Re: [gardeners] Great Garden Mistakes
Marianne Lepa (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 31 Dec 1997 18:49:41 -0500
At 10:16 AM 12/31/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I agree George. When I plant summer squashes I plant 25 of each variety,
>including zucchini. I'm usually lucky enough to harvest half a dozen baby
>zucchini, 3 or 4 yellow crookneck and 1 patty pan before they get frost
killed.
>If the constata romanesco is so agressive perhaps it would grow here quickly
>even with our cool nights.
>
>
>Terry King North Central Eastern Washington
>taeking@televar.com USDA zone 4, Sunset Zone 1
Hi Terry,
I'm curious about your climate that it would make it so difficult to grow
these squashes. I've grown all of these quite successfully in zone 4,
central Canada. How cool is cool? Our nights wouldn't get much over 60F
until late July, but I would usually harvest summer squash a couple of
weeks before then. Do you also get the long, cool, wet springs that the
more coastal people get?
Marianne
mlepa@adan.kingston.net
Southeastern Ontario AgCan zone 5b