Beginner Gardening: Crop to follow Garlic, 0 by jkehl

jkehl wrote:
Summer squash is different from pumpkins. Usually a yellow fruit. See picture of mine below. Zucchini is considered a summer squash too. Mine have only been planted about 2 months and are baring tons of fruit. Lots of people complain about summer squash because they get so much. My DW sautees it with onion, garlic and red pepper though and it is so sweet and tasty.

Watermelon's a good idea especially if you already have seeds. I have mostly 'sugar baby' growing now. From what I've read here Watermelon is a desert plant and likes light sandy soil. I built raised hills of sand and organic material for them and they like it but they're stressed from lack of water.

Pumpkins are a good option if you have enough room. How large is it? Pumpkins and Watermelon will take a lot of room. The summer squash will be more compact. I'm delaying planting pumpkins to try to time them maturing with Halloween. I'm going to put them in my sweet corn patch.

Cucumbers are another option.

Jeff