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Post by creativeminded on Sept 15, 2005 10:01:36 GMT -5
I just wanted to share my summer accomplishment, my veggie garden. I have Okra, two types of cherry tomatoes, big boy tomatoes, yellow crook neck squash and two kinds of peppers. My okra forrest  Half of my garden, other half is along the fence, tomatoes.  Tomato plants, my dad was helping me harvest.  This was just 2 very small sqush plants when I started.  My big boy tomatoes are averaging the size of my palm and bigger. Tami |
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BillE
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Post by BillE on Sept 15, 2005 10:10:46 GMT -5
Talk about a green thumb. Do you talk to your plants and whisper sweet words of encouragement?
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Post by Alice on Sept 15, 2005 10:23:42 GMT -5
WOW
So much in such a small space.
Are you all set for winter now?
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 15, 2005 10:42:58 GMT -5
WOWZER them plants are huge!!!!! Our veggie garden got deleted this summer (just not enough hours in the day! ANd next summer is on hold for now-
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 15, 2005 12:49:00 GMT -5
home grown tomatoes - nothing like them tami.
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 15, 2005 14:24:35 GMT -5
very cool, Tami....yeh, where do you find the time to grown a jungle like that!
KD
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 15, 2005 17:01:54 GMT -5
Now Tami..why you wanna go and waste so much space planting squarh for? Use that space for something good like..hmmm..well...I'm thinkin'.....ok I got it..a rock garden.
Pho
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 15, 2005 18:19:13 GMT -5
Do you use Miricale Grow, or purhaps you live near a nuclear power plant  I wanna see some of them 'maters! cookie |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Sept 15, 2005 22:06:00 GMT -5
I love gardening! Way too cold in my part of the world to grow okra though  . You certainly do a great job with it where you are though! |
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Post by joe on Sept 15, 2005 22:25:20 GMT -5
Great garden! I'm glad to hear you got good tomatoes. Mine were the worst in 20years  Lot's of zucchini and some great melons didn't really make up for it. Trade you some zucchini (and recipies) for some tomatoes!!  joe |
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 15, 2005 23:59:56 GMT -5
Well for my two basic secrets on my garden was 1 bag of that new Miracle Gardening Soil per row and one across the back row for the tomatoes, the second secret is a drip system with 2 to 3 drip tubes running down each row and around the tomatoes. When it needed it I weeded it and pretty much let nature take it course. I cut the okra about every 2 to 3 days, I have already frozen 8 quarts of okra that has been cut and rolled in cornmeal, and I think I harvested another 2 quarts worth today.
Phoenix, there is a possibility that you just haven't had squashed cooked right to appreciate it. I do one of two recipes with squash the favorite is sauteing it in butter just until it starts turning a little brown turn it over and once the other side is done you put it on a plate (without paper towels) and sprinkle it with salt, pepper and a little sugar. The other recipe is to dip it in a tempura batter that is made out of one can of Fresca soda pop, salt cornstarch and flour, then deep fry it in vegetal oil.
My okra has always done well, it is now so tall the the next time I harvest I might have to get a step stool. One thing about okra once it starts producing the more you cut the more it produces and the taller it gets. Not only does the main stalk produce okra but many of the branches will produce as well so you can get double or triple the produce from one plant. The only way we like okra is to have it rolled in cornmeal and fried in vegetable oil, and lightly salted immediately out of the oil.
Krazydiamond with the smallness of my garden it really doesn't take alot of time to take care of, it took a couple of hours to till it all up with my mantis tiller, a couple of more hours to work the Miracle Grow in and about half a day to plant all of the tomato, squash, pepper plants and seads, I also tried to grow some spinach, but I planted it too late to get very much out of it.
Sorry Joe not this year, it has started getting cooler and I don't think they will be producing much more.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 16, 2005 12:12:21 GMT -5
I LOVE fried Ocra- Yummmm- Next time you make some try sprinkling it with something called Garlic Pepper--
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 16, 2005 14:01:32 GMT -5
I will have to try that, thank you Stefan.
Tami
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joanna
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Post by joanna on Sept 16, 2005 15:50:04 GMT -5
That is some tall okra!
Squash (the winter type) can be used in place of pumpkin .. think along the lines of pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, pumpkin cheesecake. Surely that sounds okay Phoenix?
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. You certainly do a great job with it where you are though!
Lot's of zucchini and some great melons didn't really make up for it. Trade you some zucchini (and recipies) for some tomatoes!! 
