Ditto on getting rid of that cloth...
While a weed barrier seems like a really neat concept in theory... In practice, that ground fabric creates problems.
The squash issue might be solved by growing a different type.
Those so-called summer squash have hollow stems that the SVB moth love.
Pretty much impossible to grow those types without a cloth to keep the moth out. Keep out one bug, lose the pollination services from the rest....
Try a cushaw or butternut, or one of the other solid vine (moschata) varieties.
The cucumber vine.... Shoulda produced... Sounds like a pollinator issue.
Plant flowers... You need to attract pollinators.
Personally, I disagree with the concept of trying to improve the planting hole while ignoring the rest of the garden.
I had decent results this year by dumping truckload after truckload of horse poop in the garden spot, and after the ground softened up under the piles, spreading a nice thick layer over the entire garden patch several inches deep... The compost held moisture, and added nutrients every time I watered.
Because pollination is sooooo important, you are going to want to avoid pesticides of any kind. Even those so-called organic poisons kill the essential bugs that we rely on to pollinate our veggies. No pollinators, no veggies!
I have carrots up... I still need to purchase seeds for beets and kale, spinach, and whatever else.
You really need to start getting this stuff planted...
I was planting poppies last week too.
Pretty much need to till under the finished summer garden spots and scatter the seeds on top of the soil. Add as much compost type materials as you can lay your hands on.
Incidentally, a couple of pickings of beans sounds about right...
The secret....
Is to keep planting.
It's called succession planting.
Our summer weather outlasts the plants...
I plant a new patch of beans every month... Or more often... Same goes for corn... Even tomatoes!
I get like 3 or 4 generations of beans!
That's where I let some of the beans mature on the plant, and then plant as soon as they're ready... I even do this with corn and cosmos and zinnia!
Very long growing season in the southeast.
