Comments on: Welcome to the warm season

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:53:53 +0000

My first garden…. Pretty much all the corn seed I planted has rotted. Is it too late to try again and pre-sprout the seed? I waited for the soil temp, but it temps cooled and it has rained consistently since planting… Any suggestions would be awesome!

By: Munawar

Munawar — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:17:00 +0000

I completely missed that. My Lettuce has been bolting for years. And while I knew what was happening, I missed the issues with a bolted crop. I will try out your suggestions!

By: Andrea Bellamy

Andrea Bellamy — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:56:04 +0000

Lindsay – I hear ya! Forget the tomatoes – I need a break from the rain! I feel like I’m growing mold.

Garden Peep – LOL. No doubt.

Jess – Yeah, I keep waiting for a warm spell to plant out my peppers and zucchinis, and so far, nada!

By: jess

jess — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:18:35 +0000

summer? warm season? rumors! all rumors! it’s still below 50F at night in olympia, wa.

By: Garden peep

Garden peep — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:33:52 +0000

If I could just convince my regular flowers to bolt! :) A very cold spring and then a shift to a monsoon like summer here has all my plant confused.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:24:03 +0000

Nice post. I can’t believe all the rain we’re having here in Portland though. I’d love for it to stop for a week so my tomatoes can catch a breather…

By: Andrea Bellamy

Andrea Bellamy — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:23:08 +0000

Stevie – I hear ya – I do exactly the same thing. I also will plant a spring and fall crop – skipping the summer crop – in some areas.

Willi – Good tips! Do you mean that they self-seed for a fall crop? Awesome! I’ve never tried that.

Laura – me too. It’s the one time you can be thankful for a part-shade veggie garden!

Loree – Oh, I hear ya! Summer could arrive anytime now.

By: Loree/ danger garden

Loree/ danger garden — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:23:28 +0000

Warm season? I will be so happy when it finally arrives…

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:49:58 +0000

Great tips! I can always use the bolting reminder. Luckily I get good afternoon shade which will help keep the problem down during the warm season.

By: Willi

Willi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:12:12 +0000

Super great post! When plants bolt in my garden I usually let them go to see. It is a super easy way to get a fall crop. When I’m in the mood to prevent bolting, I’ve often found that keeping the crop consistently moist helps, too.