Okra and the Scarecrow
We have on average 170 days here between the last frost and our first frost. The last spring frost date here is generally May 20th so we do not set out our tomatoes until after this.
We are in the hungry gap of spring. We've made plans to expand the potager but that will need to wait until we have time and the weather cooperates. This year has been a little different weather-wise. It was an extremely cold winter for us and we've been inundated with many storms with high winds. The weather forecast today is for another 1-2 inches of rainfall. The lawn and weeds are quickly growing!
The hubby and I had a few days off this week. It stormed one day and the next we found ourselves busy putting up a 2-foot poultry fence around a potager. This is not something we had originally planned but it seemed necessary as the neighbor's dogs were coming over to visit as well as the squirrels and bunnies.
Hubby thought he'd have some fun with me and when I went out to take a photo of the Okra I found that he'd put this scarecrow in our potager.
The scarecrow was sitting in a box of things to be mended because he's missing a hat and straw no doubt ripped off by a storm.
We have a row of Okra in the potager. You can just see the leaf top on one of the plants in the photo at the top of this page.
Okra is something I enjoy eating but had not attempted growing before.
I was talking with my Aunt who lives in Alabama and she told me that when they lived up here they had a rather large kitchen garden and were able to successfully grow Okra. So, since she was able to grow it here, I thought I would give it a try. When it flowers it looks like the image below.
While most veggies survived the visit of dogs and wildlife, I found something had nibbled off all of the leaves one of our Okra plants. Time will tell if we're successful with Okra or not.
It's already raining today. I did, however, get out in the Potager and potted some lemon balm. Years ago, I brought some home and it nearly took over so now I keep it contained to a section in the backyard. I transplant it into containers and move it about or bring them inside. I potted some as well as nasturtiums and moved them to the Potager. I transplanted the eggplants and cucumbers into the soil and planted the burgundy bean seeds as well. Cosmos seeds were spread in nooks and crannies where I don't recall planting anything else.
We looked around but didn't find damage to anything other than one Okra plant. We noticed the celery was looking a little yellow so I dug some coffee grounds into the soil in their general vicinity. Cherry pits were spotted- evidence that birds have been over the potager.
Did I mention I saw a bunny in the field watching me as I worked?
The scarecrow was sitting in a box of things to be mended because he's missing a hat and straw no doubt ripped off by a storm.
We have a row of Okra in the potager. You can just see the leaf top on one of the plants in the photo at the top of this page.
Okra is something I enjoy eating but had not attempted growing before.
I was talking with my Aunt who lives in Alabama and she told me that when they lived up here they had a rather large kitchen garden and were able to successfully grow Okra. So, since she was able to grow it here, I thought I would give it a try. When it flowers it looks like the image below.
While most veggies survived the visit of dogs and wildlife, I found something had nibbled off all of the leaves one of our Okra plants. Time will tell if we're successful with Okra or not.
It's already raining today. I did, however, get out in the Potager and potted some lemon balm. Years ago, I brought some home and it nearly took over so now I keep it contained to a section in the backyard. I transplant it into containers and move it about or bring them inside. I potted some as well as nasturtiums and moved them to the Potager. I transplanted the eggplants and cucumbers into the soil and planted the burgundy bean seeds as well. Cosmos seeds were spread in nooks and crannies where I don't recall planting anything else.
We looked around but didn't find damage to anything other than one Okra plant. We noticed the celery was looking a little yellow so I dug some coffee grounds into the soil in their general vicinity. Cherry pits were spotted- evidence that birds have been over the potager.
Did I mention I saw a bunny in the field watching me as I worked?
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