Late is Ok

The mystery tomato turned out to be a Rutgers Because of a combination of circumstances some parts of the garden were very late being planted this year. It was mid-May before the squash got planted. It is doing great now and there are little yellow crookneck and zucchini squash on the vines. One of the spaghetti squash is starting to run. Good fortune sent us a patty-pan volunteer that has provided squash and onions and squash casserole material sufficient for our needs so far. Thanks to the volunteer, our garden actually produced squash earlier than many of my friends gardens. The eggplants were late going in as well, but they have blooms and seem to have avoided the flea beetles this year. The cucumbers were not planted until late May and the plants are still pretty small. That is the only regret for late planting so far. David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/