On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 08:25:02 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 09:55:36 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 19 Jul 2018U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>penmart wrote:
>>>
>>>>Pickling cukes, green and yellow zukes:
>>>>https://postimg.cc/image/r5sh998vr/
>>>>This is only the beginning, lots more comming.
>>>
>>>Nice.
>>>I've got about a dozen zucchini waiting the fridge. Today I will
>>>shred them all and pack in 2 cup portions and freeze. 2 cups is what
>>>all my zucchini baked goods recipes use.
>>>I am not seeing any bees this year. I am having to hand pollinate the
>>>zucchini. The cucumbers female blossoms are dropping, unpollinated.
>>>Normally I have lots of bees.
>>>Janet US
>>
>>Could be the weather, sometimes the blossoming doesn't coinside with
>>pollinator emergence. Last year my fruit trees bloomed during an
>>early warm spell and then a frost made them all drop before the
>>pollenators arrived. This year the weather cooperated so I'll have a
>>large apple and plum crop. There are so many apples that I'll need to
>>pick off every other one or their weight will break the branches.
>>That's what they do in the orchards and that also yields larger fruit.
>>Unlike fruit trees zuchinni will continue setting blossoms so
>>eventually your pollenators will arrive. Harvest when small and they
>>will keep producing, you'll actually get a lot more by weight.
>>Every Oriental long bean seed germinated, all 20, I'm curious to see
>>how they produce, this is the first time I've planted them. They are
>>already climbing on the trellises I provided, I'm expecting a huge
>>crop, I'll probably need to freeze most. Only a very few Chinese
>>restaurants serve long beans so whenever I see them on the menu I
>>order them.
>>Amazon sells the seeds.
>>http://www.tinyurbankitchen.com/stir...ng-beans-with/
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>I'm thinking the cold then hot then cold then hot affected the
>pollinators. I think it was those couple of weeks off and on of night
>time temps in the 30s. I've got more zucchini than I will need. I do
>love my cucumbers and I should be swimming in them by now but have
>only had one. The horseradish and thyme should start blooming soon
>and that should attract bees. When those two plants are blooming you
>can hear the hum as you enter the back yard and see the blossoms
>bouncing from the weight of bees. (fingers crossed)
>I will be interested to hear your report on the Oriental long beans. I
>have been tempted. How much room are they going to take up?
>Janet US

Those beans have just stated to climb, they're maybe a foot tall now.
I put in 6' trellises and will post pictures once the beans form.
I don't think they need much ground area, mostly height. They're
spaced the same as regular pole beans.