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Why aren’t my plants producing vegetables?

We have several zuchini plants that grew from seeds left in the ground from last years crop. They have been blooming for some time now and we haven’t seen any zuchini. Our bell peppers we planted this year are doing the same. We had a vole problem, but overall the plants themselves look good. Is this a pollination problem? I live in Northern California and we’ve had quite a few really hot days (if that matters). WE also have tomatoes and snow peas in the same garden box and they are looking fine. Please help!
Everything is in full sun and gets adequate water.

I’m in N. California too. I planted my garden in the first week of May. I planted from 4″ starts and this is what’s going on in my garden:

tomatoes-I have 24 plants and only 3 have any fruit on them, they are just starting to go. They suffered from the heat last week but seem okay today. It’s still too early for tomatoes (unless you have them in a greenhouse).

bell peppers-I have 2 plants and only 1 tiny pepper. There are some flowers but it’s still to early.

squash-I have 2 plants and no squash. They have a few flowers now but again, still early.

sugar peas-I have 6 plants and they are only about 18″ tall but are producing (the kids eat them all the time and I don’t get any!).

green beans-I have about 10 plants or so and have about 10 beans between all of them. They are just starting to go.

lettuce-My 6 plants all bolted in the heat last week, will have to remove and get new starts.

Overall, it’s still a little early for a lot of crops (unless you have them in a greenhouse). Don’t despair, if your plants are healthy you are doing good! Last weeks heat was bad on all of us.

Winter Gardening in Northern California Overhead view of my 1/10th Acre Victory Garden

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