Hi Granny,
The squash isn't "bolting" like it should due to the unusual cold weather.
All the other vegetables are also holding back, due to the cold weather.
My seeds are sprouting from the ground, but they can only do so much in cold weather.
The ground needs to be 64-degrees before anything major grows in the garden.
Accept for Radishes.
I've lost 11 of the 12 Okra I planted, due to the cold weather.
But that's ok. I can replant. My Corn is doing very well though, and holding up.
I'll post pics as they grow.
/HUG
That is the way of farming, one year every seed grows and the next almost none do.
Here they say to start the hot weather crops at 53 degrees at night temperature.
Yes, I will enjoy watching your garden grow.
What always threw me, was starting a winter garden in July and August.
The weather also breaks here on the first of September weekend.
Okra may well be the crop that wants the most heat to grow and will freeze or rather rot , because it can.