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redforever · 05-31-2009, 10:58 PM

By the way, veggies that are very heat tolerant for a south facing bed, are beans. And they do not grow very tall either, so would be a good choice closer to the front. Either green beans or yellow beans would work.

Carrots are extremely easy to grow, again, they dont get big, good choice for the front. Choose long ones, with the deep orange centers. They will be sweeter and will never taste woody.

Beets too are very easy to grow and don't take up much space. There is a yellow variety that is very sweet, a red variety that grows miniature, round shape. And the other that I always grow is Cylindra. They will grow longer, cylindrical, like a carrot. That type of shape is always uniform throughout, and again, does not get woody. The regular Detroit variety is ok, if you pick them when smaller. They tend to get very large though and when like that, can get woody, not my favorite kind of beet.

And no peas? You could have put a row of peas along the north side of the bed. Put in a few stakes, attach some chicken fencing, and the peas will trail up the wire, making picking very easy. And if you do plant peas this way, make 2 very close rows, so the fencing goes along the middle. Then one row of peas grows on one side of the fencing, other row grows on the other side, so you get peas on both sides. If your bed is against the house or garage, then just plant the one row. The second row on the north, right along a structure, wont grow. Regular peas work fine, so do sugar snap peas and snow peas. Snow peas REALLY grow though and might be too much for your confined space.

And I always plant a few sweet peas along with my peas. By the time your eating peas are done, the sweet peas will begin to flower. Sweet peas are one of the most fragrant flowers. I put my sweet peas in a plastic container with some water, freeze overnight, then thaw and plant. That loosens the hard outer coating and they will germinate easier.

You said you planted cucumbers, not sure what variety. Most cucumber spread a lot, BUT, there is a variety that will grow in pots. So you could grow them that way, saving space for other veggies.

05-31-2009, 10:58 PM	#18
redforever Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Exp:	By the way, veggies that are very heat tolerant for a south facing bed, are beans. And they do not grow very tall either, so would be a good choice closer to the front. Either green beans or yellow beans would work. Carrots are extremely easy to grow, again, they dont get big, good choice for the front. Choose long ones, with the deep orange centers. They will be sweeter and will never taste woody. Beets too are very easy to grow and don't take up much space. There is a yellow variety that is very sweet, a red variety that grows miniature, round shape. And the other that I always grow is Cylindra. They will grow longer, cylindrical, like a carrot. That type of shape is always uniform throughout, and again, does not get woody. The regular Detroit variety is ok, if you pick them when smaller. They tend to get very large though and when like that, can get woody, not my favorite kind of beet. And no peas? You could have put a row of peas along the north side of the bed. Put in a few stakes, attach some chicken fencing, and the peas will trail up the wire, making picking very easy. And if you do plant peas this way, make 2 very close rows, so the fencing goes along the middle. Then one row of peas grows on one side of the fencing, other row grows on the other side, so you get peas on both sides. If your bed is against the house or garage, then just plant the one row. The second row on the north, right along a structure, wont grow. Regular peas work fine, so do sugar snap peas and snow peas. Snow peas REALLY grow though and might be too much for your confined space. And I always plant a few sweet peas along with my peas. By the time your eating peas are done, the sweet peas will begin to flower. Sweet peas are one of the most fragrant flowers. I put my sweet peas in a plastic container with some water, freeze overnight, then thaw and plant. That loosens the hard outer coating and they will germinate easier. You said you planted cucumbers, not sure what variety. Most cucumber spread a lot, BUT, there is a variety that will grow in pots. So you could grow them that way, saving space for other veggies.