IS IT TO LATE???

[lil_chick_chick]

We really need to get the rest of our garden out, all we have planted so far is, potatoes, onions, and tomatoes, and some lettuces...we have corn we want to plant, peppers, okra, green beans, carrots, cucumbers, and some other things and we need to get them in but its been raining so much, the weather is crazy here in missouri, as soon as the ground starts to dry up even just a bit, it storms again and get lots of rain, seems its been like this for the past month, the ground has been pretty muddy and saturated badly, thankfully though, this week is supposed to be pretty dry, so i think we just may have a good chance to plant this week, but since were in mid may, is it to late to plant these vegetables? I sure hope not, were really wanting to have a good garden this year. Thank you for any help at all.

 

[bid]

No, it's not too late. I still haven't put my okra in due to all the rain here, much like your weather... the ground stays wet. One good thing about all the rain is it will help your carrots germinate. I'd get the cukes in as soon as possible before it turns off hot. Good luck!

 

[Greenthumb18]

I can relate to your situation, just when its nice to plant is when the weather turns bad. I dont think its late as long as you try your best, can't hurt. Just hope for warm sunny days that might make them grow faster, actually what i tried last year was feeding my vegetables with Miracle-Gro. I remember i had transplanted eggplants that were only 3 inches high, but the time july came they were ready to bloom flowers. I read that Miracle -Gro is good for the growth, i will definely use it again this year, if i didnt use it last year i might not of had any eggplants to harvest. It helps to give a boost to the plants.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It's not too late to plant any of that. I'd look for pepper plants to set out instead of starting seed if possible.

Radishes will still make. I'd consider both summer and winter squash. It is just now getting the right time of year to plant them. They need warm weather.

My winter squash, summer squash, beans, Okra, cucumbers and some corn all looks like it rotted instead of coming up. When I saw the forecast for 3 or 4 days of rain, I thought it would be a good time to plant although it was a tad early. I did not realize it would be 3 weeks solid of rain. It will be dry enough I can replant all this tomorrow. I'm south of you and I think I have plenty of time for all this.

 

[lupinfarm]

HA HA

We have potato, peas, tomato (under a tent so they dont die tonight), lettuce, and spinach...

We're dropping to 0 degrees C tonight, we're on frost alert and its the end of May!

 

[digitS']

Of course, it depends on your climate but I suspect that MO isn't too much different from ID/WA.

I've started gardens late before. Actually, there was a time when I lived where there was only about a 90 day growing season. Gardening was late, every year :/!

At another location, one garden was started the 2nd of July. I planted green beans . . . . Not all at once but over the entire month. It was a fair amount of ground and a heck of a lot of green beans ! The next year, the garden was considerably BIGGER and and I had just a tad more variety .

Another garden was started about the 7th of June. I planted seed for corn, beans, cucumbers and summer squash. They all did wonderfully. The next year, the soil was ready to go and I had the transplants started and could sow the early crops, as well.

I don't like being behind but, heck, better late than never.

Steve

 

[mediaOrganic]

Heck, in New England mid to late May is normal. We planted some cool weather crops like peas, lettuces but typically don't get tomatos in the ground until late May /June. The last few years though the weather seems to have warmed up a few weeks earlier than it used to.

--john

 

[lil_chick_chick]

Thanks everyone, I feel better now This is the week were planting the rest, supposed to be dry for the next 7 days!!

 

[HunkieDorie23]

I didn't even have my garden in at this time last year because of the rain and I haven't planted my corn or cucumbers, melons, etc yet because they really do better with warmer soil. Honestly pepper and tomatoes do also. My beans aren't going in until my peas are finished because that's were I'm planting them. So it could be closed to July and I've planted them as late as Aug.

What's your zone? I am zone 6a and according to the USDA frost map where I live the date of last frost is tomorrow and yes the last two nights we have had frost.

Relax and enjoy your garden. :watering

 

[headred]

I have the same rain frustration. I have, since April, planted some things 3 times now. About the time I get a nice plant coming up, the rain takes it away. Looks dry now for awhile. I plan to plant again today. Good luck to you! It's never too late