Cucumber/Summer Squash Suggestions for a Cool Wet Spring

greenthumbomaha · April 22, 2019

This is the time to start cucumbers indoors if you wish to get a jump start for those growing in the north. I usually start a few seeds in cups and supplement with outdoor sown seeds when the soil is fully warmed up. For me, cucumbers usually catch up, but squash benefits from the indoor start.

The Weather Channel has published a NOAA (?) map of predicted summer temps and precipitation. I am in the bulls eye for "far" below temps and above average moisture. I'm impatient, and looking for suggestions for cucumber varieties (and once those are sown, summer squash) for cooler climates.

If the prediction changes, I can return to the joy of fighting squash vine borers, squash bugs, and cucumber beetles later in the season. In the meantime, if a cucumber that can produce in cool wet soil stands out in your garden, bring it on please!

- Lisa

April 22, 2019	#1
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Cucumber/Summer Squash Suggestions for a Cool Wet Spring This is the time to start cucumbers indoors if you wish to get a jump start for those growing in the north. I usually start a few seeds in cups and supplement with outdoor sown seeds when the soil is fully warmed up. For me, cucumbers usually catch up, but squash benefits from the indoor start. The Weather Channel has published a NOAA (?) map of predicted summer temps and precipitation. I am in the bulls eye for "far" below temps and above average moisture. I'm impatient, and looking for suggestions for cucumber varieties (and once those are sown, summer squash) for cooler climates. If the prediction changes, I can return to the joy of fighting squash vine borers, squash bugs, and cucumber beetles later in the season. In the meantime, if a cucumber that can produce in cool wet soil stands out in your garden, bring it on please! - Lisa