I just today transplanted some tiny Great White tomatoes. I seeded some Ruby Queen corn, and some Golden zucchinis, so I sure hope its not too late!! We have crazy weather here, there was no way to start anything from seed even as late as first week in May, we were having 40 degree nights. I know lots of folks replanted squash, beans etc, that they lost from rain and cold in our area. I had the garden plowed and tilled WAY too early (April) so now it is overgrown with johnson grass and weeds, so its all I can do to clear out and plant a small patch each day! I have Silver queens that are sprouting and growing well, kandy Korn a foot or more high, so I thought i would get a 3rd flavor going! next week I seeding some Sugar Dots too. It may be late, but Im planting anyways! I see some corn and other plants here that are waist high, and others that are tiny, so lots of people planted late, so I think its okay to start whenever you can, just protect your plants later if it gets cold quick in your area, I know we wont have cold until at least Oct.

OK this is closed now. I have sent my addy to everybody that was interested so far. If I have extra left over after sending these out, I'll re-post for it. Please remember, don't send me a bubble mailer. It will cost you extra postage to send to me and I have TONS of those things and really don't mind sending mine out to you. You'll help my hubby by getting them out of our closet, LOL. Just please send enough stamps to cover sending the bubble mailers to you. If it's just tomato/pepper seeds you want 3 should be enough, but if it's flowers and tom/pepper or just flowers, please send 4. I think 4 should be safe to cover the postage on the bubble mailer. If you do change your mind, just let me know, so I can contact the next person in line. Any questions, ask. Melissa

I'd agree with all that. Like Dee, I am also a big believer in disturbing the soil as little as possible. I try not to turn it over with a pitchfork, I just insert the pitchfork to the depth of it and lift the soil to loosen it. And you can add good organic compost to the top and just work it in to the top 3 - 6 inches of soil before planting. I like Coast of Maine organic compost in the bags if I don't have my own With a spade, just loosen the soil around the weeds and they should all pull out very easily. For an easy way to grow pole string beans, I buy four 8 or 10ft tall bamboo poles and make a teepee with them and tie them at the top with string and you can directly sow pole string beans, it's not too late. I like purple podded string beans called 'Trionfo Violetto Pole Bean' if you can find the seed. Why? Because the bugs seem to be less interested in them, they are prettier, they cook up green, and they are not too stringy. You don't have to do much to grow string beans, they are easy and fast. If you are planting tomatoes, I actually grow them in raised 4ft square beds and they get large and no more than two plants will fit in each bed. Plant them diagonally from each other so they won't shade each other. I use grass clippings from the lawn to mulch with, but that is because I don't use any chemicals or fertilizer on our lawn. I also put flowers in the corners of the bed or Basil plants along the edge. Nasturtiums or Marigolds are easy and pretty. And you will need some kind of support for the tomato plants. Regular tomato cages are pretty much inadequate for the size the plants will get. But if you stake them and tie the tomato to the stake as it grows and put the largest tomato cage you can buy over it, it should be pretty good. I use 8ft stakes, because they will grow 6ft tall and you need to hammer the stake about a foot into the soil. Good luck and hope you have fun!

Josh, No apology needed, with my small garden theres always enough seed to share. The cocozelle zucchini seeds I got in the big squash robin trade didn't come up so I got a few squash to go with tomato this summer. My Amish pie just gave me a nice healthy seedling so I no longer need cushaw. Will try to find candy roaster seed for a Halloween pumpkin patch next. i heard that candy roaster gets huge and still taste like a pie pumpkin Amy, Send Josh the all the melon edisto, white cushaw, white and green patty pan, black cherry tomato, and oregano too. I'm getting a few tiger melon pie melon violet tomato zucchini lemon squash Tatum squash Flat beets Cuban pepper thai cucumber Gold okra purple kohlrabi Black corn For my flowers Great trade! Thanks I'll get your seed packed up and ready to go