August 24, 2009
Okra! We LOVE it. Before this summer we only liked it fried. Then Beth (sis-in-law) turned us on to sauteed. It is so good and so much better for us. So we eat it all the time. This year’s okra crop surprised me a little. Last year, in my first small garden experiment, I planted a ton of it and the plants ended up being 7-8 ft. tall and putting off tons and tons of pods. This year I planted about half as many plants as I did last year, and my plants range from about 2 feet tall to about 4 ft tall. I was real suspicious of the seed until I started noticing the okra in gardens that I drive by. I haven’t seen any taller than 4 ft. I’m really curious what growing conditions were so good last year to produce twice the height of this year’s growing conditions. If anyone knows, that’s what the comment button is for…   among other things.

Okra!

We LOVE it. Before this summer we only liked it fried. Then Beth (sis-in-law) turned us on to sauteed. It is so good and so much better for us. So we eat it all the time.

This year’s okra crop surprised me a little. Last year, in my first small garden experiment, I planted a ton of it and the plants ended up being 7-8 ft. tall and putting off tons and tons of pods. This year I planted about half as many plants as I did last year, and my plants range from about 2 feet tall to about 4 ft tall. I was real suspicious of the seed until I started noticing the okra in gardens that I drive by. I haven’t seen any taller than 4 ft. I’m really curious what growing conditions were so good last year to produce twice the height of this year’s growing conditions. If anyone knows, that’s what the comment button is for…   among other things.

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