Thank you Rita and Farmer Dill for your response.
I found myself on an unexpected trip to today, so it'll be an early rise and harvest and daybreak tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately, I'm not aware of the - onion whether long or short day types. I do see where a few of them have bulked up above ground, but it seems that the few that size are mostly due to being the largest seed when planted. This is only my second bulb onion crop with the last one bolting after an over wintering. I didn't know at the time that the cold forces the bolt. So, all is not lost as I can always handle these as I did that crop and freezing them. Who knows, maybe they'll be small yet still storable as I have a pen evaporative cooler room to help with the drying out process.
I'll take the remaining peas as I figure they'll simply dry out on the vine and turn to a seed stock. Boy, they sure have provide me with ample harvest as it stands, so I can work with that, too. I'll simply enjoy the young pods as a stri fry. Cabbage will go as they may be small but still tasty. I'm thinking the heat might simply cause them to bitter?
I'd hope to keep the carrots for a bit longer to increase the size and yield. Any advise if this week long heat wave will have a negative result on flavor should I try to keep them I ground, watered, and protected by shade cloth. I'd just as soon pull them tomorrow, too, if needed. I don't want them bolting either.
I'll leave the beans and potatoes to fight. Most are quite young with only a few beginning to flower. I do have Lima, long yard, pole, and bush beans, so all I can do is tend to them the best I can and hope for the best. The potatoes and Lima are in a separate bed without the sunshade, so maybe a sheet to help them beat the what will do for a few days.
My patty pan squash is in full flower with a few young fruits already set. I'm thinking maybe I should hand populate what I can and hope for the best?
After only two plus years of gardening, I'm glad to have your feedback that I'm at least thinking on the right track: to harvest early when needed. Some crop is better than a wasted crop. I certainly appreciate your response. Thank you.
So, in closing, once this heat wave passes, I was going to seed for the summer. I have okra intended, but also thought of pumpkin, tomatillo, hot pepper, zucchini, and eggplant. What do you think, Farmer Dill? Any advise on my summer selection? Fact is, our summer temps are typically 102-105 steady until September. Sounds like my corn will have to wait til Autumn.
You guys rock!! Thanks again for your sage advise!
Gina
