Weather here in SoCal has been freakishly cool. May saw day temps in the
low 70s, many days of cloudy skies and nights in the very low 50s. I waited
until May 1st to get everyone in the ground since April was just way too
cold. This tiome of year the days should be mid 80s and nights around low
60s. So far my cucurbits have completely stalled out. All of them, the
zukes, the cukes and the melon are still just cotyledons with very tiny
first leaves. Now they have all begun to yellow. All of them are
distinctly yellow at this point, actually. And the cotyledons have not
grown like they usually do, they are still quite small. I am sure it is
just too cool for them. The four tomatoe varieties are not doing great but
they are doing something. My question is are the cucurbits salvageable or
should I plan on starting all over again? The SoCal growing season is
pretty short. If I don't have fruit on the vine by the time August roles
around I won't have any at all. So this is a hard call for me to make. If
there is hope for them I can wait otherwise I have to replant and now.