I have bush buttercup from Baker Creek. I haven't updated my wants list as I received some stuff already...but I am looking for opal basil (or any basil other than genovese, sweet, lemon, lime, large flat leaf or cinnamon), asian veggies (especially the climbing/trellising cukes) and really anything out of the ordinary. I am in Central Texas, so stuff that does well in the heat is great. If nothing else, I can send you a few seeds. Let me know.

Found a hubbard & a buttercup.

"Early season results"? Hi Y'all, I have been enjoying my squash (striped zuchinnies) for a week now. My first scallopini squash will be ready in a day or two.(they are both bush type and nicely compact) So will be cucumbers, any day. My gourds (Luffa, swan, birdhouse...) have vines over 12 ft long and have just started flowering. All of this is happening where considered zone 7.5(not quite 8), while Portland Oregan is zone 8 and you guys are still babying those little Squakies (Grin). I do not understand this zoning thing. By the way, I have direct sowed all of my cucurbitas, no greenhouse, no cold frame, no indoors, no peat pots. Our last frost scare was on/around April 10th. I had to cover them then otherwize they could've been zapped.

Anna, we are having very high temperatures lately, and I see that you are in zone 10, so you have more than enough time to get a harvest. I don't hand pollinate anything or cut any vegetable plant, unless it is on the way. That goes for my tomatoes, beans, squash and others. If you look at the picture above the 2 squash with the yard long beans were grown on a trellis. They are the Table Dainty and they did very well in the heat and humidity. The other squash is the Chinese squash and also did very well on a trellis. Strong vines, I am still harvesting pumpkins from just 2 plants. In our weather with all the heat and humidity we have to find the hardier varieties that will grow for us. This can only be done with trail and error, hopefully we get more hits than miss. With the delicata squash you will still get a good quality fruit, maybe just not that many. Let us know about your progress. And when you get your pole beans going make sure you use them in the best recipes. I do prefer them than bush varieties. Silvia