Georgia Gardening: Veggies started in late June?, 1 by MaypopLaurel

MaypopLaurel wrote:
We are still picking our first round of cukes while our second "crop" (I only planted five or six) has female flowers. The second ones were planted in early June. I planted a third round, also about five, the first week in August because I have read they can handle cool weather if the seed is germinated in warm weather. I broadcast arugula seed five days ago. Despite the lake of rain and the heat, it is up and going. So are the rutabagas. Tomatoes rooted in early July, potted in mid July and planted out two weeks ago are flowering and setting fruit.

We have only had to use Chlorothanolil a few times and only on tomatoes, squash and cucumbers. I don't use anything as a preventative but use it as early as I see symptoms. I have old extension service guideline sheets here that talk about using malathion as a garden pest preventative. I couldn't have a garden without Daconil and if I didn't use it the garden would be 100% certifiably organic. Personally I feel the low toxicity and biodegradability of this product makes it a lot more garden friendly than some of the organic products out there. Southern Ag has a cheaper version but I've only seen it at the country seed and feeds.

In the meantime the temps are dropping but it is miserably dry.