On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 11:12:57 AM UTC-4, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 6/19/2018 9:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > 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
> >
> Â* I'm pretty much a tinkerer ... I go thru the garden at least 2-3
> times a day ,

I've got an office job. I don't think my boss would care for that.

Perhaps after I retire. Just another 6.5 years.

Cindy Hamilton