[madison10]

The only plants growing well in our garden are tomatoes and pumpkins. Beans are surprisingly not even leafing out. Peas were a bust. Onions — heck I don’ even know where they went.

We never have problems growing beans.

[greeneyes]

Have you been planting the beans in the same spot or do you rotate?

[5th MEB]

Been a bad spring here too; all the fruit trees started blooming in early April because we had beautiful weather, all the vegetables started coming up and the corn got to be about 4” tall. Then we had about 18 days of 15 to 20 degree weather, killed everything off right down to bare mineral soil. At the beginning of May, weather immediatly went to 104 up to 109 and not a drop of rain. Started the irrigation system up and tried to replant all the vegetables and corn; some of the stuff started to sprout and at the end of May, BANG!! right back to 20 degree nights and 28 degree days. Now it is the end of June, but I will try again for some of the summer crops before I start on the Fall cycle.

[TEXOKIE]

This is my first time out of the box to try growing legumes. I’m not having a good result at all. Ellendra has advised me I need to be sure my varieties are planted at the right time for my locale, as most of mine are actually more suited to fall planting. As stated in a previous post, I see I have some homework to do to learn what are the best varieties to grow in our area...and when!

(It gives me comfort that I’m not the only one having troubles with legumes, - and you are experienced with them! I fully commiserate with you on the pitiful peas.)

Re: Onions: You are braver then me. I have not even had the courage to attempt onions. Marcella has mentioned an Egyptian variety called something like “Egyptian walking onions.” I would like to give those a try. Marcella, are those difficult to obtain, do you know?