Thank you, Rita! We did muskmelon, watermelon, and cucumbers last summer. Pumpkin, too, but not in the main bed. It has less than adequate soil, so I only harvested one sugar pie pumpkin. I thought putting it into the main bed this summer may yield better results.
The watermelon were superb, even placed knee high stockings on each, but the muskmelon split and then became infested with ants. The yield was very good, but the few we did harvest were mushy. Perhaps I waited too long to harvest??
I pulled the shade this morning, gave it a good watering, and took what heads of cauliflower and cabbage I could. Wouldn't you know I have an evaporative cooler installation today, so the peas, onion, and others will have to wait until tomorrow morning. Luckily, it's a mere 102 today with the unbearable 106 & 108 the following days. Then, it's back down to 102 for a couple of days returning to high 90s. It won't last though.... 100+ is here to stay.
I was thinking of letting the onion remain and let nature hasten the drying process... Sound about right?
Thank you, Rita!
