Last 2 years can't grow tomatoes or zucchini. Low 32's hig 100 high

Hi Toni, are you in El Cajon? That's where I grew up! We never had any problem growing anything, but are you starting the seeds directly outside? You need to amend the soil first, and protect from frost. In the future you could start the seeds inside and transfer them after they are big enough. Or buy plants and transplant to your prepared soil or pots.

Hope that helps! 👩‍🌾

Sounds like you need to give them a little hand up :) add some soil to the area you want to plant them in. Try a good gardening soil that will hold water and give the seeds the chance to germinate and root. You may also have gotten some seeds that dried out too much and can't germinate now so try a new batch, and plant at least 20% more than you think you should. Not all of them will make it :)

Both plants like soil. Get some topsoil or potting soil to mix with your dirt. A lot of it.

You need to amend you rock soil with garden soil ,lime and composted manure before planting allowing enough time for the existing rocky soil to breakdown. For the future try vegetable container gardening

Good luck ! (:

Grow the seeds in the house and when the plants are big enough just put them each in one soilbag , you can paint the bags too or wrap som linen arround. you only have to give them water and some fertilizer when they flowering.

Start your seeds indoors, with plenty of light and heat. Water the seeds from below in a tray.

I agree with other posters here; amend your soil.

The other thing that hasn't been mentioned is - have you rotated your vegetables to a different bed?

Other than adding nutrients to the current bed - this advice above would be another idea.

The reason for this is: previous tomatoes and zucchini has sucked the nutrients out of the current soil.

Start seeds indoors with current year seeds - don't transplant until your local growing zone allows.

Thank global warming. I would start the plants inside and get them established or use a cold frame to start outside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b75RoDmE9qY

Then when it begins to get hot, I would mulch with straw and put in some of those soda bottle drip irrigators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A31y7FvTs3I

Make a little tent and shade your plants.... many different styles shown.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrnRwQVthY