Duh Moment

[johninfla]

OK I have had a DUH! moment.
I'm always talking about how humid our climate is here in North Central Florida and looking for humid resistant varieties.
So, yesterday, I was in the garden picking zukes and examining my melon patch when I noticed that the only melons with fruits set were my Piel de Sapos. Since they are originally from Spain I thought they were a crop for a dry area and thought that they would fail due to our high humidity. However, spring time is almost always super dry for us and I run the sprinklers frequently.

SO now I'm thinking I should collect two groups of seeds: one which does well in drought like conditions (my Spring weather) and another group which does well in hot humid conditions (my Summer weather).

On a similar note, I think I will put in another planting of Hawaiian Supersweet number 9 as soon as I dig up the rest of my potatoes. That will allow it to develop in the heat and humidity of Summer.

John

[Joseph Lofthouse]

May 7, 2012 11:55:36 GMT -5 johninfla said:

SO now I'm thinking I should collect two groups of seeds: one which does well in drought like conditions (my Spring weather) and another group which does well in hot humid conditions (my Summer weather).

Great observation!

My season is so short that for most crops I only get one shot at it, but I i'm intending to (try to) split my pea landrace into two groups: One that grows like I have always grown as a spring crop, and one that can be planted later as a fall crop. I'm expecting to do the same with Bok Choi.

[raymondo]

Makes good sense John and Joseph. I don't grow enough to warrant it but I've often thought that it would make sense to develop two groups of certain things for sowing at different times of the year.