I'm relatively new to vegetable gardening and worried about my zucchini seedlings that I purchased pretty late (middle of June). Despite the lady at the nursery telling us that it is way too late to start a garden, I bought her zucchinis anyway and planted them on small hills (I read that somewhere). It was pretty hot here for a while and they almost died that one day, but it rained shortly after. The seedlings where nice and firm when I bought them, maybe a bit on the pale side, but now the stems look dried and woody yet the plants on the end made lot's of blooms (male, I think). I'm surprised they are getting any water at all... Do I need to worry about these woddy stems? Is that normal for zuccs or is it sun burn? Was I supposed to mulch them? And also: what are the hills good for?
Thanks for any wisdom shared!
