Any California gardeners?

[Severne]

well, it sure worked for good in many of my friends life, maybe so in yours. I am working on a Redding area planting calender for my friends who live here.

 

[ShannonR]

well, it sure worked for good in many of my friends life, maybe so in yours. I am working on a Redding area planting calender for my friends who live here.

That is a great idea, would love to see it when you finish!!

 

[R2elk]

Some pics from this morning while I was dusting the curcubits for bugs

I use praying mantises instead.

 

[ShannonR]

I use praying mantises instead.

I did ladybugs last year, tried to get some mantises but the places I looked were all out! Good idea though, I will try that this year.

 

[ShannonR]

Good morning! The rain has paused, and the garden is beautiful today. Pumpkins taking over everything, will have to do a second planting so my kids can have some season appropriate (Halloween) pumpkins instead of early summer pumpkins.
The sunflowers are getting bigger. Have not yet looked over on the far edge of garden to check butternut squash, beans and watermelons yet.

 

[R2elk]

Good morning! The rain has paused, and the garden is beautiful today. Pumpkins taking over everything, will have to do a second planting so my kids can have some season appropriate (Halloween) pumpkins instead of early summer pumpkins.
The sunflowers are getting bigger. Have not yet looked over on the far edge of garden to check butternut squash, beans and watermelons yet.

I accidentally found that I get many more pumpkins by pruning the vines so they stay where I want them instead of letting them spread like they want to.

 

[ShannonR]

I accidentally found that I get many more pumpkins by pruning the vines so they stay where I want them instead of letting them spread like they want to.

Thank you @R2elk !!!
I was just wondering about that a minute ago, stupid pumpkins are gonna take over the entire property if I don't do something about them. They're already about 10x bigger than last year's pumpkins ever got, and are setting fruit already. I'll go ahead and whack them back, thanks again.

 

[ShannonR]

More squash and some strawberries this AM. Kids have been eating the strawberries though, there were more when I brought them inside. And, I picked my first boysenberry this morning! It didn't make it out of the garden though...

 

[Severne]

Picked my first zuke and more beans and beets today. Not too exited bout the rain cause for me that means at least 2 more times mowing down Almost 2 acres of foxtails before they go to seed.

 

[Severne]

I tried pruning my squash one year and found it only works for C. Moschatas and C. Pesos cause they only produce male flowers on the vines and females on the main stock. Maximas and Mixtas produce female flowers on the vine and it doesn’t work nearly as well.