On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:19:27 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> 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 .
It's rare, but we've been known to get a killing frost in September.
Looks like the average first frost is October 4 here.
I can't say I feel damned (heh) to have a shorter growing season. Then
again, I don't grow much food--just garlic. I prefer stuff that thrives
on benign neglect. My red-twig dogwood is mugging my shrub roses. I'd
intended to coppice the dogwood this spring, but I didn't get around
to it. Maybe next year, or maybe I'll cut back the dogwood enough to
give the roses some sunshine.
Cindy Hamilton