Results of second planting...

[lesa]

This has been a very interesting and successful experiment... I had some old summer squash seeds and a little space in the garden (after harvesting onions). I planted the seeds sometime in July (not a very good record keeper!) These plants are beautiful, have no cucumber beetles or squash bugs- and no sign of borers (yet...). They are full of beautiful squash! I will never bother to plant squash in the early summer again. I literally planted these seeds and walked away. I also planted cukes in this way. They are flowering now- we'll see if my season is long enough for them...

 

[thistlebloom]

Good idea Lesa! I hope you get a big harvest! I think it's fun to garden "outside the box" sometimes. We can learn a lot about what works in our own little micro climate. Even when things don't quite succeed we get ideas on how to tweak it next time.
So you planted in July and already have squash? I'm impressed!
How about some pictures?

 

[Jared77]

What kind of cukes? I'm going to try this idea next year, help spread out the wealth of cukes we get.

 

[NwMtGardener]

Dang, good for you Lesa!! My second plantings seem to be pretty pointless. The lettuce is okay, thats it. Also put in tons more snap pea seed, only a few are still growing. The beets have been a complete failure this year. Dunno if its the seed, or the conditions. I should try sprouting some seed, see what its germination rate is. I got it from Victory seed, and all the other stuff from them is terrific. And the chard, fergedaboutit! Too hot, i guess, riight now? I may try that again later this year :/

 

[digitS']

I had terrible results from planting beets late one year. They germinated, turned beet red in the summer heat and then just sat there. Even after the weather cooled, they didn't really grow much.

Cucumbers may not turn out too good for me this year. The plants just haven't grown much. But, I'm talking about both early planting out and my 1st attempt at setting plants out in July in available space. I think I'm likely to get very few cukes this year.

Lesa, here was my post on following kohlrabi with zucchini (amongst other things). There is a photo from 7/14 of plants I set out about 7/1. Here are those plants yesterday:

I have gotten 1 or 2 zucchini off of every one of the plants. Really, they have kicked into production a little too early! I'd hoped that they would have waited just a bit longer. Something of an avalanche of zucchini right now! They've got a touch of mildew but should be able to make it to frost.

Planting zucchini (& other summer squash) 2 months after last frost works for me!

Steve

 

[NwMtGardener]

Haha, those zuccs look like they're about ready to eat your corn!!

 

[digitS']

Heather, I should take another picture of my Sister Garden. Pumpkins and winter squash have now closed off the south access. I can still sneak in a ways, thru a row of corn on the north side. Some of the Cascade Giant pole beans that I can reach should make it to the kitchen as snap beans. I don't know what happened to the weeds in there. I can't see any from a distance and won't be able to get up close until after a killing frost.

I need a path for 2 big feet so there's a 2' path between the Sugar Buns (sweet corn) and the Raven, Cash Flow & Gold Bars (zucchini). Except what is directly below my feet, I want to see as little dirt in my garden as possible - while still being able to move around.

Six months out of the year, it is either 100% dirt or snow. But, I'm out of it.

Steve

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

This has been a very interesting and successful experiment... I had some old summer squash seeds and a little space in the garden (after harvesting onions). I planted the seeds sometime in July (not a very good record keeper!) These plants are beautiful, have no cucumber beetles or squash bugs- and no sign of borers (yet...). They are full of beautiful squash! I will never bother to plant squash in the early summer again. I literally planted these seeds and walked away. I also planted cukes in this way. They are flowering now- we'll see if my season is long enough for them...

Wow! That experiment seems to have worked out wonderfully for you. Nice job! This is such good information to know. I didn't get my intended 2nd harvest in and my squash plants are just about dead. No more zuc or summer squash for us. Except what's in the freezer of course.

 

[4grandbabies]

This is not exactly(nor intentional) second planting, but...
when I was working in the mulch pile, my canalope seed accidently spilled out of my pocket.
Forgot all about it, then later noticed this "strange" plant coming up every where.
It was not only all over the mulch,but everywhere that I had mulched something
the flower bed, the tomatoes, the blueberry patch, aarrgg. I almost started to pull them,
but just had to know what this strange plant was. I had forgotten all about
the seed spill, that is untill the fruit started setting. Now we have huge tasty
canalope all over the place.. so glad I did not destroy those "strange things".

 

[lesa]

How funny, grandbabies! What a very pleasant surprise! I was pulling a "strange" weed out from my garlic patch. After a while, I remembered I had seen that plant before. It was potatoes! And they were delicious!