On 6/19/2018 5:19 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:27:43 PM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 6/18/2018 6:45 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>>> It's green ! But I picked it anyway , and for dinner tonight I'm
>>>> going to slice it and batter it and FRY it ! It will be joined on our
>>>> plates with some fried okra (from last year's , frozen) , mashed
>>>> potatoes , and the ham that's currently in the small slow cooker . Now
>>>> izzat country or what ?
>>> My garden went in a month late, too cold and very wet, some of my
>>> tomatoes have just gotten a few blosssoms. Strange weather here,
>>> today 97ºF and sporadic rain, lightening,and thunder. Right now the
>>> TV is announcing a severe thunder storm beginning at 8 PM, with hail
>>> and wind up to 70 MPH.
>> Â* That truly sucks , Sheldon . Mine went in right on time , about a
>> week after last frost here .
> Obviously, I can't speak for Sheldon. Our average last frost date here
> is sometime between May 11 and 20. Memorial Day is when we usually expect
> to put tomatoes in the ground.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
Â* We are indeed blessed to have such a long growing season - most of my
stuff had been in the ground for over a month on Memorial Day . I expect
to still be harvesting stuff into October . That late it'll probably be
beans , okra , and squashes , though it's not unheard of to still have
tomatoes on as long as the temps stay up .
--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety .
Get off my lawn !