Since it's been raining so much, I put straw down under some of the plants. I hope this helps, especially with the zucchini and squash. It's the first time I have used it, although my dad uses it every year on his garden, especially for the strawberries. I'm also afraid that my cucumber volunteers, which I transplanted, aren't going to produce. They were doing well at first but are now looking sorry, perhaps due to the rain as well.
My tomato plants were very leafy, so I took my dad's advice to trim down some of the suckers. I'm hoping I didn't trim too much. It seems like an easy task, but I kept worrying I didn't get the right shoots. I figured that it couldn't hurt to try, since the past few years I didn't get much doing what I've been doing. While I try to read and research, sometimes I feel like the garden is such a trial and error thing.... some years are great for certain plants, but not others. I supposed I just have to figure out the climate, plus how the sun hits my garden and things like that. I really doing enjoy it! Well, everything but the weeds!
