It has been mentioned several times in this blog that the Lima beans are making great vines and no beans. Two possible reasons have been discovered through internet research. The first is that Lima beans take a long time to set beans. Several articles have mentioned that lima beans are very late to produce. The second reason is that they are very intolerant of low soil PH. They like the soil PH at between 6 and 7. At the time they were planted the PH was 6.8 in the spot they were planted. The vines have been sprayed with sulfur to fight the cucumber beetles. This could have acidified the soil.
The cucumber beetles seem to have disappeared. There are no cucurbits left either except for 4 cucumber plants from the late planting. If they make cucumbers, seeds will definitely bee saved for next years planting. Cucurbit seeds are hard to save because they are so promiscuous. There are no other cucurbits around so these should be rather pure.
The greens had a fairly good germination despite the warm weather and the drought conditions. They have to be watered every day. The cabbage and broccoli plants will need to be replanted, but the weatherman is calling for continued high temperatures and no rain until next week. There is no reason to plant lettuce, spinach or onions until things cool down some.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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