At 11:31 AM 6/30/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Finally got back to the vegetable patch this weekend - not much there this >year, because I've spent so much time adding to perennial beds. I've got >seeds yet to plant, but with a growing season that lasts until November, >I'll just do a fall garden. But...I was cleaning up some rampant bean >vines that grew from seeds left out last year, and discovered to my >amazement some tomato plants I had set out in April and forgotten about! >They were completely covered by bean vines, but plenty healthy, with green >tomatoes. So, they are now de-beaned and tied up, so maybe soon we'll >have some 'maters. The Butterfruit super-sweet corn is really struggling >this year - with mid-to-upper 90s the past month, and very little rain, it >just isn't happy. I'll plant Merit for the fall. Four zuccini plants and >four bell peppers pretty much round it out for now, but the flowers are in >good shape, so the veggies will get more attention. Still 4+ good months >to grow. > >Cya, >Harry > >Harry Boswell hboswell@netdoor.com >USDA Zone 8 (Mississippi USA) >Home Page: http://www2.netdoor.com/~hboswell > How are you able to foil the squash borers, Harry? George pulled out his (dead) squash vines, and I think you're in the same zone. Margaret