Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Lilacs, but if you donÂt have melons or squash forming already, thereÂs not time left for any to get big enough to eat anyway, so you really donÂt need to worry about any beetles at this point. Melons definitely wouldnÂt have time to develop and ripen, and, unless we get a VERY unusual fall, zukes wouldnÂt have time to get big enough to eat eitherÂtho theyÂre more likely to make it than melons. Once the temps start getting cooler at nite like they are now, warm season crops just kind of give up.

Skybird

:-No zucchini boats?

The zucchinis are very happily blossoming. What if I put a cold frame around them?

I looked it up on the Internet, and tomatoes take 35-55 days to go from flower to fruit, so it's unlikely I'll get tomatoes, either.

What about the cole crops? Any promise there? The Brussels sprouts are about pea-sized. The spring planted broccoli and cauliflower are huge, but I don't see any heads yet. The fall-planted cole crops are still very small.

What about the carrots, lettuce, and spinach I planted in early July?

I was SO looking forward to zucchini and spinach lasagna! Looks like all I'll harvest this year is garlic, potatoes, peaches, and a couple pounds of apples.

Lilacs,

I planted carrots all summer long, every time I had an empty spot. We have been eating the ones planted in May, and even June, but the ones I planted in July are still pretty small. The packet I bought had about a bazillion seeds in it, so I figured I would just take a chance. There may still be enough time though, since the Colorado State Coop. Ext. sheet on second crops states that the Nantes varieties can be planted until the end of July.

They also state that broccoli, spinach and lettuce can grow with daytime temps as low as 40 degrees, so I wouldn't give up on those just yet either, though I would cover them if frost is predicted.

I have to agree with Skybird though, that melons and zucchini aren't likely at this point.

Bonnie