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Re: New SQFT'er

Hi CB, you wrote:


>1.  We are primarily interested in growing tomatoes, cucumbers, corn,
>and beans.  Any suggestions on "types" of these vegtables?

I'd suggest a couple varieties of tomatoes - a paste or Roma type, and
a good all around eating, as well as maybe a large tomato variety. I'd
also suggest you plant several different types of corn - an early harvest
and a late corn, the sweet whites I like best for eating. I grew
a slicing cucumber that resembled a large pickling cuke, and I know
I could have pickled them, but they were delicious just to eat or
in salads, and I didn't have to peel them either (though some folk
think the only cuke you don't have to peel is an English one!). I'd
recommend a slicer to start with, unless your family loves pickles!
Beans, well, I'm just beginning to learn about them. I haven't tried
to shell and dry any of the pinto type. Most people would probably
say plant a few bush and a few pole.
Just my 2 cents.
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, Ca USDA9b Sunset19
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