Anyway....while the rain let up for a bit, I decided to take some quick photos of things right now. Just look at this burgundy okra! I'm letting it grow as long as it wants, because I figure alot of you will want some seed for next year. Oh, and it'll weigh more, too! Heh. EG's no dummy.........
Photo below - Can you bellieve the beans are still producing? Dang....Each harvest is not very big, though. Still, that's a long growing season for them - like 6 months already......
Photo below - I wanted to show you one of the rose bushes I bought at Kmart a while back for a dollar each. Yeah....I bought 4, and planted 3 in front of my parents' house, and this one behind our house. This one is a white variety called "iceberg", and I bet it'll be pretty...You can get some really good deals when they have a clearance sale on the garden center stuff....
Photo below - Remember the blueberry workshop I helped with during the summer? Well, here's the plant they gave me for helping with it. It's a rabbiteye variety blueberry, and I planted it between the little apple trees at the end of the yard. This area gets at least 8 hours of direct sunlight, so it should do much better than the other 2 at the edge of the woods. Yay!
Photo below - I've decided that next year i'll plant something in this red container and place it on the backside of this trellis. It's the bottom part of the original 16 gallon shop vac from about 20 years ago. With a few drainage holes drilled in the bottom, it should work like a charm. Oh...i'll plant honeydew melons in both of these - just wait and see...
In other news, I have completely covered the shed walls with the roof felting that was leftover. It took a long time to do it, but I'm glad I did. At least the OSB won't be exposed anymore, because who knows when this stupid rain is gonna stop....Me and Austin have also been clearing off some areas around the house to landscape later. Every fall, I always try to expand the yard by clearing away small trees and such. I'll post aboit it in a few days.
The landscaping project for the memorial at the Franklin County Detention Center is pretty much on hold until the rain stops. It's gotta be complete before the end of this month, so Mother Nature really needs to cooperate pretty soon!
Take care, and happy gardening!
EG
13 comments:
That okra looks pretty. I hope your rain stops soon. We have been having a touch more rain than usual this October, but not by a lot. Yours sounds more like flooding rains. Poor muddy Jude. Not that my dogs ever hated mud. They seemed to love to get muddy. I did have one that hated going out in the rain though.
We haven't gotten nearly the amount of rain you have. Although it's been cloudy and drizzly for days, the gauge has collected 1/4" since last Thursday. They're forecasting more rain later this week. Our soil is still dry 1/2" down. Send some our way, would you?
I love the okra. I planted a few seeds this spring, but none germinated. I only had Clemson spineless. As you know, it turns hard as stone if you let it grow more than 3" long. I collected seed, but I won't be sowing them next year. Is the burgundy tender?
Daphne - I really like this okra, and will only grow this variety from now on. Jude will be in better shape this weekend, hopefully.
Tom - The okra is still tender when allowed to get 6-8 inches long. I'll give ya some seed later, if ya want.
Things should clear out on Friday for a very nice and cooler weekend. Haven't seen any okra like that. How's it taste?
I'll second you on the rain. We just got over the flood, yesterday there was 1-2 inches and tomorrow we're forecasted for 2-5 inches, locally. It's ridiculous, as you say. One of my beds can't hold any more water and for some reason won't drain. It had standing water yesterday. I can only imagine what it will look like tomorrow.
3" so far today and all rain totes are filled. That's what's coming your way from sunny CA soon! Sorry -- we don't have red clay to deal with. Mack the dog hated going out in the rain, poor guy. Just drooped if we opened the door to it. He was surely adapted to California! Hang in there. Here I am, celebrating the end of fire season, not realizing how much rain other folks have to deal with.
When Alabama falls into the Gulf, Georgia won't be far behind! I can definitely relate to your feelings about the rain and mud...
Becca - The okra doesn't taste any different than other varieties. I just like it because you get more yield.
ribbit - that's not good on the drainage issue....It'll finally be over on Friday, looks like...
stefaneener - yep, y'all ain't gotta worry about fires, now! Us either....
Tim - it's just awful....not even a tornado or two to make it interesting.
EG - so sorry about all the rain. As you know I've been there, done that and it is horrible. Just plain horrible. What do you do to the bottom of those plastic containers when you plant in them? do you fill 'em with compost and just plant? do you cut holes in the bottom for drainage? I know you had some luck with your earthtainers... and I'm intrigued.
Kate - the gray one is constructed just like an earthtainer, but the red one will just have drainage holes drilled into the bottom (probably). Who knows, I might make it self watering, too.
Hello EG. I sure like the way you reuse/recycle items, I've begun to scavenge as well and feel good about reducing items in the waste stream. Glad to hear the report re: the okra, I've tried clemson or something like it but was disappointed, looking forward to next spring and trying the RB. Happy gardening.
eekaliving - I try to reuse as much as I can, and have to get really inventive at times. I'll have plenty of burgundy okra seed later if ya want some!
This was my 2nd year of planting the burgundy okra... I seemed to have better seed germination for starters with this variety. Also, there is a smaller distance between each leave joint where the bloom is. So mine seemed to produce more also. The pods are a little narrower than the Clemson Spineless and I think this helps to keep it from getting woody.
We had a rainy day all day yesterday too. But we're not getting as much rainy as you guys in the northern part of the state. I hear that it's supposed to clear up and turn cooler this weekend though!
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