March planting report

The birds won the battle of the corn. We have not one plant growing. Instead, we planted lima beans (see photo) and more squash, both of which are up and growing now. The lima beans are an heirloom variety that can grow up to eight feet tall, so we'll need to round up some bamboo cuttings for them to climb. I am looking forward to the hubbard squash as this is the first time we have tried it. In past years we have grown butternut or acorn squash.

Fortunately, corn is a hot weather crop, so we can try it again later in the season. I may do that where the peas, carrots, and beets are currently. These will all soon be harvested, leaving an empty spot where we could try something heat tolerant like beans or corn. We have especially enjoyed growing various flint corn varieties, even dark red popcorn. These seem to do better in our hot weather than sweet corn.