It's been quite a wait for the burgundy okra to come up, but finally the little seedlings began emerging from the soil a few days ago. Due to the prolonged waiting period, I'll try to remember to start them indoors next year - just to get a jump on things. Regular watering ensure that they'll survive the current sun and temperature exposures subjected to them - as all 20 plants must be successful to get a decent harvest for freezing later...here's a picture of one...
Photo below - here's one of my 13 melon plants currently being grown, and is just about ready to start vining out...once that happens, I'll help them make the initial ascent up the wire mesh on the trellis, then let the vines weave in and out of the rectangular openings...
Photo below - most of the sweet potato slips have seen better days, and I expect to lose all but a couple....that's ok though - future growth from those two plants can be rooted later, making things complete again. That's the thing about gardening - failures will always take place, and you just have to improvise.....
Photo below - although not nearly as big as Ribbit's squash plants, I'm quite happy that a nice harvest will take place most likely tomorrow evening after work....boy, I can already taste the battered - then fried yellow goodness...
In other news, a nice garbage bag filled with used coffee grounds from Starbucks was picked up while on the business trip for work, and couldn't have came at a better time. Getting the compost bins heated up good just as summer is about to begin makes it almost a sure thing that the currently working piles will be completely decomposed before cold weather arrives in the fall....
Take care, and happy gardening
EG
7 comments:
I'm jealous of that well behaved squash plant that is producing at that size! Wow, do you prune down your vines or should I not entertain that notion for fear of attracting bugs and disease? I'm already scared of them taking over the garden, LOL
I have to get my husband to start collecting coffee grounds again. I have very little grass this year to put in the bin. In previous years that was my main nitrogen source. But this house has so little grass.
That squash looks lovely.
It was so much fun to see (and hear you) in Ribbit's garden. Must be nice to be back to killing bugs on your home turf though. ;)
That squash looks delicous! I can almost taste them after your discription on how your going to prepare them:o) What's your batter recipe? I'd like to try that.
Hi EG! Your garden is looking awesome! I'm just getting going on mine here in Wyoming.
Wow your squash looks amazing! My okra just came up this past week too... a first time for me!
I planted some of the Clemson Spineless seeds that you sent me and I finally saw that one of them sprouted. I'm hoping for the others to sprout soon. How do you cook / prepare your okra?
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