for the info, that is great to know.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 3:31PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

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

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 11:43AM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

I start mine in flat then I transplant in the garden , spacing about 6-8". When they start touching, I start pulling to leave the room for other ones to get bigger. If you don't want to thin, then you can space them wider, like 10-12".

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 1:55PM
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loribee2(CA 9)

Yellow leaves often means too much water. Without a photo, it's hard to say for sure, but that is my first guess.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 9:24AM
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lkzz(7b)

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.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 1:37PM
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catherinet(5 IN)

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.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 11:20AM
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FarawayFarmer(9a)

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

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 11:28AM
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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)

Have you fertilized? How long have they been in the growing? How long were they producing?

Rodney

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 10:50AM
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)

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.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 10:55AM
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zeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin

I've seen PM on squash late in the season, but never on my okra. Those white spots on the leaves are most likely bug bites... spotted cucumber beetles or flea beetles often do that to mine (and to nearly everything else as well).

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 3:27PM
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jamigardner

The white spots are actually egg shells. I took the pic before I brushed it off of the leaves.

    Bookmark     June 29, 2014 at 12:27AM
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Deeby

My problem with planting at 1/4 inch was that the seeds came to the top of the soil no matter how lightly I watered. Planting at 1 inch became my insurance.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 7:48PM
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catherinet(5 IN)

I'll add some soil to my stocktank gardens next year.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 8:47PM
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galinas(5B)

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

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 4:36PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

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

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 7:17PM
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Slimy_Okra(2b)

That issue (rain) is why ferric phosphate is used. It is practically insoluble in water, where iron sulfate is very soluble.

    Bookmark     June 27, 2014 at 9:16PM
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ju1234((8 Dallas TX))

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.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 5:29PM
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art_1(10 CA)

Also I think you need good soil/nutrients to grow cukes.

At least for me, zucchini is kind of a benchmark in terms of growth - one plant grows huge. Pole beans are similar - lots of production. Then cucumbers, which are a bit slower and more difficult. Bell peppers are much slower and smaller.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 2:05PM
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zeedman Zone 5 Wisconsin

"If the cucumbers are "burpless", most varieties are parthenocarpic. That means they produce fruit without pollination, and have no seeds- thus "burpless"."

While some parthenocarpic cucumbers are burpless, the presence (or lack of) seeds is unrelated to whether or not the cucumber is burbless. Many burbless cucumbers are long Asian varieties which develop seeds.

If the cucumber in the photo is of a parthenocarpic variety, then it should develop normally regardless of pollination, and there are other issues causing the curling (which is my suspicion anyway). If it is a conventional cucumber requiring pollination, then it is possible that lack of pollination could cause deformity. In my experience, though, cucumbers tend to abort unpollinated blossoms very quickly, at a much smaller size.

My plants develop cucumbers that curl like that when they are under stress (due to heat or lack of water), or late in the season when the vines have already been producing for a long period. It appears that there is mulch around the plants, which would be my first recommendation. They might respond to more water, and to a light application of fertilizer... but if the curling is being caused by heat, then new cukes should begin to develop normally with a return to more moderate temperatures. Until then, pinch off all deformed fruits.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 3:50PM
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Russet Potatoes growingStarted on 21st May 2014
Posted by jayvaghela(5b) June 26, 2014
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)

That's amazing growth for 1 months time. Hopefully you can keep things going for a while longer and get a good harvest. This is after 3-4 months of growing.

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 2:50PM
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jayvaghela(5b)

@Kelly,

These potatoes are still growing the harvest is of last year. i keep them in container till their leaves dies, to make sure potatoes are mature.

@edweather,

Good harvest, keep growing..!!

    Bookmark     June 28, 2014 at 3:41PM
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