I am growing tomato plants in grow bags. Two in 10 gallon, 3 in 7 gallon. They are doing well but they must be watered very often. I also have rainbow chard and beets in a grow bag. They aren’t doing so well but I wonder if they are a cold weather crop and I planted them pretty late.
I grew 3 types of cucumber plants this year, I grew Gurneys tasty green hybrid cucumbers and Burpee space-master cucumbers indoors started in December, they did okay but not great. I lost some of my early sets died. The last sets were Ferry Morse Garden Sweet Burpless Organic Cucumbers, they are what is in the hanging planters and they seem to be doing well (the containers are about 2~3 gallon, and need to be watered often- twice a day (I taped over the drain holes but the water still leaks out) . They make a smaller cucumber and we are finding that by harvesting them early, they are very sweet and tender, we have not had to peel, just wash, slice, and eat.. Hope this helps. I am looking for more seeds so I can have a plant in the house this winter...
Never heard of squash bees. A quick search shows they can be found as far north as Vermont. They are just as cute as any bee. I also found a vid on yt about the squash bee. They are not as much of a hive bee. Do you think they make good pets? I'm kidding. They are not aggressive. Yes, no till gardening! Thanks for the info, @joel .
I went to HD this morning trying to find some specific seeds and get a fitting for my rain water collection system, (Note to self if you need to splice in a section of pipe you will need 2 unions, I got 1 ). When I got home I checked the Ferry Morse website and they had what I was looking for... the prices were just like in the stores and free shipping on orders over $35. I guess I am now stocked for next spring.......
mine are generally known for being brown or wilted.
You can plant corn much closer together in very small patches. IE: 25 stalks in a 5x5 area IF you keep it well watered and fed! Corn spacing has a LOT to do with it being a heavy drinker and feeder. When I often hand seed / plant small patches of corn closer than recommended I plant 1 foot apart in rows with the plants staggered. I have been known to plant long rows with the seeder too with 3 rows in 24 inches with beans between each set of three rows. Usually I leave 4-5 feet between each set of 3 corn rows. Just have to stay on top of water and fertilizer. The beans help a lot with nitrogenI envy @Biggkidd 's corn, I just don't have the space for it... I was able to harvest a few tomatoes and cucumbers today. I decided that my container squash needs some outside support because the plant is growing outside the pot and trying to pull the roots out. I used an old freezer wire shelf wedged up onto the container side and supported away from the container, in the process I found a squash ready to harvest. I also saw my first egg plant fruit of the year, don't you just love it when the plants get going.
Growing good. I have them in a partical shade until evening/late afternoon sun.Hey @WVDragonlady, how are your celery doing? I planted some for the first time this year, wife loves to have white celery but all mine appear to be a dark green. I'm glad you have green hands
I grow corn 25 plants in a 4x4 raised bed. Good fo pollination. Did that in 4 beds planted a week apart and gave us 2 dozen ears of corn on the cob for family Sunday dinner for a month. The granddaughters help pick and shuck them.
Might look up 3 Sisters planting.
Any thoughts? They get watered all the same etc. 
You can go in and cut out a bunch of those leaves to get air and light into the plant.
